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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #1

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

299 pages • 1993 • 91 editions

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

The Metaphysical Club

Louis Menand

560 pages • 2001 • 14 editions

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
5.0 jakej's review
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 • 1961 • 25 editions

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 • 1927 • 53 editions

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

The Lord of the Rings #2

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien

352 pages • 1954 • 498 editions

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

Incerto #2

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

366 pages • 2007 • 60 editions

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

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

138 pages • 2019 • 28 editions

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

A Voyage to Arcturus

David Lindsay

274 pages • 1920 • 81 editions

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

The City & the City

China Miéville

312 pages • 2009 • 70 editions

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

Earthsea Cycle #3

The Farthest Shore

Ursula K. Le Guin

259 pages • 1972 • 96 editions

fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced