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21 books

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

260 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

241 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory'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)

5.0moraofthestory's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

179 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In

Phuc Tran

306 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

Ronan Farrow

480 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
On Love by Alain de Botton

On Love

Alain de Botton

194 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
fiction essays philosophy romance challenging reflective slow-paced
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Thick: And Other Essays

Tressie McMillan Cottom

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
nonfiction essays feminism race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

Mitch Albom

192 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0moraofthestory's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced