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450 reviews

woke up no light by Leila Mottley

4.5

Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.

4.75

The Trinity of Fundamentals by Wisam Rafeedie

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Police brutality

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

1.0

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

1984 by George Orwell

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Minor: Rape