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195 reviews

The Assassini by Thomas Gifford

4.0

Libra by Don DeLillo by Don DeLillo

emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

Masterfully crescendoes in to maybe the defining American cultural critique. 

Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk by Hunter S. Thompson

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

Wish he was around for the rise of the premier league in America

Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Hunter S. Thompson by Hunter S. Thompson

funny informative fast-paced

4.0

The New Animals by Pip Adam

fast-paced

4.25

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason

reflective fast-paced

5.0

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

informative fast-paced

4.75

Funny, haunting.

Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo

informative medium-paced

3.75

I feel like Yeebo was trapped by the concept of this book. The epilogue is biting and some of the best in the book and that’s where she’s allowed to write something of her own accord. The book is well researched but Blay/the con is just simply not that interesting enough to carry the whole story. 

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

adventurous reflective fast-paced

4.0