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The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan

The Astonishing Colour of After

Emily X.R. Pan

480 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction contemporary magical realism young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

166 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0sophnbooks's review
fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

291 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0sophnbooks's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu

For Today I Am a Boy

Kim Fu

256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

The Witch of Portobello

Paulo Coelho

320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0sophnbooks's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah

229 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0sophnbooks's review
nonfiction memoir challenging dark sad medium-paced
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures

Anne Fadiman

341 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0sophnbooks's review
nonfiction health science challenging emotional informative slow-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

546 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

544 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced