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The Best of Me by David Sedaris

The Best of Me

David Sedaris

13 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

rodiemom's explanation
nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester

Breathe and Count Back from Ten

Natalia Sylvester

346 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson

17 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Stardust

Neil Gaiman

250 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews

You've Got Murder

Turing Hopper #1

Donna Andrews

304 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

443 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

rodiemom's explanation
nonfiction health psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell

309 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism sociology informative reflective medium-paced
The Accidental Apprentice by Vikas Swarup

The Accidental Apprentice

Vikas Swarup

436 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

rodiemom's explanation
fiction mystery thriller mysterious reflective fast-paced
Nine Suitcases: A Memoir by Béla Zsolt

Nine Suitcases: A Memoir

Béla Zsolt

336 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative reflective sad slow-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced