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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy

448 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

5.0victoriabriar's review
fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Pie for Everyone: Recipes and Stories from Petee's Pie, New York's Best Pie Shop by Petra Paredez

Pie for Everyone: Recipes and Stories from Petee's Pie, New York's Best Pie Shop

Petra Paredez

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0victoriabriar's review
nonfiction cookbook food and drink informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

5.0victoriabriar's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Robert A. Caro

1246 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0victoriabriar's review
nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Caesar's Commentaries: On The Gallic War and On The Civil War by Julius Caesar

Caesar's Commentaries: On The Gallic War and On The Civil War

Julius Caesar

340 pages • first pub -47 (editions)

5.0victoriabriar's review
nonfiction classics history challenging informative medium-paced