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25 books

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson

3 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
nonfiction science informative fast-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster by Andrew Leatherbarrow

Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster

Andrew Leatherbarrow

6 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
nonfiction history science emotional informative tense medium-paced
The Pear Tree by avoidingavoidance
The Pear Tree
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avoidingavoidance

The Pear Tree

avoidingavoidance

368 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) not a book user-added

5.0svjak's review
fiction fantasy horror romance
Here There Be Monsters by avoidingavoidance
Here There Be Monsters
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avoidingavoidance

Here There Be Monsters

The Book of the Dead #2

avoidingavoidance

327 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
fantasy horror challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
Ghost Story by avoidingavoidance
Ghost Story
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avoidingavoidance

Ghost Story

Book of the Dead #1

avoidingavoidance

358 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) not a book user-added

5.0svjak's review
fiction fantasy horror romance
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway

Wayward Children #1

Seanan McGuire

4 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries #1

Martha Wells

152 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Wayward Children #2

Seanan McGuire

190 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark fast-paced
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

481 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0svjak's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced