The 2022 Reading The Other Challenge - hosted by readingtheother

a book set in a colonised country
the book can be about anything, but try to find something that deals with the impact of colonialism. post-colonial literature can be a good place to look for a read
All books added
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

8 hours • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R. James

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

C.L.R. James

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging dark informative medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

496 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Human Acts by Han Kang

Human Acts

Han Kang

226 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The City Inside by Samit Basu

The City Inside

Samit Basu

244 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional informative sad medium-paced
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Within These Wicked Walls

Lauren Blackwood

326 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Stone House by Yara Hawari

The Stone House

Yara Hawari

91 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical informative sad medium-paced
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Afterlives

Abdulrazak Gurnah

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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)

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced