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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

303 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
nonfiction history science dark funny informative medium-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

294 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Severance by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

291 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe by Steven Strogatz

Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe

Steven Strogatz

360 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
nonfiction history mathematics science informative slow-paced
The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Dick Teresi, Leon M. Lederman

The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?

Dick Teresi, Leon M. Lederman

448 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

729 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman

The Sandman: Overture

The Sandman: Overture #1-6

Neil Gaiman

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
fiction comics fantasy graphic novel adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman

Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights

The Sandman (Collected Editions) #11

Neil Gaiman

153 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
fiction comics fantasy dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel

The Mystics of Mile End

Sigal Samuel

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0scytale's review
fiction religion challenging reflective slow-paced