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28 books

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

311 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat

The Farming of Bones

Edwidge Danticat

328 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Under the Udala Trees

Chinelo Okparanta

11 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta

Everything Good Will Come

Sefi Atta

335 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction contemporary historical challenging reflective medium-paced
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

Ghana Must Go

Taiye Selasi

318 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

333 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

missing page info • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad 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)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0dkhbrgr's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced