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The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw

The Bookseller at the End of the World

Ruth Shaw

320 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0harrietwise's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

26 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2005

5.0harrietwise's review
nonfiction biography history science technology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

Bloodmarked

The Legendborn Cycle #2

Tracy Deonn

529 pages • digital • 2022

5.0harrietwise's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

9 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2017

5.0harrietwise's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Persepolis #3-4

Marjane Satrapi

187 pages • paperback • 2002

5.0harrietwise's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Randy Shilts

31 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 1987

5.0harrietwise's review
nonfiction health lgbtqia+ politics emotional informative sad slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

320 pages • digital • 2021

5.0harrietwise's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

645 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0harrietwise's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Push by Sapphire

Push

Precious #1

Sapphire

179 pages • paperback • 1996

5.0harrietwise's review
fiction literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
How to Loiter in a Turf War: An Autobiographical Novel by Jessica Hansell (Coco Solid)

How to Loiter in a Turf War: An Autobiographical Novel

Jessica Hansell (Coco Solid)

176 pages • paperback • 2022

5.0harrietwise's review
fiction literary funny hopeful reflective fast-paced