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51 books

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

489 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Silence Is My Mother Tongue by Sulaiman Addonia

Silence Is My Mother Tongue

Sulaiman Addonia

208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science

Sam Kean

11 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
nonfiction history science true crime informative medium-paced
Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster

Claire Keegan

92 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Felicia Chiao Sketchbook 6 by Felicia Chiao

Felicia Chiao Sketchbook 6

Felicia Chiao

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami

219 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran

The Broken Wings

Kahlil Gibran

100 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction classics poetry emotional reflective sad fast-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

If Cats Disappeared from the World

Genki Kawamura

176 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby

Shit Cassandra Saw

Gwen E. Kirby

274 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0angela_iseli's review
fiction contemporary historical literary short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced