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Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The Origins of Australian Aboriginal Activism by John Maynard

Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The Origins of Australian Aboriginal Activism

John Maynard

208 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, Lionel Trilling

Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell, Lionel Trilling

232 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
nonfiction classics history memoir politics informative reflective medium-paced
My Invented Country by Isabel Allende

My Invented Country

Isabel Allende

224 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Dangerous Liaisons: The Marriages and Divorces of Marxism and Feminism by Cinzia Arruzza

Dangerous Liaisons: The Marriages and Divorces of Marxism and Feminism

Cinzia Arruzza

150 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
nonfiction feminism philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows

Shades of Magic #2

V.E. Schwab

512 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

The Psychology of Time Travel

Kate Mascarenhas

324 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction crime mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Unexpected Vacation of George Thring by Alastair Puddick

The Unexpected Vacation of George Thring

Alastair Puddick

398 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Once Upon a River

Diane Setterfield

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction fantasy historical magical realism emotional mysterious slow-paced
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Karen Joy Fowler

310 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

Jasper Jones

Craig Silvey

397 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jayeless's review
fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced