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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

Maria Bamford

7 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny informative medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

232 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters

592 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense slow-paced
Dog Sees God by Bert V. Royal

Dog Sees God

Bert V. Royal

51 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
fiction play funny reflective sad medium-paced
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang

233 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
fiction graphic novel young adult emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Infinite Wait and Other Stories by Julia Wertz

The Infinite Wait and Other Stories

Julia Wertz

226 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
nonfiction comics memoir funny fast-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0turtlesaurus's review
nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced