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28 books

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

315 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

Carol Rifka Brunt

368 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
fiction historical literary emotional sad slow-paced
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate

The Mysteries of Nature Series #1

Peter Wohlleben

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
nonfiction nature informative reflective slow-paced
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

52 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

64 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

409 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho

Tastes Like War

Grace M. Cho

296 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0parasolcrafter's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced