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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

George Smiley #3

John le Carré

224 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War by Robert K. Massie

Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War

Dreadnought #1

Robert K. Massie

1040 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
nonfiction history adventurous inspiring slow-paced
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Imperial Radch #1

Ann Leckie

386 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré

A Small Town in Germany

John le Carré

338 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense slow-paced
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

George Smiley #5

John le Carré

12 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction mystery thriller challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

604 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Lenin

Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Lenin

132 pages • first pub 1917 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
nonfiction politics dark slow-paced
The River Why by David James Duncan

The River Why

David James Duncan

402 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction nature philosophy reflective slow-paced
Das Kapital by Karl Marx

Das Kapital

Capital #1

Karl Marx

799 pages • first pub 1867 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative slow-paced
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

544 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
nonfiction history science adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced