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23 books

My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme

My Life in France

Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme

317 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition)

Anthony Bourdain

312 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective fast-paced
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1

Robin Sloan

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction literary adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

240 pages • first pub 1925 (editions) user-added

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

The Silver Linings Playbook

Matthew Quick

304 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Knockoff by Jo Piazza, Lucy Sykes

The Knockoff

Jo Piazza, Lucy Sykes

338 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction contemporary lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Next Year in Havana

The Cuba Saga #1

Chanel Cleeton

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction historical romance emotional informative medium-paced
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

This Is How It Always Is

Laurie Frankel

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jmarg89's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced