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Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv

Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us

Rachel Aviv

276 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
nonfiction psychology informative reflective medium-paced
The Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander

The Light of the World: A Memoir

Elizabeth Alexander

224 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
nonfiction memoir poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

The Ungrateful Refugee

Dina Nayeri

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
nonfiction memoir politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

170 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh

The Magical Language of Others

E.J. Koh

203 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

376 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

324 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

536 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

215 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
Nejma by Nayyirah Waheed

Nejma

Nayyirah Waheed

172 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0fizapirani's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional reflective fast-paced