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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Zora Neale Hurston

193 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
nonfiction biography history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

324 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense 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

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

226 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

82 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy philosophy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

Mona Eltahawy

256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
nonfiction feminism politics religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

John Green

268 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley, Malcolm X

528 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0thewordshaker's review
nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced