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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Jean-Dominique Bauby

131 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar by Harvey Pekar

American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar

American Splendor

Harvey Pekar

318 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
nonfiction comics challenging informative tense medium-paced
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Blade Runner #1

Philip K. Dick

215 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson

317 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction classics horror science fiction dark tense medium-paced
The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman

The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch

Neil Gaiman

96 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction comics fantasy dark slow-paced
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

391 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Point Last Seen: A Woman Tracker's Story of Domestic Violence and Personal Triumph by Hannah Nyala
Point Last Seen: A Woman Tracker's Story of Domestic Violence and Personal Triumph
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Hannah Nyala

Point Last Seen: A Woman Tracker's Story of Domestic Violence and Personal Triumph

Hannah Nyala

176 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
nonfiction biography memoir adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced
Hawaii by James A. Michener

Hawaii

James A. Michener

1136 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction historical adventurous reflective slow-paced
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt

Sinclair Lewis

327 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction classics funny reflective slow-paced
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

80 pages • first pub 1595 (editions)

5.0kurtwombat's review
fiction classics play funny lighthearted fast-paced