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The Passion According to G. H. by Clarice Lispector

The Passion According to G. H.

Clarice Lispector

193 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman

711 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

729 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

176 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

128 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel

A Place of Greater Safety

Hilary Mantel

749 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
fiction historical challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

The Rabbit Hutch

Tess Gunty

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional medium-paced
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Joseph J. Ellis

288 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0t_wayne's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced