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45 books

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

288 pages • paperback • 2018

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fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
In the Tall Grass by Joe Hill, Stephen King

In the Tall Grass

Joe Hill, Stephen King

1 hour, 45 minutes • audio • 2012

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fiction horror short stories dark fast-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

352 pages • digital • 2018

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nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

303 pages • paperback • 2003

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nonfiction history science dark funny informative medium-paced
No Stone Unturned: The True Story of NecroSearch International, the World's Premier Forensic Investigators by Steve Jackson

No Stone Unturned: The True Story of NecroSearch International, the World's Premier Forensic Investigators

Steve Jackson

374 pages • paperback • 2002

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nonfiction crime science true crime challenging informative slow-paced
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton

464 pages • paperback • 2018

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fiction contemporary literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire by Charles Bukowski

What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

Charles Bukowski

409 pages • paperback • 1999

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fiction poetry reflective slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • hardcover • 2019

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nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country #1

Matt Ruff

372 pages • digital • 2016 user-added

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fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels

The Prettiest Star

Carter Sickels

295 pages • hardcover • 2020

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fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad medium-paced