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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

299 pages • hardcover • 1993

2.0jakej's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand

The Metaphysical Club

Louis Menand

560 pages • paperback • 2001

5.0jakej's review
nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Time Machine/The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine/The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

288 pages • paperback • 1961

fiction classics science fiction challenging informative slow-paced
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

Death Comes for the Archbishop

Willa Cather

297 pages • paperback • 1927

4.5jakej's review
fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

352 pages • paperback • 1954

3.0jakej's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Incerto #2

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

366 pages • hardcover • 2007

4.0jakej's review
nonfiction business economics philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

138 pages • hardcover • 2019

3.5jakej's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay

A Voyage to Arcturus

David Lindsay

274 pages • paperback • 1920

4.5jakej's review
fiction fantasy philosophy science fiction adventurous reflective slow-paced
The City & the City by China Miéville

The City & the City

China Miéville

312 pages • hardcover • 2009

fiction fantasy literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Farthest Shore

Earthsea Cycle #3

Ursula K. Le Guin

259 pages • paperback • 1972

fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced