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26 books

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve

Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court

Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

688 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
fiction crime historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War Against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980 by Gerald Horne

From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War Against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980

Gerald Horne

389 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington

Lot: Stories

Bryan Washington

222 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
A People's History of Computing in the United States by Joy Lisi Rankin

A People's History of Computing in the United States

Joy Lisi Rankin

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
nonfiction computer science history technology challenging informative slow-paced
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Idiot by Elif Batuman

The Idiot

The Idiot #1

Elif Batuman

423 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
fiction literary funny reflective slow-paced
Bob Bullock: God Bless Texas by Dave McNeely, Jim Henderson

Bob Bullock: God Bless Texas

Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage

Dave McNeely, Jim Henderson

312 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Angels in America by Tony Kushner

Angels in America

Angels in America #1-2

Tony Kushner

289 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0steve_brinson's review
fiction lgbtqia+ play challenging emotional reflective medium-paced