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132 books

The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America by

The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction essays race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 2 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 2

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories #1

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

137 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
fiction comics poetry short stories lighthearted medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

109 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

351 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui

330 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams

The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After

Julie Yip-Williams

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences by June Casagrande

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences

June Casagrande

226 pages • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction reference funny informative medium-paced
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0dorayang's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced