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29 books

Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

279 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
nonfiction art memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead

593 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

Alex Stern #2

Leigh Bardugo

481 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

337 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret by Jedidiah Jenkins

To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret

Jedidiah Jenkins

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced
Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude by Stephanie Rosenbloom

Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude

Stephanie Rosenbloom

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
nonfiction memoir travel informative inspiring slow-paced
The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner #1

James Dashner

375 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

340 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1

Heather Morris

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout

A House in the Sky

Amanda Lindhout

373 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0emilyschmidt's review
nonfiction biography memoir travel challenging emotional reflective slow-paced