Minerva University Reading Challenge - hosted by piabo

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

737 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life by Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods

This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life

Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir race dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

403 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Stephanie Land

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Orange Is the New Black (Movie Tie-In Edition): My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman

Orange Is the New Black (Movie Tie-In Edition): My Year in a Women's Prison

Piper Kerman

352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

Anna Wiener

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced