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10 books

The Loser by Thomas Bernhard

The Loser

Thomas Bernhard

189 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction literary music challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau

Zazie in the Metro

Raymond Queneau

192 pages • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary funny fast-paced
Heart of Darkness by Paul O'Prey, Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Paul O'Prey, Joseph Conrad

121 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila

Tram 83

Fiston Mwanza Mujila

210 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark medium-paced
The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Obligations towards the Human Being by Simone Weil

The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Obligations towards the Human Being

Simone Weil

320 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics religion informative reflective slow-paced
Uyghurland, the Farthest Exile: The Furthest Exile by Ahmatjan Osman

Uyghurland, the Farthest Exile: The Furthest Exile

Ahmatjan Osman

220 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon

256 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

368 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark slow-paced
The Recognitions by William H. Gass, William Gaddis

The Recognitions

William H. Gass, William Gaddis

976 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Understand Electronics: A Teach Yourself Guide by Malcolm Plant

Understand Electronics: A Teach Yourself Guide

Malcolm Plant

328 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

informative medium-paced