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353 books

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Dai Sijie

184 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Year of Wonders

Geraldine Brooks

352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
fiction historical dark informative medium-paced
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

343 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

272 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

473 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life by Laurie Notaro

The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life

Laurie Notaro

240 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel

She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana

Zippy #2

Haven Kimmel

336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
It's All Relative: Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays, and 50 Boxes of Wine by Wade Rouse

It's All Relative: Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays, and 50 Boxes of Wine

Wade Rouse

304 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

Jenny Lawson

318 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny medium-paced
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

437 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0thuglibrarian's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced