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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman

We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria

Wendy Pearlman

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

496 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
The One by John Marrs

The One

John Marrs

416 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

218 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

The Frank McCourt Memoirs #1

Frank McCourt

363 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees

Sue Monk Kidd

302 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code

Robert Langdon #2

Dan Brown

454 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thehobbyist's review
fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced