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39 books

Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

347 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

473 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

570 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

592 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Before We Were Yours

Lisa Wingate

342 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Orphan Train

Christina Baker Kline

278 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Lilac Girls

Lilac Girls #1

Martha Hall Kelly

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

The Rosie Project

Don Tillman #1

Graeme Simsion

295 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

343 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0courtneyward's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced