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We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
The book was interesting. I just realized that trying to listen to an audiobook on the freeway all the loud road noises was making my head hurt as I cranked up the volume and tried to focus.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman

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5.0

Sounds Like Home: Growing Up Black and Deaf in the South by Mary Herring Wright

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3.0

Memories of My Father Watching TV by Curtis White

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Yeah, the TV shows are dated but I got over that. Then, suddenly, during the Bonanza chapter a character starts using the n-word like crazy, and I just couldn't.
Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations by Jonny Sun

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
I got to the essay about paper towels, t-shirts, and yogurt and decided I was good there.
Revenge Body by Rachel Wiley

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Hearing Eye by Catherine Coppes

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informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valerie Boyd

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
I had this feeling that I was reading Zora's autobiography in someone else's words after I got through nine chapters. After looking at the end notes, I see Boyd paraphrased or quoted Hurston's Dust Tracks on a Road extensively as her main source. 😬
Detroit's Deaf Heritage by Kathleen Brockway, Detroit Association of the Deaf

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
I didn't realize this is basically a photo album.
Beyond by Mercedes Lackey

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0