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A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

340 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

8 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Michael Chabon

639 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Stephanie Land

8 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Intimations by Zadie Smith

Intimations

Zadie Smith

97 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging reflective medium-paced
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

Taste: My Life Through Food

Stanley Tucci

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Less

Arthur Less #1

Andrew Sean Greer

263 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary funny reflective medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0berrit's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced