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114 reviews

Fire and Movement: The British Expeditionary Force and the Campaign of 1914 by Peter Hart

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challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

Molly's Game by Molly Bloom

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3.5

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

The Word: On the Translation of the Bible by John Barton

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medium-paced

3.25

Heroes The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold Stephen Fry's Greek Myths Hardcover 1 Nov 2018 by Stephen Fry, Stephen Fry

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4.25

Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil by Susan Neiman

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.5

Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France by Caroline Moorehead

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challenging informative sad slow-paced

3.25

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Just didn't enjoy it! The humour I thought was very repetitive and the absurdist style didn't appeal to me. I'm sure a great book, but just not for me.

Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor

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challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.25

True Grit by Charles Portis

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4.0