darby3's
2021
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

Randall Munroe

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden

Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters

Aimee Ogden

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous emotional fast-paced
Machines in the Head: Selected Stories by Anna Kavan

Machines in the Head: Selected Stories

Anna Kavan

185 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.25darby3's review
fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced
Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz

Eve's Hollywood

Eve Babitz

328 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

4.0darby3's review
fiction literary memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes

The Last Watch

The Divide #1

J.S. Dewes

476 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous tense fast-paced
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Patrik Svensson

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.0darby3's review
nonfiction memoir nature science informative reflective medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

3.0darby3's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

213 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

4.0darby3's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Sanctuary by William Faulkner

Sanctuary

William Faulkner

317 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore

These Truths: A History of the United States

Jill Lepore

960 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0darby3's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced