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Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Wicked

The Wicked Years #1

Gregory Maguire

456 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

3.5thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos by Richard Panek

Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos

Richard Panek

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.5thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction science
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

Haruki Murakami

464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.25thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction fantasy literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced
On Cuba: Reflections on 70 Years of Revolution and Struggle by Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad

On Cuba: Reflections on 70 Years of Revolution and Struggle

Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad

181 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction history politics medium-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.5thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction essays politics challenging 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 • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Refugees

Viet Thanh Nguyen

209 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

4.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction contemporary historical literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Terror by Dan Simmons

The Terror

Dan Simmons

784 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction historical horror thriller adventurous dark tense slow-paced
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

The Tusks of Extinction

Ray Nayler

101 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction science fiction dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories by Algernon Blackwood

Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories

Algernon Blackwood

400 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

3.5thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction fantasy horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced