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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois

288 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
nonfiction classics history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

384 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale by Hélène Greven-Borde

Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale

Hélène Greven-Borde

108 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
nonfiction reference challenging reflective medium-paced
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass
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Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

313 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Questioneers Picture Books

Andrea Beaty

missing duration info • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
fiction childrens informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow

Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

Rachel Maddow

688 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here my Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here my Troubles Began

Maus #2

Art Spiegelman

144 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0challengedreader's review
nonfiction comics history memoir dark emotional sad fast-paced