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At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Bill Bryson

553 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
nonfiction history challenging funny informative slow-paced
Der Graf von Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas
Der Graf von Monte Christo
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Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas

Der Graf von Monte Christo

Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas

178 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Als ich im Sterben lag by William Faulkner, Maria Carlsson

Als ich im Sterben lag

William Faulkner, Maria Carlsson

256 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

Trainspotting

Mark Renton #2

Irvine Welsh

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

5.0brynawel's review
fiction classics contemporary literary challenging dark funny medium-paced
How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants by David Rees

How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

David Rees

224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
nonfiction history reference funny informative slow-paced
The Death of Kings: A Medical History of the Kings and Queens of England by Clifford Brewer

The Death of Kings: A Medical History of the Kings and Queens of England

Clifford Brewer

264 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Der Prozeß by Franz Kafka

Der Prozeß

Franz Kafka

228 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
fiction classics dystopian literary challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Unter der Sonne by Daniel Kehlmann

Unter der Sonne

Daniel Kehlmann

123 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
fiction short stories challenging informative fast-paced
Wer nichts weiss, muss alles glauben by Martin Puntigam, Werner Gruber, Heinz Oberhummer

Wer nichts weiss, muss alles glauben

Martin Puntigam, Werner Gruber, Heinz Oberhummer

236 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
nonfiction science challenging funny informative medium-paced
Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Alexander Masters

300 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0brynawel's review
nonfiction biography emotional reflective slow-paced