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The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

Sarah Ogilvie

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.5melc's review
nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
On Beauty by Zadie Smith

On Beauty

Zadie Smith

445 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

3.5melc's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Patricia Evangelista

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.5melc's review
nonfiction history memoir politics true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

Mark Twain

7 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1876 (editions)

4.0melc's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Quickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson

Quickly, While They Still Have Horses

Jan Carson

272 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.5melc's review
fiction literary short stories
How to Do Life with a Chronic Illness: Reclaim Your Identity, Create Independence, and Find Your Way Forward by Pippa Stacey

How to Do Life with a Chronic Illness: Reclaim Your Identity, Create Independence, and Find Your Way Forward

Pippa Stacey

208 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0melc's review
nonfiction health informative inspiring medium-paced
The Britannias: An Archipelago's Tale by Alice Albinia

The Britannias: An Archipelago's Tale

Alice Albinia

512 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.0melc's review
nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon

Safiya Sinclair

16 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0melc's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
In Defence Of The Act by Effie Black

In Defence Of The Act

Effie Black

182 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional fast-paced
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

Soldier Sailor

Claire Kilroy

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced