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117 books

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Ntozake Shange

80 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction play poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Black Boy by Richard Wright

Black Boy

Richard Wright

419 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
nonfiction biography classics memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X, Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X, Alex Haley

527 pages • first pub 1965 (editions) user-added

5.0peculiarwriter's review
nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
The Street by Ann Petry

The Street

Ann Petry

436 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Cane by Jean Toomer

Cane

Jean Toomer

144 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction classics poetry short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature by Nellie Y. McKay

The Norton Anthology of African American Literature

Nellie Y. McKay

2832 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

177 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

420 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0peculiarwriter's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced