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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced
Darling, I Love You: Poems from the Hearts of Our Glorious Mutts and All Our Animal Friends by Daniel Ladinsky

Darling, I Love You: Poems from the Hearts of Our Glorious Mutts and All Our Animal Friends

Daniel Ladinsky

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction poetry emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Everest 1953: The Epic Story of the First Ascent by Mick Conefrey

Everest 1953: The Epic Story of the First Ascent

Mick Conefrey

301 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
Heroes and Legends: The Most Influential Characters of Literature by Thomas A. Shippey

Heroes and Legends: The Most Influential Characters of Literature

Thomas A. Shippey

12 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction history informative fast-paced
Misery by Stephen King

Misery

Stephen King

351 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0samary's review
fiction horror mystery thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

12 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

Jill Twiss

40 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0samary's review
fiction childrens lgbtqia+ funny lighthearted medium-paced
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Laura Hillenbrand

457 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction biography history sports adventurous hopeful inspiring slow-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

272 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0samary's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark 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

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0samary's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced