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If you ask me for a book recommendation, these are the ones I won’t shut up about.
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items Books I couldn’t put down, still think about, and will always recommend.
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Must Reads
Stories That Help Us Understand the Immigrant Experience
Women’s Rage
Must Reads
Gothic horror but make it political, atmospheric, and beautifully uncomfortable.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paperback
A smart, feminist look at horror films and how they reflect women’s fear, autonomy, and power, especially in moments when real life feels just as terrifying.
Scream with Me | Book by Eleanor Johnson | Official Publisher Page
This book completely changed how I view American history, not through presidents or wars, but through the people who were ignored, exploited, and silenced.
A People's History of the United States
This book really helped me realize that it’s okay to live for myself, not in a selfish way, but in an authentic one. It was one of those reads that felt like someone gently shaking me by the shoulders, reminding me that I get to choose what kind of l...
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Chang…
Quietly devastating. A raw look at womanhood, aging, love, and identity, the kind of book that makes you uncomfortable because it tells the truth.
The Woman Destroyed
Dark, unsettling, and weirdly comforting. A brutal look at depression, privilege, numbness, and wanting to disappear.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
This isn’t a casual self-help book. It’s heavy, symbolic, and meant to be read slowly. At times it can feel long and intense, but the message is clear, women are not meant to live disconnected from instinct, creativity, or anger. It challenges the wa...
Women Who Run With the Wolves
Stories That Help Us Understand the Immigrant Experience
Books that explore migration, identity, resilience, and life in the U.S.
This book stayed with me. It’s honest, vulnerable, and helps you understand what it means to live without feeling truly safe or at home.
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented... book by Jose Antonio Vargas
Personal, powerful, and incredibly eye opening.
Once I Was You book by María Hinojosa
A really beautiful story about community, friendship, and trying to build a life when nothing feels secure yet.
All This Could Be Different book by Sarah Thankam Mathews
Women’s Rage
This isn’t a casual self-help book. It’s heavy, symbolic, and meant to be read slowly. At times it can feel long and intense, but the message is clear, women are not meant to live disconnected from instinct, creativity, or anger. It challenges the wa...
Women Who Run With the Wolves
Quietly devastating. A raw look at womanhood, aging, love, and identity, the kind of book that makes you uncomfortable because it tells the truth.
The Woman Destroyed
Dark, unsettling, and weirdly comforting. A brutal look at depression, privilege, numbness, and wanting to disappear.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation