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128 reviews

The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living by Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing

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informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced

5.0

While this isn’t exactly a page turner, I’m giving it 5 stars because it is JAM PACKED with information about how to start your own homestead. A perfect reference guide to take and adapt for your own needs! 
Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home by Amy Dickinson

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.5

Really pleasant and well written. A little too wholesome and sweet for me, but overall enjoyable! 
The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
The reader wasn’t for me so I might return to this one in print! 
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I absolutely devoured this one. If you love cozy fantasy with a dash of darkness, read Nettle & Bone!!
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

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funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book cracked my brain open and rearranged everything in the best way. 
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

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dark emotional funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

I’ve been having a blast returning to the early works of Sedaris lately and this one certainly holds up! 
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Naked by David Sedaris

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

3.75

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

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dark funny fast-paced

3.5