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18 books

The Terror by Dan Simmons

The Terror

Dan Simmons

784 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction historical horror thriller adventurous dark tense slow-paced
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

I, Robot

Robot #0.1

Isaac Asimov

224 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction classics science fiction short stories adventurous reflective medium-paced
The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes

The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House

Ben Rhodes

480 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction history memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg

Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr

Nancy Isenberg

540 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action by Vicky Osterweil

In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action

Vicky Osterweil

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh

Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

Sudhir Hazareesingh

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction biography history challenging slow-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Committed

The Sympathizer #2

Viet Thanh Nguyen

358 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
fiction literary thriller dark funny slow-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0thefriendlyabyss's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced