smfaehnle's reviews
326 reviews

Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family by Louise DeSalvo

dark emotional funny informative reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Nate Pedersen, Lydia Kang

informative medium-paced

4.0

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

informative medium-paced

2.0

The first few chapters were interesting and grabbed my attention. The remaining was off-putting. Overall, seemed like a whole bunch of pseudoscience. 

It's Not My Head, It's My Hormones: A Guide to Understanding and Reclaiming Hormone Health by Marion Gluck

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child abuse