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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

173 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think by Jennifer Ackerman

The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

Jennifer Ackerman

11 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced
The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel by Sahar Mustafah

The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel

Sahar Mustafah

312 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

20 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

You Exist Too Much

Zaina Arafat

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Nothing More to Lose by Najwan Darwish

Nothing More to Lose

Najwan Darwish

117 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai

Unbowed

Wangari Maathai

314 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
nonfiction memoir hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions) user-added

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Mother Country by Etaf Rum

Mother Country

Good Intentions #5

Etaf Rum

52 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mschmidt's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced