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All the Rivers by Dorit Rabinyan

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slow-paced

2.0

The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma by Thant Myint-U

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3.25

I read this ahead of a trip to Myanmar. Helped appreciate the troubles there and admire the people.
I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad

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dark medium-paced

3.75

A fast read for a Childs view of a lesser known war. Visceral.
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous slow-paced

3.0

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Best of all fantasy. Does not take the reader for a fool. 
Magician by Raymond E. Feist

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

A tome that reads so fast. Incredible world building. Authentic cast.
The Collected Joe Abercrombie: The Blade Itself/Before they are Hanged/Last Argument of Kings/Best Served Cold/The Heroes/Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

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adventurous funny fast-paced

4.0

I’ve read all of these.
It’s a fantasy story but the characters act and talk like real people today.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

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adventurous

3.75

Fast.
Fun.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

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2.5

Dense. 
Spiritual.
One Hundred Days by Patrick Robinson, Sandy Woodward

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adventurous informative fast-paced

4.25

Maybe if all wars were this short their retelling could be as sharp and honest.