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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown by Nathaniel Philbrick

In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

Nathaniel Philbrick

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. Kennedy

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Robert F. Kennedy

185 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction history memoir politics informative fast-paced
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Erik Larson

448 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

The Gate to Women's Country

Sheri S. Tepper

315 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction fantasy science fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

241 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

315 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced