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19 books

New Voices in Chinese Science Fiction by Neil Clarke, Xia Jia, Regina Kanyu Wang

New Voices in Chinese Science Fiction

Neil Clarke, Xia Jia, Regina Kanyu Wang

381 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

176 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

Annalee Newitz

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady by Kate Summerscale

Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

Kate Summerscale

320 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Lisa See

269 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Timothy Egan

340 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

Unmarriageable

Soniah Kamal

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

521 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

5.0janenx01's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced