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The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy

The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

Shawn Levy

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
nonfiction history true crime lighthearted slow-paced
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Starling House

Alix E. Harrow

309 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
fiction fantasy dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash

When Ghosts Come Home

Wiley Cash

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
fiction mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

333 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace

Betsy-Tacy

Betsy-Tacy #1

Maud Hart Lovelace

144 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
fiction childrens classics historical middle grade lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay

The Book of Delights: Essays

Ross Gay

278 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

Dandelion Wine

Green Town #1

Ray Bradbury

239 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
fiction classics emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids by Emily Kline

The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids

Emily Kline

176 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0christinel's review
nonfiction psychology
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

309 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
fiction historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Joe Gould's Teeth by Jill Lepore

Joe Gould's Teeth

Jill Lepore

235 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0christinel's review
nonfiction biography history reflective fast-paced