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53 books

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

314 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Anne Frank

224 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

437 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

5.0hileahrious's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister

Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger

Rebecca Traister

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
nonfiction feminism politics reflective slow-paced
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories

Tim Burton

115 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
fiction fantasy poetry short stories dark hopeful reflective fast-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

435 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Almost a Revolution by Shen Tong

Almost a Revolution

Shen Tong

342 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
No One Writes Back by Jang Eun-Jin

No One Writes Back

Jang Eun-Jin

203 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Magic Cleaning #1

Marie Kondo

213 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0hileahrious's review
nonfiction self help informative inspiring reflective fast-paced