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Melancholia and Moralism: Essays on AIDS and Queer Politics by Douglas Crimp

Melancholia and Moralism: Essays on AIDS and Queer Politics

Douglas Crimp

320 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
The Fat Man in History by Peter Carey

The Fat Man in History

Peter Carey

192 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
fiction fantasy short stories reflective slow-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Incognegro: From Black Power to Apartheid and Back by Frank B. Wilderson III

Incognegro: From Black Power to Apartheid and Back

Frank B. Wilderson III

missing page info • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction autobiography biography history memoir reflective slow-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany

The Einstein Intersection

Samuel R. Delany

149 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Shock Value: A Tasteful Book about Bad Taste by John Waters

Shock Value: A Tasteful Book about Bad Taste

John Waters

256 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction biography funny reflective slow-paced
Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters by John Waters

Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters

John Waters

144 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction essays funny lighthearted slow-paced
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Natalie Goldberg

312 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction reference informative reflective slow-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Douglas Adams

208 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced