Books like The Long Song

12 books to read next

• Kindred Octavia E. Butler, SparkNotes 5.3 h
• River God Wilbur Smith 10.1 h
• The Book of Night Women Marlon James 7.9 h
• The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates 7.6 h
• The Book of Negroes Lawrence Hill 9.0 h
• Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe 8.3 h
• Washington Black Esi Edugyan 7.3 h
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass 2.3 h
• Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup 4.3 h
• By Love Enslaved Phoebe Conn 6.3 h
• Indigo Beverly Jenkins 6.6 h
• The Slave Community John W. Blassingame 6.4 h

How long each takes

Kindred Octavia E. Butler, SparkNotes 5.3 h River God Wilbur Smith 10.1 h The Book of Night Women Marlon James 7.9 h The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates 7.6 h The Book of Negroes Lawrence Hill 9.0 h Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe 8.3 h Washington Black Esi Edugyan 7.3 h Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass 2.3 h Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup 4.3 h By Love Enslaved Phoebe Conn 6.3 h Indigo Beverly Jenkins 6.6 h The Slave Community John W. Blassingame 6.4 h

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