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redacted rated Crying in H Mart: 4 stars
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, …
redacted rated Love is a dog from hell: 3 stars
Love is a dog from hell by Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential …
redacted rated Bullshit Jobs: 4 stars
David Graeber: Bullshit Jobs (2018, Penguin Books, Limited)
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of …
redacted rated Paved Paradise: 4 stars
redacted rated i hope this reaches her in time: 3 stars
redacted rated The Goldfinch: 5 stars
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel …
redacted rated The overstory: 4 stars
The overstory by Richard L. Powers, Richard Powers
A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways …
redacted rated Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life: 3 stars
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver, Francesc Miralles, Meik Wiking, and 1 other
The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai – a reason to jump out of bed each morning. …
redacted rated Lessons in Chemistry: 4 stars
Bonnie Garmus, Bonnie Garmus: Lessons in Chemistry (EBook, 2022, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, Bonnie Garmus
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that …
redacted rated Before the coffee gets cold: 4 stars
Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back …
redacted rated Where The Crawdads Sing: 4 stars
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Lorenzo F. Díaz
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; …
