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Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

Natasha Trethewey

214 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0literaryleftie's review
nonfiction memoir true crime emotional reflective sad medium-paced
This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab

This Savage Song

Monsters of Verity #1

V.E. Schwab

348 pages • digital • 2016 user-added

5.0literaryleftie's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

120 pages • paperback • 1958

5.0literaryleftie's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Zora Neale Hurston

193 pages • paperback • 2018

5.0literaryleftie's review
nonfiction biography history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

A Touch of Ruin

Hades x Persephone Saga #3

Scarlett St. Clair

417 pages • paperback • 2020

5.0literaryleftie's review
fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung

First They Killed My Father

Daughter of Cambodia #1

Loung Ung

238 pages • paperback • 2000

5.0literaryleftie's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional informative medium-paced
The Favorite by Kiera Cass

The Favorite

The Selection #2.6

Kiera Cass

58 pages • paperback • 2015 user-added

5.0literaryleftie's review
fiction romance young adult emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu

Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor

Anna Qu

224 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0literaryleftie's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

Yellow Wife

Sadeqa Johnson

288 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0literaryleftie's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • hardcover • 2012

5.0literaryleftie's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced