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The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became

Great Cities #1

N.K. Jemisin

16 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

15 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

10 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction dystopian literary adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

12 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

14 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

10 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

15 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

109 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

584 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced