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Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

884 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

4.0obtusegrl's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

3.75obtusegrl's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Slow Days, Fast Company. The World, the Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz

Slow Days, Fast Company. The World, the Flesh, and L.A.

Eve Babitz

184 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

3.75obtusegrl's review
fiction literary memoir reflective medium-paced
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

2.5obtusegrl's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

208 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

3.75obtusegrl's review
fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

4.5obtusegrl's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

3.25obtusegrl's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0obtusegrl's review
fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

4.0obtusegrl's review
fiction literary young adult emotional reflective fast-paced