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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin

A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

Andrew Chaikin

23 hours • first pub 1994 (editions)

4.0jakob's review
nonfiction history science adventurous emotional informative medium-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

331 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

4.75jakob's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl

Adam Higginbotham

13 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.25jakob's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative tense slow-paced
Odyssey by Stephen Fry

Odyssey

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #4

Stephen Fry

10 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.25jakob's review
fiction classics historical adventurous funny informative medium-paced
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose

12 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1992 (editions) user-added

4.0jakob's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

240 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

4.0jakob's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day by Garrett M. Graff

When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

Garrett M. Graff

19 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

3.5jakob's review
nonfiction history informative sad tense medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

407 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

4.75jakob's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben Macintyre

14 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

4.25jakob's review
nonfiction biography history informative fast-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

188 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

4.0jakob's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced