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111 books

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven

Jon Krakauer

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction history religion true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Gilead #1

Marilynne Robinson

247 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Civilizations Rise and Fall #1

Jared Diamond

498 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction history science adventurous informative medium-paced
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

959 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction classics historical romance emotional sad slow-paced
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction biography informative inspiring medium-paced
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John

Me: Elton John Official Autobiography

Elton John

374 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction autobiography music emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

376 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced