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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

377 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

216 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Eighth Life (for Brilka) by Nino Haratischwili

The Eighth Life (for Brilka)

Nino Haratischwili

1258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

386 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
nonfiction business memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Lisa See

371 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb

415 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Fruit of the Drunken Tree

Ingrid Rojas Contreras

589 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
fiction historical literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

Mira Jacob

358 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0nishivora's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional funny reflective medium-paced