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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

Charles C. Mann

557 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
nonfiction history science adventurous slow-paced
The City & the City by China Miéville

The City & the City

China Miéville

312 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
fiction crime science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Echo Maker by Richard Powers

The Echo Maker

Richard Powers

451 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
fiction mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Gilead #1

Marilynne Robinson

247 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Pastoralia by George Saunders

Pastoralia

George Saunders

188 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
fiction short stories funny reflective slow-paced
Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility: The Ideas Behind the World's Slowest Computer by Stewart Brand

Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility: The Ideas Behind the World's Slowest Computer

Stewart Brand

208 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
nonfiction philosophy science technology informative reflective slow-paced
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

Pattern Recognition

Blue Ant #1

William Gibson

356 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
fiction mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Consider the Lobster And Other Essays by David Foster Wallace

Consider the Lobster And Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

343 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
nonfiction essays philosophy challenging funny reflective medium-paced
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton

The Consolations of Philosophy

Alain de Botton

272 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
nonfiction philosophy self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums

Jack Kerouac

244 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0dehowell's review
fiction classics travel reflective slow-paced