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Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Interpreter of Maladies

Jhumpa Lahiri

198 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

The Dark Forest

Remembrance of Earth's Past #2

Cixin Liu

518 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

333 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction dystopian literary adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

Hanif Abdurraqib

285 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If? #1

Randall Munroe

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
nonfiction science funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

722 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

Brokeback Mountain

Wyoming Stories

Annie Proulx

55 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance short stories emotional sad fast-paced
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

Wizard and Glass

The Dark Tower #4

Stephen King

700 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Chicago: City on the Make by Bill Savage, Nelson Algren, David Schmittgens, Studs Terkel

Chicago: City on the Make

Bill Savage, Nelson Algren, David Schmittgens, Studs Terkel

135 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
nonfiction history poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

395 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0troysennett's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced