Books like Native Guard

12 books to read next

• The Negro's Civil War James M. McPherson 6.7 h
• The Color of Water James McBride 5.8 h
• Standing at the Scratch Line Guy Johnson 10.1 h
• Selected Poems Gwendolyn Brooks 2.3 h
• Thomas and Beulah Rita Dove 1.5 h
• Blood Dazzler Patricia Smith 1.4 h
• Shake Loose My Skin Sonia Sanchez 3.0 h
• Things That I Do in the Dark June Jordan 3.7 h
• Collected Poems Sylvia Plath 6.4 h
• The Wild Iris Louise Glück 1.2 h
• The Rose That Grew From Concrete Tupac Shakur 2.7 h
• Abraham Lincoln Carl Sandburg 11.7 h

How long each takes

The Negro's Civil War James M. McPherson 6.7 h The Color of Water James McBride 5.8 h Standing at the Scratch Line Guy Johnson 10.1 h Selected Poems Gwendolyn Brooks 2.3 h Thomas and Beulah Rita Dove 1.5 h Blood Dazzler Patricia Smith 1.4 h Shake Loose My Skin Sonia Sanchez 3.0 h Things That I Do in the Dark June Jordan 3.7 h Collected Poems Sylvia Plath 6.4 h The Wild Iris Louise Glück 1.2 h The Rose That Grew From Concrete Tupac Shakur 2.7 h Abraham Lincoln Carl Sandburg 11.7 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.