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141 books

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Milan Kundera

320 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Italo Calvino

260 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky

Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality

Jacob Tomsky

306 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0baum's review
nonfiction memoir travel funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Axis by Robert Charles Wilson

Axis

Spin Saga #2

Robert Charles Wilson

304 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced
Vortex by Robert Charles Wilson

Vortex

Spin Saga #3

Robert Charles Wilson

336 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Michael Chabon

26 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective slow-paced
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire by James Romm

Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire

James Romm

341 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0baum's review
nonfiction biography history dark informative fast-paced
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

Spin

Spin Saga #1

Robert Charles Wilson

320 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

The Last Werewolf

The Last Werewolf / Bloodlines Trilogy #1

Glen Duncan

368 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction fantasy horror dark slow-paced
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Imperial Radch #1

Ann Leckie

386 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0baum's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced