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26 books

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

The Carls #1

Hank Green

343 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

296 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions) user-added

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

The Carls #2

Hank Green

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous reflective fast-paced
Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park by Jake Rossen, Andy Mulvihill

Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park

Jake Rossen, Andy Mulvihill

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
nonfiction biography business history memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Long Bright River

Liz Moore

482 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942 by Mitch Troutman

The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942

Mitch Troutman

282 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
True Biz by Sara Nović

True Biz

Sara Nović

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jaxphl's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced