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Trinity by Louisa Hall

Trinity

Louisa Hall

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
fiction historical literary informative slow-paced
The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron

The Lost Heart of Asia

Colin Thubron

384 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
nonfiction history travel informative slow-paced
Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia by Tom Bissell

Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia

Tom Bissell

416 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
nonfiction history travel adventurous informative slow-paced
China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise by Susan L. Shirk

China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise

Susan L. Shirk

336 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
nonfiction politics informative reflective slow-paced
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Pema Chödrön

147 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
nonfiction religion self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

An Untamed State

Roxane Gay

370 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional fast-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

David Epstein

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jolifanta's review
nonfiction business psychology self help reflective slow-paced