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31 books

A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

A Very Punchable Face

Colin Jost

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

11 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian

The Martian #1

Andy Weir

10 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous funny tense medium-paced
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The War That Saved My Life

The War That Saved My Life #1

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

18 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Holly Jackson

433 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

273 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jordangbalousek's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced