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Jesse’s favorite books

The Children of Men by P.D. James

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Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie

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The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie

Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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Men Explain Things to Me

by Rebecca Solnit

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Trading in Danger

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Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)

by Elizabeth Moon

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Booking for Trouble

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Booking for Trouble (Library Lover's Mystery, #16)

by Jenn McKinlay

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2026 Reading Challenge

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Jesse L has read 62 books of his goal of 50!

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Biography, Children's, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Paranormal, and Science fiction

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