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A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines

A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines

224 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

Black Butterflies

Priscilla Morris

6 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients--The Most Inspiring Book on Wealth Ever Written by George S. Clason

The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients--The Most Inspiring Book on Wealth Ever Written

George S. Clason

143 pages • first pub 1926 (editions) user-added

5.0ruthie_wk's review
nonfiction business informative medium-paced
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

271 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin

The Secret Lives of the Four Wives

Lola Shoneyin

280 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Elif Shafak

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

Ghana Must Go

Taiye Selasi

318 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0ruthie_wk's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad slow-paced