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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

Jon Krakauer

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction feminism true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed by Shea Serrano

The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed

Shea Serrano

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction history music funny informative medium-paced
Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn

Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson

Jeff Guinn

495 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction biography crime true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh

The Pillowman

Martin McDonagh

104 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
fiction play challenging dark reflective fast-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

Ta-Nehisi Coates

367 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction essays history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

583 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
My Friend Leonard by James Frey

My Friend Leonard

James Frey

400 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced