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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine

Lindsey Fitzharris

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography health history science dark informative reflective medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu

399 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Rude: Stop Being Nice and Start Being Bold by Rebecca Reid

Rude: Stop Being Nice and Start Being Bold

Rebecca Reid

224 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography self help informative inspiring slow-paced
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

327 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Shōgun by James Clavell

Shōgun

Asian Saga: Chronological Order #1

James Clavell

1136 pages • first pub 1975 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

342 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Writing Retreat

Julia Bartz

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

Upstream: Selected Essays

Mary Oliver

178 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction essays literary nature inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced