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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Amped by Daniel H. Wilson

Amped

Daniel H. Wilson

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction science fiction adventurous fast-paced
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert

Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change

Elizabeth Kolbert

225 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
nonfiction nature politics science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte

Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time

Brigid Schulte

353 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative reflective slow-paced
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Ben Fountain

307 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich

Shadow Tag

Louise Erdrich

272 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

290 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Nervous Conditions

Nervous Conditions #1

Tsitsi Dangarembga

208 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

A Grain of Wheat

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

missing page info • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mark Twain

361 pages • first pub 1889 (editions)

5.0randi_jo's review
fiction classics fantasy historical adventurous funny reflective slow-paced