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Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Joan Didion

239 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

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nonfiction essays history memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0phire's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Fairyland #1

Catherynne M. Valente

247 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0phire's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It

Barbara Sher

336 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0phire's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring slow-paced
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

416 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0phire's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith

408 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

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fiction classics romance young adult emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0phire's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1

Laurie R. King

341 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0phire's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Feed by M.T. Anderson

Feed

M.T. Anderson

308 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0phire's review
fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction young adult adventurous reflective fast-paced
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl #1

Eoin Colfer

304 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0phire's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced