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The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

208 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Coyotes: A Journey Through the Secret World of America's Illegal Aliens by Ted Conover

Coyotes: A Journey Through the Secret World of America's Illegal Aliens

Ted Conover

288 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

499 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction classics historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague

Albert Camus

308 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

432 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
White Oleander by Janet Fitch

White Oleander

Janet Fitch

446 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change by Adam Kahane

Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change

Adam Kahane

168 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
nonfiction business politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1

Heather Morris

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar

We Are Lost and Found

Helene Dunbar

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0spinningjenny's review
fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective slow-paced