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The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David von Drehle

The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

David von Drehle

208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
nonfiction autobiography hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune

376 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

The City of Mirrors

The Passage #3

Justin Cronin

624 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
fiction fantasy literary thriller adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol

Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

Ozan Varol

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
nonfiction business self help informative inspiring slow-paced
The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat . . . Everything with Ranch by Charlie Berens

The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat . . . Everything with Ranch

Charlie Berens

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
nonfiction history travel emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
fiction crime historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Passage by Justin Cronin

The Passage

The Passage #1

Justin Cronin

784 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
fiction dystopian fantasy literary thriller adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

5 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel H. Pink

The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

Daniel H. Pink

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

C.A. Fletcher

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0matt_gwynn's review
fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction adventurous emotional tense medium-paced