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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

282 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction health memoir science sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

Amy Sedaris

304 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction art funny informative reflective fast-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

Rebecca Traister

339 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction feminism history politics reflective slow-paced
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis

It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis

397 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction classics dystopian politics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Quack This Way by David Foster Wallace, Bryan A. Garner

Quack This Way

David Foster Wallace, Bryan A. Garner

137 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction essays informative reflective slow-paced
White Noise by Don DeLillo

White Noise

Don DeLillo

310 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction classics literary dark funny reflective medium-paced
Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger

Soraya Chemaly

364 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories

B.J. Novak

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced