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11 reviews

Casting Forward: Fishing Tales from the Texas Hill Country by Steve Ramirez

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

This book was a delight. 
Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Lovely read.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous hopeful inspiring relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A brilliant masterpiece that I’m glad to have read for the first time. 
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh

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dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy

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dark informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

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emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

4.75

Humbling read that allows you to witness what it means to die on one’s own terms.