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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

103 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Separate Peace by John Knowles

A Separate Peace

John Knowles

208 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics historical young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry

162 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics play emotional reflective medium-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

588 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

337 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Truman Capote

178 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

152 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0yaelgelman's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced