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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

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0pran's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Giant, O'Brien by Hilary Mantel

The Giant, O'Brien

Hilary Mantel

211 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

The Story of a New Name

The Neapolitan Novels #2

Elena Ferrante

471 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Scar by China Miéville

The Scar

New Crobuzon #2

China Miéville

795 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

289 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction contemporary literary race challenging dark funny medium-paced
My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

My Name is Why

Lemn Sissay

5 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0pran's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey

Remote Sympathy

Catherine Chidgey

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

Perdido Street Station

New Crobuzon #1

China Miéville

867 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

637 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh

Calcutta Chromosome

Amitav Ghosh

312 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0pran's review
fiction mystery science fiction challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced