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228 books

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade funny lighthearted fast-paced
Head Off & Split: Poems by Nikky Finney

Head Off & Split: Poems

Nikky Finney

116 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Cuban Hustle: Culture, Politics, Everyday Life by Sujatha Fernandes

The Cuban Hustle: Culture, Politics, Everyday Life

Sujatha Fernandes

184 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction history music informative reflective medium-paced
Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle by Daudi Abe, Sir Mix a Lot

Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle

Daudi Abe, Sir Mix a Lot

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction informative medium-paced
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

Kiese Laymon

146 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction essays memoir race emotional reflective medium-paced
Intimations by Zadie Smith

Intimations

Zadie Smith

97 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging reflective medium-paced
The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience since the 1960s by Emily J. Lordi

The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience since the 1960s

Emily J. Lordi

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

268 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

261 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon

Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll

Refiguring American Music

Maureen Mahon

408 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction history music informative reflective slow-paced