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18 books

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
fiction contemporary crime thriller dark tense fast-paced
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

113 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

89 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Pew by Catherine Lacey

Pew

Catherine Lacey

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
fiction literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

306 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

Take Me Apart

Sara Sligar

355 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cryingcowboy's review
fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced