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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

144 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream by Michael Wood

The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream

Michael Wood

624 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1

Stephen Fry

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction classics historical religion adventurous funny informative 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

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Tombland by C.J. Sansom

Tombland

The Shardlake Series #7

C.J. Sansom

866 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction crime historical mystery challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

338 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Warboss by Mike Brooks

Warboss

Mike Brooks

246 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes

The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia

Orlando Figes

739 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
nonfiction history dark tense slow-paced
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

Men at Arms

Discworld #15

Terry Pratchett

377 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Revelation by C.J. Sansom

Revelation

The Shardlake Series #4

C.J. Sansom

550 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0thedeadwoods's review
fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced