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22 books

Democracy by Joan Didion

Democracy

Joan Didion

240 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Kallocain by Karin Boye

Kallocain

Karin Boye

193 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective slow-paced
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

272 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty by J. Getty

As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty

J. Getty

400 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
nonfiction autobiography biography business informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition by

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition

800 pages • first pub 1812 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
fiction classics fantasy short stories adventurous dark fast-paced
The Twentysomething Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age by Meg Jay

The Twentysomething Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age

Meg Jay

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
nonfiction psychology self help hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Erik Larson

336 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced
Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Cosmos

Carl Sagan

384 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
nonfiction science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper

The Deerslayer

Leatherstocking Tales

James Fenimore Cooper

576 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Creatures Great and Small #3-4

James Herriot

378 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0desertmichelle's review
nonfiction memoir adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced