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Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Coco Mellors

370 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

J.D. Salinger

208 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories reflective slow-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

Utopia Avenue

David Mitchell

592 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical music adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

Valley of the Dolls

Jacqueline Susann

442 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
Okay Days by Jenny Mustard

Okay Days

Jenny Mustard

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord

Notes on Heartbreak

Annie Lord

382 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Beach by Alex Garland

The Beach

Alex Garland

448 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller adventurous dark tense medium-paced
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

Chanrithy Him

336 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional informative slow-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced