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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

30 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Max and Helen by Simon Wiesenthal

Max and Helen

Simon Wiesenthal

160 pages • first pub 1981 (editions) user-added

4.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction biography history memoir
Last to Eat, Last to Learn: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women by Pashtana Durrani, Tamara Bralo

Last to Eat, Last to Learn: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women

Pashtana Durrani, Tamara Bralo

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction feminism memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
More Than Love: An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood by Natasha Gregson Wagner

More Than Love: An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood

Natasha Gregson Wagner

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction art autobiography biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile

Broken Horses

Brandi Carlile

10 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

294 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Elvis and Me by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

Elvis and Me

Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

7 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower by Robert Graysmith

The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower

Robert Graysmith

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

amandas_bookshelf's explanation
nonfiction crime true crime dark mysterious slow-paced
The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester

The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

Natasha Lester

452 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

3.0amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Christian Robinson, Patricia Hruby Powell

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

Christian Robinson, Patricia Hruby Powell

104 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction biography childrens reflective medium-paced