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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

210 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

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fiction classics dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 9 by Shuzo Oshimi

Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 9

Blood on the Tracks [血の轍] #9

Shuzo Oshimi

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction horror manga dark emotional tense fast-paced
Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 8 by Shuzo Oshimi

Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 8

Blood on the Tracks [血の轍] #8

Shuzo Oshimi

214 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Zoo by Otsuichi

Zoo

Otsuichi

257 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction horror short stories dark medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Takopi's Original Sin by Taizan5

Takopi's Original Sin

Takopi's Original Sin / タコピーの原罪 #1-2

Taizan5

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction dystopian horror manga science fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by Otsuichi

Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse

Otsuichi

350 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

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fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Permutation City by Greg Egan

Permutation City

Greg Egan

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

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fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced