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Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community by Justin Ling

Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community

Justin Ling

8 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.25manic_swens's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ politics true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman

Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

Rutger Bregman

316 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0manic_swens's review
nonfiction economics philosophy politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Sarah Vowell

8 hours • first pub 2015 (editions)

3.5manic_swens's review
nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.25manic_swens's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.0manic_swens's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0manic_swens's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

11 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0manic_swens's review
nonfiction business history politics challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

Throne of Jade

Temeraire #2

Naomi Novik

379 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

4.75manic_swens's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix

330 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

3.75manic_swens's review
fiction horror thriller dark funny tense medium-paced
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

The Final Girl Support Group

Grady Hendrix

341 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

3.0manic_swens's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced