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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

330 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction feminism memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Exit West

Mohsin Hamid

229 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline by Zaher Omareen, Nawara Mahfoud, Malu Halasa

Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline

Zaher Omareen, Nawara Mahfoud, Malu Halasa

328 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction art politics dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid

Moth Smoke

Mohsin Hamid

256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif

Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening

Manal Al-Sharif

289 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction biography feminism memoir challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
On Identity by Barbara Bray, Amin Maalouf

On Identity

Barbara Bray, Amin Maalouf

133 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction philosophy politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote

Music for Chameleons

Truman Capote

262 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction classics essays short stories reflective slow-paced
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie

The Golden House

Salman Rushdie

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan

The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

Sandy Tolan

400 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced