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The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

The Jasad Heir

The Scorched Throne #1

Sara Hashem

515 pages • paperback • 2023

5.0ranabanana's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

The Yacoubian Building

Alaa Al Aswany

255 pages • paperback • 2002

5.0ranabanana's review
fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

518 pages • digital • 2017

5.0ranabanana's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • digital • 2025

5.0ranabanana's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

Woman at Point Zero

Nawal El Saadawi

3 hours, 48 minutes • audio • 1975

5.0ranabanana's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Forest of Noise: Poems by Mosab Abu Toha

Forest of Noise: Poems

Mosab Abu Toha

80 pages • digital • 2024

5.0ranabanana's review
nonfiction memoir poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

Rifqa

Mohammed El-Kurd

119 pages • digital • 2021

5.0ranabanana's review
nonfiction poetry challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة

Death Is Hard Work

Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة

192 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0ranabanana's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

Isabella Hammad

80 pages • digital • 2024

5.0ranabanana's review
nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective fast-paced
The January Children by Safia Elhillo

The January Children

Safia Elhillo

72 pages • digital • 2017

5.0ranabanana's review
nonfiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced