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Books I Couldn't Put Down
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items Books that I never wanted to end. Books I don't just recommend to other people but I buy for them and make them read them. I have rated over 300 books on Goodreads and these are my ONLY 5 star books!
Sections
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Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
A Good Story
Present Day Fiction/ Hot Topics
Parenting/Self Help
Memoirs
Science Fiction
This is the BEST Sci Fi book and an even better audio book. I listened to it 2 times in a row then made my husband listen to it!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Paperback
Part Sci-Fi, part dystopian society Dark Matter examines what it would be like if the multi-verse really did exist and what if we could control which multiverse we lived in? I was skeptical about this book because Sci Fi is not always my favorite gen...
Dark Matter: A Novel: Crouch, Blake - Books
Another Blake Crouch in my list!
Recursion explores time travel but not in the sense we usually see.
What if you had a strong enough memory that you could go back in time and re-love that memory? Not watch it but actually re-live it,and then also e...
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Historical Fiction
A hard an unsettling look into how “orphaned” children were treated. How the adoption industried preyed (and still preys on) poor and undereducated parents in order to buy and sell children.
Before We Were Yours: A Novel: Wingate, Lisa
One of my favorite World War II novels. It shows the sacrifices that so many people had to have and the bravery it took to stand up to the Nazi regime. I read it in ONE sitting, i was so hooked.
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
A Good Story
A book narrated by an octopus? Sounds crazy right? Turns out it is an AMAZING, heart-warming story that is impossible to put down.
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Read with Jenna Pick
Jodi Picoult is one of my ‘always read’ authors. This book is another home run for her. The twist that I did not see coming makes this a very timely book.
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
Heartbreaking, uplifting, both? A book that can’t be described in just one word it opens your eyes to the opioid crisis, the broken foster care system and the class wars going on in the United States.
Demon Copperhead: Pulitzer Prize Winner
My favorite Taylor Jenkins Reid book. A really good book club book because there are so many things worth discussing! Have you seen the movie Castaway? This is book is like the sequal, told from his girlfriends perspective. Makes you think, is it possible to have more than one true love?
One True Loves: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This book is read so well as a full cast audio book, that would be my recomended format! Written as a documentary about a famous band that no longer plays together, told from several band members perspectives it's a great story, especially for those ...
Daisy Jones & The Six: Reese's Book Club Novel
Present Day Fiction/ Hot Topics
Powerful. That's the only word I could think to describe this book. It is a book that certainly resonates with our current political climate but if you approach it with an open, empathetic mind I find you will learn a lot.
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
What would you do to make a better life for your son. What if the decision was life or death? What if either choice meant potentially death? What horrors would you endure to make it to a country that gave you hope. Perhaps if everyone in the United States read this book we would be a country more accepting of ‘undocumented’ immigrants.
American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) Novel
Parenting/Self Help
When we see someone, particularly a child struggling behavior let's stop asking “What's wrong with you?” and start asking “What happened to you?” Trauma-informed care is so important and by simply reframing our brain that there aren't “Bad” kids there are simply “traumatized” can make a world of difference.
What Happened to You?: Trauma & Healing
Memoirs
This was a book I couldn't put down, and I kept having to remind myself. THIS IS A REAL STORY. Heartbreaking, encouraging, powerful, all the words to describe this book and Tara Westovers incredible courage to overcome her childhood.
Educated: A Memoir: Westover, Tara: 9780399590504