The 2022 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Inspired By Real-Life Events
Keep an open mind here, your entry can either be fiction or nonfiction.
All books added
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Trespasses

Louise Kennedy

292 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

212 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

8 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction health psychology self help challenging informative reflective medium-paced
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

All About Love: New Visions

Love Trilogy #1

bell hooks

267 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction essays gender informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa

The Blessed Girl

Angela Makholwa

367 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective medium-paced
The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah

The Hundred Wells of Salaga

Ayesha Harruna Attah

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Small Country by Gaël Faye

Small Country

Gaël Faye

183 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

18 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Through My African Eyes by Jeff Koinange

Through My African Eyes

Jeff Koinange

258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice by Lara Love Hardin, Anthony Ray Hinton

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice

Lara Love Hardin, Anthony Ray Hinton

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced