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49 books

Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century by Dana Stevens

Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century

Dana Stevens

448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
nonfiction art biography history informative reflective medium-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

397 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

Little Weirds

Jenny Slate

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
nonfiction essays memoir adventurous funny reflective fast-paced
The Years by Annie Ernaux

The Years

Annie Ernaux

227 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
nonfiction literary memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

15 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

3 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

89 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0pollyflorence's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced