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236 books

The Fisherman by John Langan

The Fisherman

John Langan

282 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction fantasy horror dark emotional tense slow-paced
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

A Ghost in the Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

36 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1871 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery and Other Stories

Shirley Jackson

320 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman

437 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village by Marit Kapla

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village

Marit Kapla

803 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
nonfiction poetry informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing

The Big Clock

Kenneth Fearing

175 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

368 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes

Terra Nostra

Carlos Fuentes

896 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0captainfez's review
fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced