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My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon #1

Ruth Stiles Gannett

74 pages • paperback • 1948

5.0owlalum's review
fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

224 pages • paperback • 1933

5.0owlalum's review
nonfiction classics memoir informative reflective medium-paced
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Jeff Chang

546 pages • paperback • 2005

5.0owlalum's review
nonfiction history music challenging informative slow-paced
Fear and Loathing in La Liga by Sid Lowe

Fear and Loathing in La Liga

Sid Lowe

480 pages • paperback • 2012

5.0owlalum's review
nonfiction history sports informative reflective medium-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • hardcover • 2015

5.0owlalum's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

The City of Mirrors

The Passage #3

Justin Cronin

624 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0owlalum's review
fiction fantasy literary thriller adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics by Jonathan Wilson

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics

Jonathan Wilson

374 pages • hardcover • 2008

5.0owlalum's review
nonfiction sports adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • hardcover • 2007

5.0owlalum's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

288 pages • paperback • 2005

5.0owlalum's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

273 pages • hardcover • 2010

5.0owlalum's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced