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What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief by Katriona O'Sullivan

Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

Katriona O'Sullivan

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

268 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
All of These People: A Memoir by Fergal Keane

All of These People: A Memoir

Fergal Keane

320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
nonfiction memoir challenging informative reflective slow-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

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation

Hannah Gadsby

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

The Nothing Man

Catherine Ryan Howard

277 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

Sorrow & Bliss

Meg Mason

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0lou_o_donnell's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced