mateoj's 5 starstar iconreads

128 books

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

Vagabonds!

Eloghosa Osunde

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Return of the Sea Otter: The Story of the Animal That Evaded Extinction on the Pacific Coast by Todd McLeish

Return of the Sea Otter: The Story of the Animal That Evaded Extinction on the Pacific Coast

Todd McLeish

264 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
nonfiction nature science adventurous emotional informative medium-paced
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

A Snake Falls to Earth

Darcie Little Badger

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Farthest Shore

Earthsea Cycle #3

Ursula K. Le Guin

259 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle #1

Ursula K. Le Guin

183 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
It Devours! by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor

It Devours!

Welcome to Night Vale #2

Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor

342 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
fiction fantasy horror adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart

Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose

Leigh Cowart

237 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
nonfiction science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

Chen Chen

86 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Patrik Svensson

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mateoj's review
nonfiction memoir nature science informative reflective medium-paced