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33 books

Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country by John Kampfner

Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country

John Kampfner

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
nonfiction economics history politics adventurous informative slow-paced
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh

432 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
nonfiction history mathematics science informative medium-paced
Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent

Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year

Susie Dent

408 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
nonfiction history reference funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

398 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri

317 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

532 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

392 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

342 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

385 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0flyingfox02's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced