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From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

Jesse Thistle

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1

Robin Sloan

305 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
fiction literary adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster

Here I Go Again

Jen Lancaster

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
fiction funny fast-paced
Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street by Kurt Vonnegut, Lee Stringer

Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street

Kurt Vonnegut, Lee Stringer

256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Colour of Magic

Discworld #1

Terry Pratchett

288 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
fiction historical literary emotional 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

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir by Jenifer Lewis

The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

Jenifer Lewis

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi

I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays

Bassey Ikpi

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinam's review
nonfiction essays memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced