twharr's 5 starstar iconreads

10 books

The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy by Joe McGinniss

The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy

Joe McGinniss

416 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0twharr's review
nonfiction biography memoir sports travel tense fast-paced
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution

China Miéville

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Mark Fried, Eduardo Galeano

Soccer in Sun and Shadow

Mark Fried, Eduardo Galeano

248 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
nonfiction sports adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

536 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. by Robert Coover

The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.

Robert Coover

256 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
fiction literary sports informative reflective slow-paced
Among the Thugs by Bill Buford

Among the Thugs

Bill Buford

320 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
nonfiction sports challenging medium-paced
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World

Vincent Bevins

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

The Expanse #1

James S.A. Corey

561 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Red Mars

Mars Trilogy #1

Kim Stanley Robinson

592 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis

The Masters of Atlantis

Charles Portis

272 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0twharr's review
fiction adventurous funny medium-paced
More...