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Annie John
, by Jamaica Kincaid
, by Jamaica Kincaid 
Ever find yourself wanting to go back and relive the self-discovery period of your childhood? If you are like most people, the answer is most likely: Yes because of the innocence and NO because of the...
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything, by Elizabeth Gilbert
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This memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert chronicles the pain of her divorce and how she literally journeys to heal herself. It begins with the image of her prostrate on her bathroom floor, riddled with guilt...
Nisei Daughter, by Monica Sone
, by Monica Sone
The “Nisei Daughter” is a memoir of Monica Sone’s life. Sone grew up in an immigrant family in Seattle, and she talks about her experiences with her friends and family. She is a Japa...
The Surrounded (Zia Book), by D'Arcy McNickle
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The Surrounded by D'Arcy McNickle There is so much to love about this novel and so much more to say. I will try to be brief in my comments :D'Arcy McNickle is half white and half Native American Indi...
Middle Passage, by Charles Johnson
, by Charles Johnson
I read Charles Johnson’s Middle Passage in graduate school. Unlike many of the other books I suffered through from required reading lists, Middle Passage bl...
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