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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nathan Thrall

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
nonfiction history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer

Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

Katja Hoyer

475 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

The Glass Bead Game

Hermann Hesse

21 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel by A. Anatoli

Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel

A. Anatoli

496 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
nonfiction historical history emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski

The Painted Bird

Jerzy Kosinski

234 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
fiction classics historical adventurous dark sad medium-paced
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

The Eighth Life

Nino Haratischwili

944 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi

Free: Coming of Age at the End of History

Lea Ypi

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wooorm's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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