The StoryGraph’s Genre Challenge 2022 - hosted by thestorygraph

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Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Bless Me, Ultima

Rudolfo Anaya

288 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou

104 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction classics feminism poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou

Gather Together in My Name

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #2

Maya Angelou

214 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler, John Jennings, Damian Duffy

Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler, John Jennings, Damian Duffy

272 pages • first pub 1993 (editions) user-added

fiction dystopian graphic novel speculative fiction adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by André Leon Talley

The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir

André Leon Talley

missing duration info • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

1 hour, 2 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
A Burst of Light by Audre Lorde

A Burst of Light

Audre Lorde

134 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji

288 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

333 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced