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The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

The Bad Beginning

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1

Lemony Snicket

142 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
fiction middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk

Istanbul: Memories and the City

Orhan Pamuk

384 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

293 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction memoir sports travel adventurous medium-paced
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

288 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--And Perplexing--City by David Lebovitz

The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--And Perplexing--City

David Lebovitz

282 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction memoir travel lighthearted fast-paced
The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi by Arthur Japin

The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi

Arthur Japin

400 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
fiction historical emotional slow-paced
Resistance by Owen Sheers

Resistance

Owen Sheers

306 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa by Helen C. Epstein

The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa

Helen C. Epstein

352 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez

120 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0jbright's review
fiction classics literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced