Otto Biersma

18 books

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City

Russell Shorto

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous slow-paced
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

541 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Eating Animals

Jonathan Safran Foer

341 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe

The End of Your Life Book Club

Will Schwalbe

336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective sad slow-paced
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

Gods Behaving Badly

Marie Phillips

293 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny fast-paced
The Long Song by Andrea Levy

The Long Song

Andrea Levy

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional medium-paced
Middle England by Jonathan Coe

Middle England

Rotters' Club #3

Jonathan Coe

424 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective medium-paced
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks

On the Move: A Life

Oliver Sacks' memoirs #2

Oliver Sacks

397 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science informative reflective slow-paced
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

The Paris Wife

Paula McLain

320 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Red Chamber by Pauline A. Chen

The Red Chamber

Pauline A. Chen

386 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced