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231 books

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

258 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State by Tarek Fatah

Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State

Tarek Fatah

410 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

432 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Player One: What Is to Become of Us (CBC Massey Lectures) by Douglas Coupland

Player One: What Is to Become of Us (CBC Massey Lectures)

Douglas Coupland

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

637 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg

How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

Jordan Ellenberg

480 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction mathematics psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Sophie's World

Jostein Gaarder

403 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction philosophy young adult informative reflective slow-paced
How to Be Famous by Caitlin Moran

How to Be Famous

How to Build a Girl #2

Caitlin Moran

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction contemporary young adult funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

349 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction feminism history mathematics race science informative inspiring slow-paced
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

333 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction memoir sports travel adventurous medium-paced