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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

640 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0pran's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
What They Don't Teach You About Money: Seven Habits to Unlock Financial Independence by Claer Barrett

What They Don't Teach You About Money: Seven Habits to Unlock Financial Independence

Claer Barrett

280 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0pran's review
nonfiction economics self help informative fast-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

308 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0pran's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Giant, O'Brien by Hilary Mantel

The Giant, O'Brien

Hilary Mantel

211 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

The Story of a New Name

The Neapolitan Novels #2

Elena Ferrante

471 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Scar by China Miéville

The Scar

New Crobuzon #2

China Miéville

795 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

289 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging dark funny medium-paced
My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

My Name is Why

Lemn Sissay

5 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pran's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional sad medium-paced