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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2016

5.0nikkib5's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • paperback • 2018

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fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams

The Bookbinder

Pip Williams

448 pages • hardcover • 2023

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fiction historical emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

14 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 2024

5.0nikkib5's review
fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

352 pages • digital • 2024

5.0nikkib5's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

288 pages • paperback • 1994

5.0nikkib5's review
fiction dystopian literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #2

Octavia E. Butler

390 pages • paperback • 1998

5.0nikkib5's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • hardcover • 2022

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fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

416 pages • paperback • 2022

5.0nikkib5's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Charles C. Mann

541 pages • paperback • 2005

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nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced