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85 books

Heracles by Menelaos Stephanides

Heracles

Stephanides Brothers' Greek Mythology #3

Menelaos Stephanides

254 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction classics informative lighthearted medium-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

477 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

330 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction gender memoir religion emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Exit West

Mohsin Hamid

229 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline by Malu Halasa, Nawara Mahfoud, Zaher Omareen

Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline

Malu Halasa, Nawara Mahfoud, Zaher Omareen

328 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction art politics dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid

Moth Smoke

Mohsin Hamid

256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif

Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening

Manal Al-Sharif

289 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction biography feminism memoir challenging informative inspiring medium-paced