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Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerland

Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization

Edward Slingerland

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
nonfiction psychology science informative medium-paced
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

Pekka Hämäläinen

576 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer

Cuba: An American History

Ada Ferrer

571 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

559 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

620 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford

The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

Jack Weatherford

317 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr

How to Hide an Empire

Daniel Immerwahr

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clownface's review
nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced