Big Book Reading 2023 - hosted by time4reading

By a BIPOC author
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Idol, Burning by Rin Usami

Idol, Burning

Rin Usami

138 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R.F. Kuang

21 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

620 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

The Unbroken

Magic of the Lost #1

C.L. Clark

544 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree

740 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story by The New York Times Magazine, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story

The New York Times Magazine, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nikole Hannah-Jones

590 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice

Deepti Kapoor

19 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime literary thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

1Q84

1Q84 #1-3

Haruki Murakami

1157 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

448 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced