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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

119 pages • 2017 • 86 editions

nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
5.0 patlo's review
The Island Child by Molly Aitken

The Island Child

Molly Aitken

320 pages • 2020 • 10 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
5.0 patlo's review
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

7h 49m • 2024 • 57 editions

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
5.0 patlo's review
The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine by Cian T. McMahon

The Glucksman Irish Diaspora #4

The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine

Cian T. McMahon

467 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

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nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced
5.0 patlo's review
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane

Reading in the Dark

Seamus Deane

256 pages • 1996 • 12 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
5.0 patlo's review
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #2

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

15h 28m • 1998 • 42 editions

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
5.0 patlo's review
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Between Earth and Sky #3

Mirrored Heavens

Rebecca Roanhorse

597 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
5.0 patlo's review
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

In Ascension

Martin MacInnes

496 pages • 2023 • 24 editions

fiction literary mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
5.0 patlo's review
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

656 pages • 2023 • 39 editions

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
5.0 patlo's review
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

You Dreamed of Empires

Álvaro Enrigue

222 pages • 2022 • 14 editions

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
5.0 patlo's review