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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)

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nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

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fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-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)

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fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

545 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

The Year of the Flood

MaddAddam #2

Margaret Atwood

431 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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fiction dystopian speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra by John Szwed

Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra

John Szwed

496 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

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nonfiction biography music informative fast-paced
The Great Big Book of Tomorrow: A Treasury of Cartoons by Tom Tomorrow

The Great Big Book of Tomorrow: A Treasury of Cartoons

Tom Tomorrow

208 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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nonfiction comics politics funny informative slow-paced
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

208 pages • first pub 1532 (editions)

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nonfiction classics philosophy politics challenging informative medium-paced
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

MaddAddam

MaddAddam #3

Margaret Atwood

394 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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fiction dystopian speculative fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

259 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

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fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective slow-paced