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People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

Dara Horn

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

570 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps by Heinz Heger

The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps

Heinz Heger

120 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

659 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

A Feast for Crows

A Song of Ice and Fire #4

George R.R. Martin

1061 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense slow-paced
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3

George R.R. Martin

355 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

365 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0seandempsey's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1

Rick Riordan

377 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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