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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 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
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden

533 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Despereaux / The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Despereaux / The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

240 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

465 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Millennium #2

Stieg Larsson

724 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0emmakay's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced