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113 books

City of Thieves by David Benioff

City of Thieves

David Benioff

258 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction historical emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced
The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right by Sally Denton

The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right

Sally Denton

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Strange Weather by Joe Hill

Strange Weather

Joe Hill

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction fantasy horror short stories dark tense medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard

Carter & Lovecraft

Carter & Lovecraft #1

Jonathan L. Howard

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction fantasy horror mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

10 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth

Black Klansman: A Memoir

Ron Stallworth

191 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
nonfiction memoir true crime informative reflective slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter #7

J.K. Rowling

640 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence by Michael Marshall Smith

Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence

Michael Marshall Smith

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction fantasy young adult reflective medium-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

497 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0the_dave's review
fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced