heavenlyspit's 5 starstar iconreads

26 books

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

619 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Figuring by Maria Popova

Figuring

Maria Popova

578 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
nonfiction biography feminism history lgbtqia+ informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

Rick Perlstein

895 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective medium-paced
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy

351 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Lenin

Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Vladimir Lenin

132 pages • first pub 1917 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
nonfiction politics dark slow-paced
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr.

Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

Martin Luther King Jr.

223 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut

224 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny reflective medium-paced
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

287 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
fiction classics science fiction dark funny reflective fast-paced
The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam

The Best and the Brightest

David Halberstam

720 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Robert Evans

462 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0heavenlyspit's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny informative medium-paced