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Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

Carry On, Jeeves

Jeeves #3

P.G. Wodehouse

273 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction short stories adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery and Other Stories

Shirley Jackson

464 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Mendel's Dwarf by Simon Mawer

Mendel's Dwarf

Simon Mawer

336 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction historical adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

224 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare the History of King Lear by William Shakespeare

The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare the History of King Lear

William Shakespeare

321 pages • first pub 1681 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction play challenging informative slow-paced
Candide, Or Optimism by Michael Wood, Voltaire

Candide, Or Optimism

Michael Wood, Voltaire

154 pages • first pub 1759 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction classics philosophy adventurous funny reflective fast-paced
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

362 pages • first pub 1726 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan

The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

Carl Sagan

284 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
nonfiction philosophy religion science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell

Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects

Bertrand Russell

256 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom by Candida Moss

The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom

Candida Moss

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0kevin_shepherd's review
nonfiction history religion informative slow-paced