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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
nonfiction business history politics challenging emotional informative medium-paced
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

325 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

256 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

402 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

324 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin

192 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
nonfiction classics essays race challenging reflective slow-paced
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

326 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0the_wanderer's review
nonfiction essays feminism memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced