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The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

391 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Åsne Seierstad, Sarah Death

One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway

Åsne Seierstad, Sarah Death

530 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit

Hope in the Dark

Rebecca Solnit

192 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
nonfiction essays history politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers

502 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

McGlue

Ottessa Moshfegh

118 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
fiction crime historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream by Sarah Churchwell

Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream

Sarah Churchwell

385 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
nonfiction history politics reflective slow-paced
Hannah Versus the Tree by Leland de la Durantaye

Hannah Versus the Tree

Leland de la Durantaye

176 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
fiction horror thriller challenging dark reflective slow-paced
How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship by Ece Temelkuran

How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship

Ece Temelkuran

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel P. Huntington

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Samuel P. Huntington

368 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0lavinia_reads's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced