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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
New · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
2021 · 816 pages · Fiction
71 New ★ 4.50 on Goodreads · 45K ratings
≈ 20 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (2021). 4.50★ from 45K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

71Must-Read Score
  • Critics52 out of 100 · counts 35%+21
  • Readers82 out of 100 · counts 50%+47
  • Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3

Where it ranks

Won

Shortlisted

Reads as

Epic, Thought-provoking, Moving

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