wishfulwriting's current reads
8 books

Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History by Rebecca Struthers

Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History

Rebecca Struthers

288 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
Ocean: A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus by John Haywood

Ocean: A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus

John Haywood

560 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history nature informative medium-paced
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

The Great Hunt

The Wheel of Time #2

Robert Jordan

624 pages • digital • 1990

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

864 pages • paperback • 2004

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

797 pages • paperback • 1871

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Golden Age Shtetl: A New History of Jewish Life in East Europe by Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

The Golden Age Shtetl: A New History of Jewish Life in East Europe

Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

431 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Silmarillion: Illustrated by the Author by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion: Illustrated by the Author

Middle-earth Universe

J.R.R. Tolkien

358 pages • hardcover • 1977

fiction classics fantasy adventurous challenging slow-paced
Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade by Anthony Kaldellis

Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade

Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture

Anthony Kaldellis

399 pages • digital • 2017

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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