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blasted island and find her father again, she'll have to make her way in a rough world made for men--and fight

Suddenly she's plunged back in time to begin the holiday anew and try to get things right, Groundhog

I feared any Vivi and Heather resolution would be unsatisfying, but it felt just right.

Through asking for deeper thought, engagement, and action from all of us, Brown pushes the reader to You might want to check out So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo or Raising White Kids: Bringing

Were Dragons feels like the perfect book to read if you're a woman frustrated by recent changes in our rights

her contentment and comfortable current life and husband--or fulfill the dreams and fantasy of what might

gay senator, and who (along with his president of a mother) actively and passionately supported LGBTQ rights

I admit that based upon the premise, I feared that painfully sentimental tones might creep into the book

and she can't explain it, except to feel that this is what people mean when they say "love at first sight tell Sarah the truth, and she's not even sure Jack remembers their non-encounter--much less that he might characters had juvenile-seeming reactions that I found frustrating (for example, calling a moment's sighting

lost dreams, fading possibilities, boredom, and disappointment, but they also clumsily come together, fighting

Waters is also the author of Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, and The Night Watch.

This might have served as a unifying framework for her thoughts and her exhortations to the reader.

I mentioned this book (along with The Fighting Bunch and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) in the Greedy

Nannerl, a musical prodigy in her own right, is tempted by attaining fame equal to her brother’s likely

the idea that adhering to a more rigidly set out life plan or attending a more exclusive institution might

go on tour with his band to open for a major act, and just as he's letting his hopes soar that this might

After eight long years, Reyna convinced her reluctant father to bring the children to Los Angeles, but

I worried that a book revisiting Olive might feel indulgent or unnecessary, but this is a deep look at

If you like stories about music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories

Bea finds the proposal laughable, then considers what it might mean for her career, for promoting body She didn't lose sight of embracing each new experience while reflecting on what she wanted her future

If you like witchy books, you might also like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Witchy

mother-daughter relationship, and elements of misogyny, battle for control of the self, and the strong female fighting

If you think you might want to read these, just know that you do. I gave all of these four stars.

books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other new-to-you titles that might

books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other new-to-you titles that might

In Green's insightful hands, he illustrates how the modern-day fight against TB--with conflicts about

Briar is a serpent handler who came into leading the area's gas station church after being struck by lightning

dark magic--more powerful than any of her classmates realize, which is just how El wants it--fears she might

He explores what he presents as destructive Appalachian cultural norms—fighting, distrusting the government

If you like memoirs, you might also like to take a look at the Greedy Reading List Six Illuminating Memoirs

time spent on Feyre's thinking and wondering and imagining, and I felt impatient about getting to some action importantly, a character who has shown herself to be an immature human, however charmingly spirited she might The tail end of the book picked up considerably in action and intrigue (and earned the book an additional

I mentioned this book in Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now, 9/3/20 Edition.

This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured-outs, cools and shamefuls. The thriller is about the forces that drive apart a husband and wife, but it's not what you might expect

in exploring "the unchanging variable" of whiteness in "the equation of race" and how white people might person of color (and, more importantly, listening without defensiveness), how "the antidote to guilt is action So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo is wonderfully actionable, and Raising White Kids: Bringing

Howl, a challenging scavenger hunt competition that spans the city of Seattle and can last all day and night

If you like memoirs, you might also like Six Illuminating Memoirs I Read This Year.

glimpse into another land, a buffeting wind, and a burst of terrible power, indicating the weight they might

For more more more memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out some of these Greedy Reading

not yet have children), Harper says with a refreshing liberation, "I, too, knew instinctively to stop fighting

But clearly The Maidens was not the right book for me.

be more independent, and she’s so smart and accurate with so many of her pure and good instincts and actions Her pinpoint focus on morality, bravery, and what is right (which is beautifully spot-on and also makes

But the sections all work together, and the book serves as both a sweeping look at an enormously complex The 1,001 sections might sound more overwhelming than they actually feel; I thought they were beautifully

of the book, in which case I might have been tempted to abandon it. I found the sections about a day in the life of Bourdain's kitchen and a day in the life of a three-star I really fell for Bourdain watching him in action on television--witnessing his bristly manner and his to live vicariously through the details of her experience but also come away with simple steps they might I found her teenage daughter's sections irritating, but it has to be tough to be a teenager drawn into

you through practical, outlandish, and always-interesting scenarios with enough detail that you just might

You might also like the list Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year.

It's a fast and engaging read so far, which also feels just right for these gray days of winter.

For more more more memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out these Greedy Reading Lists

Alice knew secrets about her company and coworkers that might be the reason she's vanished from the

It could have been melodramatic, or it might have relied on gay or other stereotypes; the characters