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30 books

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

116 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Trees by Percival Everett

The Trees

Percival Everett

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction crime historical literary mystery thriller dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

326 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A False Start by Elsie Silver

A False Start

Gold Rush Ranch #4

Elsie Silver

440 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary romance lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

Are You Listening?

Tillie Walden

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Foe by Iain Reid

Foe

Iain Reid

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense 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)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laura_jayne's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced