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In the Presence of Absence by Mahmoud Darwish

In the Presence of Absence

Mahmoud Darwish

171 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Trinity of Fundamentals by Wisam Rafeedie

The Trinity of Fundamentals

Wisam Rafeedie

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
fiction historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

Rifqa

Mohammed El-Kurd

97 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
nonfiction poetry challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town by Zoë Wicomb

You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town

Zoë Wicomb

214 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It On The Mountain

James Baldwin

221 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

443 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
nonfiction health psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0ramonaleanna's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced