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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0netanya's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism (after Finally Choosing to Look There) by Sarah Hurwitz

Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism (after Finally Choosing to Look There)

Sarah Hurwitz

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0netanya's review
nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof by Alisa Solomon

Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof

Alisa Solomon

448 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0netanya's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish by Josh Lambert, Ilan Stavans

How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish

Josh Lambert, Ilan Stavans

512 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0netanya's review
nonfiction sociology challenging informative medium-paced
The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity by Eric L. Goldstein

The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity

Eric L. Goldstein

320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0netanya's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Diary of a Lonely Girl, or the Battle Against Free Love by Jessica Kirzane, Miriam Karpilove

Diary of a Lonely Girl, or the Battle Against Free Love

Jessica Kirzane, Miriam Karpilove

344 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0netanya's review
fiction feminism reflective slow-paced
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