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225 books

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa

172 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden by William Alexander

The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden

William Alexander

304 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
fiction crime thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

321 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

City of Girls

Elizabeth Gilbert

688 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson

450 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
nonfiction health science funny informative reflective medium-paced
Penny by Karl Stevens

Penny

Karl Stevens

156 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
nonfiction graphic novel funny reflective medium-paced
Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar

Counting the Cost

Jill Duggar

271 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
nonfiction memoir religion emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

630 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
nonfiction biography business technology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

576 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0damefolledechat's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced