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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

321 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

241 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry

Breathe: A Letter to My Sons

Imani Perry

184 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

294 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

128 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

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nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

245 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara

Gorilla, My Love

Toni Cade Bambara

192 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

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fiction classics literary short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced