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Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa

Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America

Maria Hinojosa

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

The Other Americans

Laila Lalami

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The King's Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal

The King's Justice

Maggie Hope #9

Susan Elia MacNeal

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

A Year in Provence

Provence #1

Peter Mayle

207 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
nonfiction memoir travel funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

109 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Joy of Cooking by Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker, Irma S. Rombauer

The Joy of Cooking

Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker, Irma S. Rombauer

1152 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
nonfiction cookbook food and drink informative medium-paced
Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen by Clotilde Dusoulier

Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen

Clotilde Dusoulier

272 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0ocean_cactus's review
nonfiction informative lighthearted medium-paced