Historical fiction reading challenge - hosted by secretbookcase

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Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Polished Hoe by Austin Clarke

The Polished Hoe

Austin Clarke

480 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

The River Between

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

176 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
Jumătate de soare galben by Justina Bandol, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Jumătate de soare galben

Justina Bandol, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

508 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

12 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose by Alice Walker

In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose

Alice Walker

397 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar

A Million to One

Adiba Jaigirdar

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage

Sabaa Tahir

374 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear by Atiq Rahimi

A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear

Atiq Rahimi

208 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

The Sleeping Car Porter

Suzette Mayr

244 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced