joannemae's 5 starstar iconreads

15 books

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

343 pages • paperback • 2000

5.0joannemae's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

288 pages • paperback • 2005

5.0joannemae's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

201 pages • paperback • 1995

5.0joannemae's review
fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

173 pages • paperback • 1995

5.0joannemae's review
fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

211 pages • paperback • 2017

5.0joannemae's review
fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

14 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 2024

5.0joannemae's review
fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

368 pages • paperback • 2018

5.0joannemae's review
nonfiction education memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

340 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0joannemae's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

496 pages • hardcover • 2017

5.0joannemae's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

177 pages • paperback • 1948

5.0joannemae's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced