My favourites, so far

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42 books

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World by Nicholas Ostler

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

Nicholas Ostler

615 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Language Myths by Laurie Bauer, Peter Trudgill

Language Myths

Laurie Bauer, Peter Trudgill

218 pages • first pub 1998 (editions) user-added

nonfiction essays science informative reflective slow-paced
Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire by Ira Mukhoty

Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire

Ira Mukhoty

300 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction historical history challenging informative slow-paced
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy #01

Vikram Seth

1553 pages • first pub 1993 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical romance challenging emotional informative slow-paced
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5

Douglas Adams

815 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

Small Gods

Discworld #13

Terry Pratchett

400 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny reflective medium-paced
Kim by Edward W. Said, Rudyard Kipling

Kim

Edward W. Said, Rudyard Kipling

366 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous slow-paced
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

The Uncommon Reader

Alan Bennett

120 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Speaker for the Dead

Ender's Saga #2

Orson Scott Card

302 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King

The Penguin History of New Zealand

Michael King

570 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative medium-paced