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265 reviews

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865 by Mark Peterson

informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was an eye opening read for me. This book genuinely changed the way I view myself and the world around us. There is trauma all around that we are not dealing with. So thankful to my partner for getting it for me.

The Bat by Jo Nesbø

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine by Norman Solomon

dark informative fast-paced

4.25

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí by Salvador Dalí

3.5

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

5.0