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34 books

Savor: A Chef's Hunger for More by Fatima Ali

Savor: A Chef's Hunger for More

Fatima Ali

377 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation by Emily Van Duyne

Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation

Emily Van Duyne

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
nonfiction biography
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

152 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung

Daughters of Shandong

Eve J. Chung

386 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson

254 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny fast-paced
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers

12 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1940 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
fiction classics literary emotional sad medium-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

350 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

The Last Love Note

Emma Grey

10 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0justjacq's review
fiction romance emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Candy House: A Novel by Jennifer Egan

The Candy House: A Novel

Goon Squad #2

Jennifer Egan

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0justjacq's review
fiction contemporary literary science fiction challenging reflective medium-paced