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Trust by Hernán Díaz

Trust

Hernán Díaz

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
fiction historical literary challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Banyan Moon

Thao Thai

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

543 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

282 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
nonfiction health memoir science sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Tomboyland: Essays by Melissa Faliveno

Tomboyland: Essays

Melissa Faliveno

244 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
nonfiction essays feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Owner of a Lonely Heart: A Memoir by Beth Nguyen

Owner of a Lonely Heart: A Memoir

Beth Nguyen

237 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness by Pooja Lakshmin

Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

Pooja Lakshmin

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
nonfiction self help hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

Quietly Hostile

Samantha Irby

290 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Alicia Elliott

223 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0samlaffey's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced