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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by Sandra Blakeslee, V.S. Ramachandran

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

Sandra Blakeslee, V.S. Ramachandran

347 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction psychology science reflective slow-paced
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake by Steven Novella

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake

Steven Novella

512 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology science informative slow-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

446 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added

5.0laerun's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

629 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1

Stephen Fry

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
fiction classics historical religion adventurous funny informative medium-paced
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who Saved Books

The Cat Who... #1

Sōsuke Natsukawa

198 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
fiction fantasy magical realism romance science fiction adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

Robert Kolker

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction biography psychology science emotional informative medium-paced
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

238 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction science travel informative reflective medium-paced
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove #1

Larry McMurtry

843 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced