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Equal Opportunity Reader's Recommended Reads

Fifty books across genres and demographics that I like because they've expanded my view of literature and what it means to be a writer. Come hang out at www.equalopportunityreader.com
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
1
Ocean Vuong
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
2
N. K. Jemisin
The Chronicles of the Black Company
The Chronicles of the Black Company
3
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
4
N. Scott Momaday
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
5
Neil Gaiman
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
6
Margaret Atwood
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
7
Gillian Flynn
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
8
Mary Doria Russell
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (Sheree Renee Thomas)
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora
9
Sheree Renee Thomas
The Onion Girl (Charles De Lint)
The Onion Girl
10
Charles De Lint
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Bertice Berry's Jim and Louella's Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy
Bertice Berry's Jim and Louella's Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy
12
Elfquest (Wendy Pini and Richard Pini)
Elfquest
13
Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
14
Lorraine Hansberry
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
15
Angie Thomas
Meaty (Samantha Irby)
Meaty
16
Samantha Irby
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
17
Min Jin Lee
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
18
Zadie Smith
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
19
Frank Herbert
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
20
Bernardine Evaristo
Riddle-Master (Patricia A. McKillip)
Riddle-Master
21
Patricia A. McKillip
No One Can Pronounce My Name (Rakesh Satyal)
No One Can Pronounce My Name
22
Rakesh Satyal
See No Stranger (Valarie Kaur)
See No Stranger
23
Valarie Kaur
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
24
When My Brother Was an Aztec (Natalie Diaz)
When My Brother Was an Aztec
25
Natalie Diaz
Felon (Reginald Dwayne Betts)
Felon
26
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
27
Toni Morrison
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
28
Betty Smith
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
29
Nalo Hopkinson
Yellow (Don Lee)
Yellow
30
Don Lee
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
31
Barbara Kingsolver
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
32
Norton Juster
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
33
Max Brooks
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
34
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
35
Alice Walker
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
36
Warsan Shire
The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
The People Could Fly
37
Virginia Hamilton
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
38
Rudolfo Anaya
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
39
Maya Angelou
Parable of the Talents (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Talents
40
Octavia E. Butler
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