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You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston, Genevieve West, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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challenging informative medium-paced
Babel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Nova by Samuel R. Delany

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

What if Captain Ahab sought the Golden Fleece in space?
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance by Stella Dadzie

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Salvage: Readings from the Wreck by Dionne Brand

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challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

Theory by Dionne Brand

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challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Encounter on the Seine: Essays by James Baldwin

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challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

After the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti by Edwidge Danticat

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0