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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Trials of Empire by Richard Swan

The Trials of Empire

Empire of the Wolf #3

Richard Swan

525 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction fantasy adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan

The Justice of Kings

Empire of the Wolf #1

Richard Swan

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

658 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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)

5.0whatevanreads's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Tainted Cup

Shadow of the Leviathan #1

Robert Jackson Bennett

410 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction fantasy mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

337 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

The Rage of Dragons

The Burning #1

Evan Winter

576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

152 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0whatevanreads's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced