The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
Got into both my soul and my nerd brain. Learned so much about Singapore history and felt the emotions of the characters. Plus, magical realism! Just the kind of multi-generational historical novel I love.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fannone Jeffers
beauty is a wound by eka kurniawan
incredibly written, indonesian historical multi-generational novel for fans of min jin lee’s pachinko
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
Set in a fictional village in Africa, challenges american government and oil companies and places indigenous people at the center of their own history.