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88 books

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Measure

Nikki Erlick

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
fiction contemporary speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood by Jessica Grose

Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

Jessica Grose

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
nonfiction sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

Lindy West

243 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
nonfiction essays feminism funny lighthearted fast-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

KC Davis

151 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Amari and the Night Brothers

Amari Supernatural Investigations #1

B.B. Alston

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

Amanda Ripley

266 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
nonfiction psychology science informative reflective medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

398 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know

Emily Oster

313 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0srbender1's review
nonfiction health science informative medium-paced