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A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

Roland Barthes

234 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0cvall96's review
nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year by Carlo Levi

Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year

Carlo Levi

268 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0cvall96's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Symposium by Plato

The Symposium

Plato

144 pages • first pub -380 (editions)

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nonfiction classics philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
The Beast In The Jungle by Henry James

The Beast In The Jungle

Henry James

48 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)

5.0cvall96's review
fiction classics short stories mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Selected Essays of John Berger by John Berger

Selected Essays of John Berger

John Berger

608 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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nonfiction art essays philosophy reflective medium-paced
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette

Fatale

Jean-Patrick Manchette

98 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

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fiction crime thriller dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
All Fires the Fire by Julio Cortázar

All Fires the Fire

Julio Cortázar

154 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0cvall96's review
fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon

313 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

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nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley, Malcolm X

527 pages • first pub 1965 (editions) user-added

5.0cvall96's review
nonfiction autobiography history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz

Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A.

Eve Babitz

184 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0cvall96's review
fiction literary memoir reflective medium-paced