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Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Moby Dick

Herman Melville

492 pages • first pub 1851 (editions)

4.75pjraff's review
fiction classics literary adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown by Rory Carroll

Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown

Rory Carroll

409 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
nonfiction history politics true crime informative tense medium-paced
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Mary Beard

493 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Good Morning, Midnight

Jean Rhys

167 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

3.5pjraff's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

2.5pjraff's review
fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove #1

Larry McMurtry

843 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

The White Queen

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #2

Philippa Gregory

455 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

4.0pjraff's review
fiction historical romance informative mysterious slow-paced
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

The Red Queen

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #3

Philippa Gregory

382 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

4.75pjraff's review
fiction historical emotional fast-paced
The Wager by David Grann

The Wager

David Grann

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0pjraff's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

309 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0pjraff's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional tense medium-paced