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10 books

Luster by Raven Leilani

Luster

Raven Leilani

227 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

315 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

482 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

324 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

120 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club

Chuck Palahniuk

218 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction classics thriller dark tense fast-paced
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

211 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Comfort Me with Apples

Catherynne M. Valente

103 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0elderlyemo's review
fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious fast-paced