emmakay's 5 starstar iconreads

62 books

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

Clytemnestra

Costanza Casati

480 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction fantasy historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

5 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

11 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

16 hours • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction dystopian adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

16 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Luster by Raven Leilani

Luster

Raven Leilani

227 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

5 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes

The Times I Knew I Was Gay

Eleanor Crewes

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
nonfiction comics lgbtqia+ memoir hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

16 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
nonfiction health psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced