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A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

A Discovery of Witches

All Souls #1

Deborah Harkness

579 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction fantasy romance thriller adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano

Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

Julia Serano

390 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

1Q84

1Q84 #1-3

Haruki Murakami

925 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction contemporary dystopian fantasy literary magical realism romance science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

295 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Embassytown by China Miéville

Embassytown

China Miéville

345 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun

The Book of the New Sun #3-4

Gene Wolfe

416 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World by Sandor Ellix Katz

The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World

Sandor Ellix Katz

528 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
nonfiction food and drink informative inspiring medium-paced
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg

469 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Among Others by Jo Walton

Among Others

Jo Walton

304 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction fantasy science fiction young adult mysterious reflective slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter #6

J.K. Rowling

542 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0goldandsalt's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional medium-paced