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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

336 pages • 2014 • 44 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • 2000 • 61 editions

fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

391 pages • 2004 • 58 editions

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake by Steven Novella

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake

Steven Novella

528 pages • 2018 • 12 editions

nonfiction philosophy psychology science informative slow-paced
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

S.C. Gwynne

371 pages • 2010 • 18 editions

nonfiction biography history challenging dark informative medium-paced
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • 1952 • 248 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

432 pages • 2016 • 29 editions

nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

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The House of the Spirits

Isabel Allende

520 pages • 1982 • 269 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
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The City & the City by China Miéville

The City & the City

China Miéville

312 pages • 2009 • 72 editions

fiction fantasy literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

We Are Not Ourselves

Matthew Thomas

620 pages • 2014 • 14 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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