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92 reviews

The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind by Ramachandra Guha

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3.5

In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire by Tom Holland

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Slightly misleading title, more focussed on the religion and polities around the Arabian Peninsula prior to the conquest, but still very good 
Better off Dead by Lee Child

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1.5

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960 by James D. Hornfischer

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informative medium-paced

4.5

How They Broke Britain by James O'Brien

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challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

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3.75

Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke

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funny informative fast-paced

4.5

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy

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adventurous informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

The romance trope is frankly insulting! Knocks down the rest of the novel, which is great otherwise.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0