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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

241 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

18 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

496 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

Amanda Gorman

32 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
nonfiction poetry hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mkbellin's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced