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The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma

The Chinese Groove

Kathryn Ma

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
fiction literary emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners by Asim Qureshi, Walaa Quisay

When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners

Asim Qureshi, Walaa Quisay

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
nonfiction politics race religion medium-paced
Ramadan Reflections: 30 Days of Healing from the Past, Journeying with Presence and Looking Ahead to an Akhirah-focused Future by Aliyah Umm Raiyaan

Ramadan Reflections: 30 Days of Healing from the Past, Journeying with Presence and Looking Ahead to an Akhirah-focused Future

Aliyah Umm Raiyaan

288 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
nonfiction religion
Discretion by Faïza Guène

Discretion

Faïza Guène

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb

Before the Queen Falls Asleep

Huzama Habayeb

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
fiction literary
Our Share of Night: A Novel by Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell

Our Share of Night: A Novel

Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell

608 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut

The MANIAC

Benjamín Labatut

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective medium-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

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Orientalism by Edward W. Said

Orientalism

Edward W. Said

432 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography by Zora Neale Hurston

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

Zora Neale Hurston

308 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0naddie_reads's review
nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced