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Walking the Black Cat by Charles Simic

Walking the Black Cat

Charles Simic

96 pages • 1996 • 3 editions

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fiction poetry reflective slow-paced
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Mythos by Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1

Mythos

Stephen Fry

15h 26m • 2017 • 78 editions

fiction classics historical religion adventurous funny informative medium-paced
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The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

201 pages • 1907 • 389 editions

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fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

8h 20m • 2000 • 59 editions

nonfiction food and drink memoir funny informative reflective fast-paced
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Lawrence Wright

17h 24m • 2013 • 16 editions

nonfiction history religion challenging dark slow-paced
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The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind

The Smartest Guys in the Room

Peter Elkind, Bethany McLean

850 pages • 2003 • 12 editions

nonfiction business true crime informative medium-paced
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine

H.G. Wells

141 pages • 1895 • 1k editions

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fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • 1979 • 78 editions

fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

320 pages • 2021 • 146 editions

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
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A Hell of a Woman by Jim Thompson

A Hell of a Woman

Jim Thompson

182 pages • 1954 • 10 editions

fiction crime thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
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