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The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough

673 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0robintinani's review
fiction classics historical romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization by Stuart Isacoff

Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization

Stuart Isacoff

288 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0robintinani's review
nonfiction history music science informative medium-paced
Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat

Prisoner of Tehran

Marina Nemat

306 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0robintinani's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Secret Path by Gord Downie

Secret Path

Gord Downie

96 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0robintinani's review
nonfiction comics history poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan

This Is Your Mind on Plants

Michael Pollan

274 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction nature psychology science informative reflective medium-paced
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

Bob Joseph

189 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga

Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

Tanya Talaga

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0robintinani's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative sad medium-paced
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

Kim Fu

220 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction fantasy magical realism short stories speculative fiction dark reflective medium-paced
Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction literary poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced