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21 books

The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon

322 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde

60 pages • first pub 1887 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
fiction classics fantasy short stories dark funny fast-paced
The Country Without a Post Office: Poems by Agha Shahid Ali

The Country Without a Post Office: Poems

Agha Shahid Ali

96 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
fiction poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

448 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

560 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux

Simple Passion

Annie Ernaux

56 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

At Night All Blood Is Black

David Diop

145 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark sad medium-paced
A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux

A Man's Place

Annie Ernaux

80 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0notesofacrocodile's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective fast-paced