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In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

In Praise of Shadows

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

56 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction art essays philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

March: Book One

March #1

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

128 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative inspiring fast-paced
Koshchei the Deathless by Mike Mignola

Koshchei the Deathless

Koshchei the Deathless #1-6

Mike Mignola

168 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
fiction comics fantasy adventurous medium-paced
Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest by Nate Powell

Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest

Nate Powell

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction comics history memoir politics emotional reflective medium-paced
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

429 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous informative medium-paced
Clever Girl: Jurassic Park by Hannah McGregor

Clever Girl: Jurassic Park

Pop Classics #14

Hannah McGregor

112 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction essays reference sociology funny informative reflective fast-paced
Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan by Chris McMorran

Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan

Chris McMorran

220 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction sociology
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found

Mary Beard

360 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color by Philip Ball

Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color

Philip Ball

434 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction art history science informative reflective slow-paced
Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir by Jean McNeil

Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir

Jean McNeil

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0gloriana232's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative medium-paced