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36 books

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

14 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney

Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

Liz Cheney

12 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction memoir politics informative reflective medium-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

10 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

377 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee

Pomegranate

Helen Elaine Lee

344 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick

Never Fall Down

Patricia McCormick

218 pages • first pub 2012 (editions) user-added

5.0isabel_reyes's review
fiction historical young adult emotional sad medium-paced
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

331 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0isabel_reyes's review
nonfiction history dark informative sad slow-paced