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My Favorite Book Recs

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Books of every genre from over the past 25 years!
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📖 Book Recs 📖

Some of my favorite books from a seasoned reader of over 40 years

 
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This IMO, is a must read. A hard look at the life of an orphan in America.
Demon Copperhead (Pulitzer Prize Winner)|Paperback
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An interesting look at historical traditions of child birth and womanhood.
The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel|Paperback
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A woman's fight to maintain sanity while trapped in an unusual circumstance in a cabin. She has a variety of visitors, but are they real or imagined.
Gerald's Game|Paperback
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More than a memoir. Its a comical, strange recounting of a life filled with questionable mothering and a Kerouackian adventure with an unlikely companion.
Naked|Paperback
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Running with Scissors, a memoir of  Augusten Burroughs, is at times foul and harrowing, compelling and maniacally funny. But above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
Running with Scissors: A Memoir|Paperback
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David Sedaris takes readers on a heartfelt and hilarious journey with this collection of touching stories and essays chronicling his time in Paris and beyond.
Me Talk Pretty One Day|Hardcover
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A sweeping love story set in a 1930s traveling circus, filled with romance, danger, and unforgettable characters.
Water for Elephants: A Novel|Paperback
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One of the best historical fictions I have ever read
Girl with a Pearl Earring: A Novel
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Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
 
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An orphaned 7 year old Irish girl becomes a white servant and is accepted into an African American slave family.
The Kitchen House: A Novel
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A thoughtful, feel-something kind of read about choices, regrets, and finding meaning in your own life.
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
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