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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones

The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

Dan Jones

416 pages • paperback • 2014

3.75the82ndjames's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

Anthony Bourdain

281 pages • paperback • 2010

4.0the82ndjames's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

David Grann

329 pages • hardcover • 2023

4.25the82ndjames's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Troy: The Siege of Troy Retold by Stephen Fry

Troy: The Siege of Troy Retold

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #3

Stephen Fry

413 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction classics historical dark informative reflective medium-paced
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games #0.5

Suzanne Collins

382 pages • hardcover • 2025

4.25the82ndjames's review
fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Desperadoes Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops by Damien Lewis

Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Desperadoes Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops

Damien Lewis

416 pages • paperback • 2015

4.5the82ndjames's review
nonfiction history informative fast-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

320 pages • paperback • 1985

4.5the82ndjames's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

384 pages • paperback • 1985

4.5the82ndjames's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins

A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

David Gibbins

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

3.75the82ndjames's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

Fire & Blood

A Targaryen History #1

George R.R. Martin

719 pages • hardcover • 2018

3.5the82ndjames's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced