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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa

Adam Hochschild

400 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
nonfiction history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

Bodies of Light

Jennifer Down

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
All the Acorns on the Forest Floor by Kim Hooper

All the Acorns on the Forest Floor

Kim Hooper

7 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

208 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Devotion by Hannah Kent

Devotion

Hannah Kent

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb

Assassin's Fate

The Fitz and The Fool #3

Robin Hobb

864 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional sad slow-paced
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe

Anthills of the Savannah

Chinua Achebe

240 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
City of Dragons by Robin Hobb

City of Dragons

The Rain Wild Chronicles #3

Robin Hobb

425 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0sarahxify's review
fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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