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Le fromage et les vers by Carlo Ginzburg

Le fromage et les vers

Carlo Ginzburg

302 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction history religion challenging informative slow-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

Fool's Errand

The Tawny Man #1

Robin Hobb

661 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional sad slow-paced
Inescapable Ecologies: A History of Environment, Disease, and Knowledge by Linda Nash

Inescapable Ecologies: A History of Environment, Disease, and Knowledge

Linda Nash

332 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

166 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction art essays philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry by David L. Carlson

The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry

David L. Carlson

464 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction biography comics dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf

The Crusades Through Arab Eyes

Amin Maalouf

352 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
nonfiction history religion challenging informative slow-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen

Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker

Die #01-05

Kieron Gillen

184 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mrgtpvl's review
fiction comics fantasy adventurous fast-paced