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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Are Still Here: The Women of Afghanistan by Nahid Shahalimi, Margaret Atwood

We Are Still Here: The Women of Afghanistan

Nahid Shahalimi, Margaret Atwood

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism memoir politics challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced
My Pen is the Wing of a Bird by Lucy Hannah

My Pen is the Wing of a Bird

Lucy Hannah

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart

The Places in Between

Rory Stewart

299 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir travel adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

Sea Prayer

Khaled Hosseini

48 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical literary poetry short stories emotional sad fast-paced
Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son by Homeira Qaderi

Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son

Homeira Qaderi

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional medium-paced
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

258 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional slow-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

386 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Curse on Dostoevsky by Atiq Rahimi

A Curse on Dostoevsky

Atiq Rahimi

272 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
On Animals by Susan Orlean

On Animals

Susan Orlean

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature science funny informative lighthearted fast-paced