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Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives by Gary Younge

Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives

Gary Younge

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction politics sociology true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics by Kevin Hazzard

American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics

Kevin Hazzard

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

The Last Thing He Told Me

Laura Dave

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

257 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction science travel informative reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life by Maggie Callanan

Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life

Maggie Callanan

352 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction health psychology self help emotional informative medium-paced
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City

Andrea Elliott

624 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction biography sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

337 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary gender lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Written In The Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

Written In The Stars

Written In The Stars #1

Alexandria Bellefleur

370 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Caitlin Doughty

254 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced