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The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois

224 pages • first pub 1903 (editions) user-added

5.0kelliecart's review
nonfiction classics history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

The Frank McCourt Memoirs #1

Frank McCourt

426 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
fiction historical romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

The Kitchen House

Kathleen Grissom

384 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

Those Who Save Us

Jenna Blum

482 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Language of Flowers

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

323 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

Julie Powell

310 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Doris Kearns Goodwin

1142 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kelliecart's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced