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Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages by Olivia Swarthout

Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages

Olivia Swarthout

208 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction history
Gloutons et Dragons, Tome 1 by Ryoko Kui

Gloutons et Dragons, Tome 1

Delicious in Dungeon #1

Ryoko Kui

192 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction fantasy manga adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell

At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

Sarah Bakewell

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction biography philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele

African Europeans: An Untold History

Olivette Otele

291 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative slow-paced
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Les trois mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas

Les trois mousquetaires

The D'Artagnan Romances #1

Alexandre Dumas

902 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction classics historical adventurous funny medium-paced
You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

You Should Have Left

Daniel Kehlmann

128 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced
Les Racines du ciel by Romain Gary

Les Racines du ciel

Romain Gary

578 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction reflective slow-paced