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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Palestine: A Socialist Introduction by Sumaya Awad, Brian Bean

Palestine: A Socialist Introduction

Sumaya Awad, Brian Bean

257 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics informative reflective medium-paced
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire

Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze

280 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom by Norman G. Finkelstein

Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom

Norman G. Finkelstein

440 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights

Ultimate

Omar Barghouti

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction economics politics informative reflective slow-paced
The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa

The Blue Between Sky and Water

Susan Abulhawa

293 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

The Indian Lake Trilogy #1

Stephen Graham Jones

398 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix

332 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark funny tense medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced