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112 books

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Street by Ann Petry

The Street

Ann Petry

378 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
fiction classics reflective slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

5 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

12 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
nonfiction history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

10 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Leopard Is Loose by Stephen Harrigan

The Leopard Is Loose

Stephen Harrigan

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Will by Will Smith, Mark Manson

Will

Will Smith, Mark Manson

16 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0justallison17's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced