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The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

361 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan

Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

Jessica Pan

255 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
nonfiction memoir self help funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

Someday, Maybe

Onyi Nwabineli

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen

A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial

Viet Thanh Nguyen

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny slow-paced
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

Claire Dederer

273 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
nonfiction art essays feminism memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr.

395 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

In the Unlikely Event

Judy Blume

402 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—and a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco

Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—and a Love Letter to a Way of Life

Nyle DiMarco

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0badmom's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced