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25 books

Boystown: Sex and Community in Chicago by Jason Orne

Boystown: Sex and Community in Chicago

Jason Orne

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology challenging reflective slow-paced
White Fang by Jack London

White Fang

Jack London

272 pages • first pub 1906 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction classics adventurous emotional medium-paced
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

Underland: A Deep Time Journey

Robert Macfarlane

496 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction nature science adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

The Living Mountain

The Grampian Quartet #4

Nan Shepherd

108 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction nature travel reflective relaxing slow-paced
Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See by Erik Weihenmayer

Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See

Erik Weihenmayer

342 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction biography memoir adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John Green

293 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction essays history memoir science hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

361 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

378 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction memoir sports travel adventurous medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

All the Lonely People

Mike Gayle

364 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced