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“Prisons Make Us Safer”: And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration by Victoria Law

“Prisons Make Us Safer”: And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration

Myths Made in America

Victoria Law

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
El Salvador: Testament of Terror by Cristina Sganga, Joe Fish
El Salvador: Testament of Terror
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Cristina Sganga, Joe Fish

El Salvador: Testament of Terror

Cristina Sganga, Joe Fish

147 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
nonfiction
Corduroy by Don Freeman

Corduroy

Corduroy

Don Freeman

32 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
fiction childrens classics adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris

7 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
nonfiction essays emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen

192 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
nonfiction memoir psychology challenging emotional informative slow-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

232 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0alessandraorona's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced