Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Jon Krakauer
4.5 I finished Missoula a couple of days ago, and I can't stop thinking about it. It's a searing account of the "rape crisis" that occured at the University of Montana over four years. (Krakauer cites national campus sexual assault statistics as evidence this wasn't a crisis at all; it's actually on par with average.) It's non-fiction, but I couldn't put it down. Krakauer does an excellent job dis
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The protagonist of this beautiful novel is a 73-year-old woman processing her life — and regrets — through letters. It’s poignant but not saccharine, specific but universally appealing. I dare you not to cry.
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An older woman tells her daughters about the summer she spent performing alongside — and falling in love with — a now-famous actor. My friend Anna said her husband adored this book just as much as she did — impressive, considering he typically reads business non-fiction.