Read What You Own [in Community] 2024 - hosted by bookishcori

August: speed it up or slow it down
August: Speed it up or slow it down - depending on your mood/energy (speed it up = bite sized, slow it down = chonky book)
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Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas by Harley Rustad

Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

Harley Rustad

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography nature travel true crime adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio

1072 pages • first pub 1351 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories adventurous funny slow-paced
The Philosopher's Pupil by Iris Murdoch

The Philosopher's Pupil

Iris Murdoch

557 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1304 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Ice for Martians: Hielo para Marcianos by Claudia Ulloa Donoso

Ice for Martians: Hielo para Marcianos

Claudia Ulloa Donoso

158 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction short stories
Voyager: Constellations of Memory by Nona Fernández

Voyager: Constellations of Memory

Nona Fernández

136 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir informative inspiring tense medium-paced
The Taiga Syndrome by Cristina Rivera Garza

The Taiga Syndrome

Cristina Rivera Garza

128 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk

The Books of Jacob

Olga Tokarczuk

964 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree by Tove Jansson

The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree

Tove Jansson

80 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy short stories adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

768 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics poetry emotional reflective slow-paced