Once upon a book club 2022 reading challenge (OUABC) - hosted by gingerbookaddict

A book based on a true story
All books added
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction historical magical realism emotional medium-paced
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

We Were the Lucky Ones

Georgia Hunter

403 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

My Own Words

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot #10

Agatha Christie

336 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes

The Spanish Daughter

Lorena Hughes

283 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Our Story by Fred Dinenage, Ronnie Kray, Reggie Kray

Our Story

Fred Dinenage, Ronnie Kray, Reggie Kray

268 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction biography crime true crime dark sad medium-paced
Radium Girls: A Play in Two Acts by D.W. Gregory

Radium Girls: A Play in Two Acts

D.W. Gregory

110 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical play challenging emotional slow-paced
West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

West with Giraffes

Lynda Rutledge

10 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society by Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate

Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society

Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime emotional informative sad slow-paced