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9 books

Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
fiction fantasy historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

675 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka

176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Angela Y. Davis

158 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0hevlav's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced