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Shōgun by James Clavell

Shōgun

Asian Saga: Chronological Order #1

James Clavell

1152 pages • hardcover • 1975

5.0carolinewhitten's review
fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution by Terence McKenna

Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution

Terence McKenna

336 pages • paperback • 1992

5.0carolinewhitten's review
nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

652 pages • paperback • 2009

5.0carolinewhitten's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

352 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0carolinewhitten's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • hardcover • 2019

5.0carolinewhitten's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Women Who Run with the Wolves

Clarissa Pinkola Estés

601 pages • paperback • 1992

5.0carolinewhitten's review
nonfiction feminism psychology informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Book of Atlantis Black: The Search for a Sister Gone Missing by Betsy Bonner

The Book of Atlantis Black: The Search for a Sister Gone Missing

Betsy Bonner

280 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0carolinewhitten's review
nonfiction biography memoir true crime dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Lanny by Max Porter

Lanny

Max Porter

210 pages • hardcover • 2019

5.0carolinewhitten's review
fiction fantasy magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

Sappho

397 pages • paperback • 2003

5.0carolinewhitten's review
nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird by Joshua Hammer

The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird

Joshua Hammer

336 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0carolinewhitten's review
nonfiction nature true crime informative fast-paced