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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World by Dane Kennedy

The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World

Dane Kennedy

354 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
nonfiction biography historical history challenging informative slow-paced
The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker

The Hidden Palace

The Golem and the Jinni #2

Helene Wecker

480 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

206 pages • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added

5.0shanth's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

12 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

The Golem and the Jinni

The Golem and the Jinni #1

Helene Wecker

19 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

32 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente

The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home

Fairyland #5

Catherynne M. Valente

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

15 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0shanth's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced