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92 books

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

606 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow

The Dawn of Everything

David Graeber, David Wengrow

704 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
nonfiction history politics science informative reflective medium-paced
Non-Player Character by Veo Corva

Non-Player Character

Veo Corva

376 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon

152 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
fiction classics literary challenging funny mysterious medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

352 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes #1-3

Bill Watterson

1440 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
fiction comics adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book by Bill Watterson

The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book

Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson

125 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
fiction comics adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris

323 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Candice Millard

339 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0matt_bee's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative medium-paced