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11 books

Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil

Gravity and Grace

Simone Weil

224 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich

Revelations of Divine Love

Julian of Norwich

288 pages • first pub 1393 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
nonfiction religion challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced
Utopian Pessimist: The Life and Thought of Simone Weil by David McLellan
Utopian Pessimist: The Life and Thought of Simone Weil
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David McLellan

Utopian Pessimist: The Life and Thought of Simone Weil

David McLellan

316 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
nonfiction history philosophy politics psychology medium-paced
The Symposium by Plato

The Symposium

Plato

107 pages • first pub -380 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
nonfiction classics philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

The End of the Affair

Graham Greene

192 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
fiction classics romance emotional reflective slow-paced
The Sovereignty of Good by Iris Murdoch

The Sovereignty of Good

Iris Murdoch

126 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
nonfiction essays philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Immortality by Milan Kundera

Immortality

Milan Kundera

400 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
fiction literary philosophy challenging funny reflective medium-paced
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

913 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch

The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

Iris Murdoch

365 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

720 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

5.0thediverswife's review
fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced