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186 books

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
nonfiction memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Everything Sad Is Untrue

Daniel Nayeri

356 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

188 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

460 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction contemporary thriller emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

8 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

57 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

358 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

517 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kvanderbeek21's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced