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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

448 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey

Poverty Safari

Darren McGarvey

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel

Ari Shavit

459 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction history politics challenging reflective slow-paced
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

The Buddha of Suburbia

Hanif Kureishi

288 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary literary funny reflective medium-paced
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

276 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Econocracy: On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts by Zach Ward-Perkins, Cahal Moran, Joe Earle

The Econocracy: On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts

Zach Ward-Perkins, Cahal Moran, Joe Earle

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction economics politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

381 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
Married to a Bedouin by Marguerite van Geldermalsen

Married to a Bedouin

Marguerite van Geldermalsen

279 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0nikikalyvides's review
nonfiction autobiography biography memoir adventurous reflective slow-paced