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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

531 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat

Brother, I'm Dying

Edwidge Danticat

272 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

The Book of Form and Emptiness

Ruth Ozeki

546 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany

These Impossible Things

Salma El-Wardany

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu

Here Again Now

Okechukwu Nzelu

292 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Hope Not Fear by Hassan Akkad

Hope Not Fear

Hassan Akkad

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction memoir politics sociology emotional sad medium-paced
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri

What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition

Emma Dabiri

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction essays race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

268 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced