The Big Books of Summer 2025
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Ulysses by James Joyce Ulysses
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Joyce, James
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 to-read, fiction, historical-fiction, ireland, james-joyce 2019/01/15 2019/04/15 Bentley 2017/06/28 view activity »
Dubliners by James Joyce Dubliners
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Joyce, James
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 read, buddy-read, fiction, historical-fiction, ireland, james-joyce 2017/01/16 2017/03/12 Bentley 2016/12/18 view activity »
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All the Light We Cannot See
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Doerr, Anthony *
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 read, botm, historical-fiction, national-book-awa..., pulitzer-prize, world-war-ii 2015/10/05 2015/11/01 Bentley 2015/08/31 view activity »
Staying On by Paul Scott Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5)
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Scott, Paul
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 read, historical-fiction, india 2016/04/04 2016/06/05 Bentley 2015/03/21 view activity »
A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott A Division of the Spoils (The Raj Quartet, #4)
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Scott, Paul
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 read, british-history, fiction, great-britain, historical-fiction, india, pakistan, second-world-war, winston-churchill 2015/08/31 2016/01/18 Bentley 2015/03/21 view activity »
The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott The Towers of Silence (The Raj Quartet, #3)
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Scott, Paul
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, india 2014/12/08 2015/03/08 Bentley 2014/11/10 view activity »
Rubicon by Tom Holland Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic Holland, Tom
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 read, historical-fiction, non-fiction, romans 2014/09/22 2014/12/15 Bentley 2014/06/24 view activity »
The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott The Day of the Scorpion (The Raj Quartet, #2)
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Scott, Paul
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 read, british-history, fiction, historical-fiction, india 2014/06/16 2014/10/05 Bentley 2014/04/29 view activity »
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1)
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Scott, Paul
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, india, world-history 2013/09/16 2013/12/25 Bentley 2013/08/22 view activity »
Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
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McCullough, Colleen
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, romans 2013/09/23 2013/12/23 Bentley 2012/04/24 view activity »
The October Horse by Colleen McCullough The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
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McCullough, Colleen
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, romans 2013/02/25 2013/05/26 Bentley 2012/04/24 view activity »
Caesar by Colleen McCullough Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
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McCullough, Colleen
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 read, ancient-history, historical-fiction, romans 2012/10/15 2013/01/15 Bentley 2012/04/24 view activity »
Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
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McCullough, Colleen
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 read, historical-fiction, julius-caesar, romans 2012/04/09 2012/06/30 Bentley 2011/12/21 view activity »
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
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Dickens, Charles
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, world-history 2012/02/06 2012/04/29 Bentley 2011/11/05 view activity »
Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
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McCullough, Colleen
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 read, historical-fiction, romans 2011/07/18 2011/10/09 Bentley 2011/06/05 view activity »
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi
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Twain, Mark
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 read, american-studies, fiction, historical-fiction 2011/10/24 2012/01/08 Bentley 2011/05/20 view activity »
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Gates of Fire
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Pressfield, Steven *
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 read, ancient-history, buddy-read, fiction, historical-fiction 2011/02/28 2011/03/27 Bentley 2011/02/28 view activity »
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre Brontë, Charlotte
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 read, british-history, buddy-read, historical-fiction 2011/02/28 2011/04/28 Bentley 2011/02/28 view activity »
The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) McCullough, Colleen
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 read, historical-fiction, romans 2011/02/07 2011/04/17 Bentley 2010/11/04 view activity »
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front
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Remarque, Erich Maria
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 read, first-world-war, historical-fiction 2011/05/02 2011/07/31 Bentley 2010/09/02 view activity »
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
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Forester, C.S.
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, napoleonic-wars 2011/01/17 2011/04/03 Bentley 2010/08/24 view activity »
Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
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O'Brian, Patrick
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, napoleonic-wars 2010/11/01 2011/01/31 Bentley 2010/08/24 view activity »
The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
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McCullough, Colleen
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, romans 2010/09/06 2010/12/05 Bentley 2010/08/16 view activity »
Master & Commander by Patrick O'Brian Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
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O'Brian, Patrick
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 read, british-history, fiction, historical-fiction, napoleonic-wars 2010/05/03 2010/07/31 Bentley 2010/03/02 view activity »
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak Doctor Zhivago
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Pasternak, Boris
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 read, historical-fiction, russia, russian-literature 2012/06/04 2012/08/26 Bentley 2009/11/30 view activity »
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Dickens, Charles
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, recommended-readi...     Bentley 2009/11/30 view activity »
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
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Shaara, Michael
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 read, american-civil-war, historical-fiction, the-american-civi... 2010/01/04 2010/04/04 Bentley 2009/11/11 view activity »
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje The English Patient
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Ondaatje, Michael
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 read, fiction, historical-fiction, recommended-readi... 2008/09/27 2008/11/04 Bentley 2008/09/27 view activity »


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