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241 books

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

The Life Impossible

Matt Haig

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction literary science fiction emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation by Saree Makdisi

Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation

Saree Makdisi

387 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
From the Moon I Watched Her by Emily English Medley

From the Moon I Watched Her

Emily English Medley

322 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church by Chrissy Stroop, Lauren O'Neal

Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church

Chrissy Stroop, Lauren O'Neal

281 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Last American Road Trip by Sarah Kendzior

The Last American Road Trip

Sarah Kendzior

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir travel
The Thorn and the Carnation Part 2 by Yahya Al-Sinwar

The Thorn and the Carnation Part 2

Yahya Al-Sinwar

360 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction autobiography history
If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose by Refaat Alareer

If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose

Refaat Alareer

278 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction poetry dark informative sad fast-paced
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz

Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show

Bethany Joy Lenz

8 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Then He Sent Prophets by Mohamed Seif El Nasr, Mohamed Seif El Nasr

Then He Sent Prophets

Mohamed Seif El Nasr, Mohamed Seif El Nasr

248 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between by Hisham Matar

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

Hisham Matar

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced