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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lucky: Learning to Live Again by Louise Thompson

Lucky: Learning to Live Again

Louise Thompson

6 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

The Neapolitan Novels #3

Elena Ferrante

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

300 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

Unnatural Causes

Richard Shepherd

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
nonfiction health memoir science true crime 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)

5.0bourriquet's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Days Are Just Packed by Bill Watterson

The Days Are Just Packed

Calvin and Hobbes #8

Bill Watterson

175 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
fiction comics adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bourriquet's review
fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced