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38 books

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
fiction historical short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone

The Monster at the End of This Book

The Monster at the End of This Book #1

Jon Stone

24 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
fiction childrens informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

320 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd

373 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth by Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada

League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth

Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada

399 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
nonfiction science sports informative medium-paced
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

378 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
nonfiction memoir sports travel adventurous medium-paced
Heavy by Kiese Laymon

Heavy

Kiese Laymon

257 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0tharumi's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced