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Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen

297 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
nonfiction history politics technology dark informative tense fast-paced
11/22/63 by Stephen King

11/22/63

Stephen King

849 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction historical science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

464 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-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

527 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

322 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

365 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

416 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass

His Dark Materials #3

Philip Pullman

480 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0ciaran_vallely's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced