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36 books

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman

426 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
To Live by Yu Hua

To Live

Yu Hua

256 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

Sightseeing

Rattawut Lapcharoensap

250 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction short stories travel challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Severance by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

291 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

417 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

325 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emergencily's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced