OUABC 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by rachelptrsn

A Book Based On A True Story
All books added
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lisa See

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule

548 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction biography true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

The Right Stuff

Tom Wolfe

352 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Erik Larson

336 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney

A Heart That Works

Rob Delaney

124 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

271 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime by Joe Kenda

I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime

Joe Kenda

275 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction crime true crime dark sad medium-paced
Escape by Carolyn Jessop

Escape

Carolyn Jessop

426 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir religion dark emotional slow-paced
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

The Diamond Eye

Kate Quinn

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious tense medium-paced