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193 books

Concepcion: An Immigrant Family's Fortunes by Albert Samaha

Concepcion: An Immigrant Family's Fortunes

Albert Samaha

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

261 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

Furia

Yamile Saied Méndez

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring medium-paced
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok

Girl in Translation

Jean Kwok

290 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

I Must Betray You

Ruta Sepetys

317 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction historical young adult emotional informative tense fast-paced
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

377 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Beach Read by Emily Henry

Beach Read

Emily Henry

361 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings by Sonia Guiñansaca, Reyna Grande

Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings

Sonia Guiñansaca, Reyna Grande

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lauraine's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced