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A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

Tia Levings

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction memoir religion challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia

Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

Helen Zia

503 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction history politics challenging emotional slow-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir by Nick Flynn

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir

Nick Flynn

357 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
你在左邊放了一句再見【日落巴黎‧雋永版】 (Traditional Chinese Edition) by 肆一

你在左邊放了一句再見【日落巴黎‧雋永版】 (Traditional Chinese Edition)

肆一

missing page info • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Kory Stamper

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction memoir reference funny informative slow-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Cupboard Under the Stairs: A Boy Trapped in Hell... by Paul Mason

The Cupboard Under the Stairs: A Boy Trapped in Hell...

Paul Mason

336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction true crime dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story by Dave Pelzer

The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story

Dave Pelzer #2.5

Dave Pelzer

229 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0draagon's review
nonfiction biography memoir psychology hopeful reflective sad medium-paced