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65 books

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

416 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

432 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson

Be Frank with Me

Julia Claiborne Johnson

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction contemporary funny lighthearted medium-paced
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

391 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction historical young adult emotional sad fast-paced
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

152 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore

The Last Days of Night

Graham Moore

371 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction historical mystery informative mysterious medium-paced
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

640 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

248 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
nonfiction science travel informative reflective medium-paced
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water

Linda Sue Park

121 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jenwestpfahl's review
fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced