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Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

114 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
nonfiction history politics challenging reflective slow-paced
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

Andrea Lawlor

354 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism adventurous funny reflective medium-paced
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed

Patternmaster #1

Octavia E. Butler

298 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Walter Tevis

209 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction classics science fiction reflective medium-paced
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Autobiography of Red

Red #1

Anne Carson

149 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary poetry reflective slow-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Douglas Adams

208 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration by David Wojnarowicz

Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration

David Wojnarowicz

288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

288 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0faynebrio's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced