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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

457 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

4.5estherswinter's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

499 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

3.75estherswinter's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

The Woman Destroyed

Simone de Beauvoir

246 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0estherswinter's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade by Ryan North, Kurt Vonnegut, Albert Monteys

Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade

Ryan North, Kurt Vonnegut, Albert Monteys

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.25estherswinter's review
fiction graphic novel science fiction challenging dark reflective fast-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

511 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0estherswinter's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

188 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0estherswinter's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

4.25estherswinter's review
nonfiction history sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.25estherswinter's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

282 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

3.75estherswinter's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0estherswinter's review
fiction contemporary literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced