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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Eric Metaxas

593 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction biography history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor

Learning to Walk in the Dark

Barbara Brown Taylor

187 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction memoir religion informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived by William H. McRaven

The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

William H. McRaven

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction self help medium-paced
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

The Housemaid

The Housemaid #1

Freida McFadden

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up

Selma Blair

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny medium-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

KC Davis

3 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction crime history true crime informative reflective slow-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

5.0brob1856's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd

373 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0brob1856's review
fiction historical literary emotional inspiring sad medium-paced