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73 books

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

374 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
fiction dystopian young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag... and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha by Jolie Kerr

My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag... and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

Jolie Kerr

238 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Mindy Kaling

222 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
Lost At Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries by Jon Ronson

Lost At Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries

Jon Ronson

400 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction essays funny reflective medium-paced
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

Carrie Brownstein

244 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction feminism memoir music emotional reflective medium-paced
Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon by Bronwen Dickey

Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon

Bronwen Dickey

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

Michael Greger

562 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction food and drink health science informative slow-paced
How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

How To Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

313 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction feminism memoir funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial by Rabia Chaudry

Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial

Rabia Chaudry

416 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0takarakei's review
nonfiction true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced