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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Illegal by Eoin Colfer

Illegal

Eoin Colfer

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
fiction graphic novel middle grade emotional sad fast-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Break by Katherena Vermette

The Break

Katherena Vermette

350 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam by Fatema Mernissi

The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam

Fatema Mernissi

240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
nonfiction feminism religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger

Soraya Chemaly

364 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire

183 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
nonfiction education philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

6 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

Superior: The Return of Race Science

Angela Saini

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sofia_reading's review
nonfiction history race science challenging informative reflective medium-paced