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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

374 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction gender memoir religion emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

429 pages • first pub 1601 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean

Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us

Sam Kean

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction history science adventurous informative medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics literary reflective medium-paced
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

Mark Forsyth

252 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Elizabeth Kolbert

319 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

252 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague

Albert Camus

308 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

384 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

464 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0cdonegan's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced