Unreal Unearth by Hozier Reading Challenge - hosted by geetswrites

SWAN UPON LEDA: A book about unlawful/unjust occupation.
"the swan upon leda / empire upon jerusalem."

interpret "unlawful/unjust occupation" as you see fit— as settler colonialism, as race/class/caste hierarchies, as the patriarchy believing in its right to own women & other marginalised genders' bodies, etc. this is intended to be a broad prompt to read works that illustrate injustice!
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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir

Raja Shehadeh

160 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

Saints of the Household

Ari Tison

4 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Women of the Irish Rising by Michael Hogan

Women of the Irish Rising

Michael Hogan

7 hours, 51 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte

Isabel Cañas

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical horror romance thriller adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

The Liar's Knot

Rook & Rose #2

M.A. Carrick

672 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti

I Saw Ramallah

Mourid Barghouti

184 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced