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142 books

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

The Dog Stars

Peter Heller

336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction science fiction adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced
Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling

Qualityland

QualityLand #1

Marc-Uwe Kling

337 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction dystopian science fiction funny reflective medium-paced
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

480 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Philip K. Dick

204 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Godfather

The Godfather #1

Mario Puzo

447 pages • first pub 1969 (editions) user-added

5.0brendamn's review
fiction classics crime thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

The Crossing

The Border Trilogy #2

Cormac McCarthy

432 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

Crossroads

A Key to All Mythologies #1

Jonathan Franzen

592 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Scar by China Miéville

The Scar

New Crobuzon #2

China Miéville

578 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
VALIS by Philip K. Dick

VALIS

VALIS Trilogy #1

Philip K. Dick

252 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
fiction philosophy religion science fiction speculative fiction challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

296 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0brendamn's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced