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257 books

Stories for Saturday: Twentieth-Century Chinese Popular Fiction by

Stories for Saturday: Twentieth-Century Chinese Popular Fiction

252 pages • 2 editions

fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
3.0 j_wx's review
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Woman of Light

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

336 pages • 2022 • 19 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
1.5 j_wx's review
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

The Buddha of Suburbia

Hanif Kureishi

284 pages • 1990 • 32 editions

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective medium-paced
4.75 j_wx's review
Children of a Fireland by Gary Pak

Children of a Fireland

Gary Pak

256 pages • 2004 • 2 editions

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
4.5 j_wx's review
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

325 pages • 1994 • 50 editions

fiction classics historical emotional informative medium-paced
5.0 j_wx's review
Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy

Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity

Robert Beachy

305 pages • 2014 • 8 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative slow-paced
4.5 j_wx's review
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

How Beautiful We Were

Imbolo Mbue

364 pages • 2021 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
4.0 j_wx's review
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

305 pages • 2016 • 88 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
5.0 j_wx's review
Confessions of Love by Uno Chiyo

Confessions of Love

Uno Chiyo

168 pages • 1935 • 6 editions

fiction emotional fast-paced
3.0 j_wx's review
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

Interior Chinatown

Charles Yu

288 pages • 2020 • 23 editions

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective fast-paced
5.0 j_wx's review
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands

Mary Seacole

256 pages • 1857 • 23 editions

nonfiction classics history travel adventurous informative medium-paced
3.0 j_wx's review
The War of the Running Dogs: How Malaya Defeated the Communist Guerrillas 1948-1960 by David Donovan, David Kings, Noel Barber

The War of the Running Dogs: How Malaya Defeated the Communist Guerrillas 1948-1960

David Donovan, David Kings, Noel Barber

336 pages • 1971 • 1 edition

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
3.0 j_wx's review
The Beggar, the Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail by Naguib Mahfouz

The Beggar, the Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail

Naguib Mahfouz

480 pages • 2000 • 1 edition

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
3.0 j_wx's review
Snake's Pillow: And Other Stories by Zhu Lin

Fiction from Modern China

Snake's Pillow: And Other Stories

Zhu Lin

200 pages • 2 editions

fiction short stories
4.0 j_wx's review
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell

Empire Trilogy #2

The Siege of Krishnapur

J.G. Farrell

376 pages • 1973 • 15 editions

fiction historical adventurous funny reflective slow-paced
3.5 j_wx's review
A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe by Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe

A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe

Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe

288 pages • 2019 • 18 editions

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
5.0 j_wx's review
The Emigrants by George Lamming

The Emigrants

George Lamming

298 pages • 1994 • 2 editions

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
3.0 j_wx's review
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

320 pages • 1948 • 53 editions

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
5.0 j_wx's review
Trees on a Slope by Bruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton, Hwang Sun-won

Trees on a Slope

Bruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton, Hwang Sun-won

232 pages • 1960 • 1 edition

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
5.0 j_wx's review
Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin

Mary Reilly

Valerie Martin

256 pages • 1990 • 10 editions

fiction historical horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
5.0 j_wx's review