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28 books

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

Bushra Rehman

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi

Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir

Padma Lakshmi

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ

Giulia Enders

273 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
nonfiction health science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

477 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama

9 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
nonfiction memoir self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0bersta's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

331 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

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