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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0emilyisliterate's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket

The Slippery Slope

A Series of Unfortunate Events #10

Lemony Snicket

337 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0emilyisliterate's review
fiction middle grade mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

273 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0emilyisliterate's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Roxane Gay

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilyisliterate's review
nonfiction essays feminism memoir sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman

The Magician's Land

The Magicians #3

Lev Grossman

401 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emilyisliterate's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

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fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Library Edition by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Library Edition

The Legend of Korra (graphic novel trilogies) #1-3

Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0emilyisliterate's review
fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional slow-paced
Gravity Falls: Lost Legends: 4 All-New Adventures! by Alex Hirsch

Gravity Falls: Lost Legends: 4 All-New Adventures!

Alex Hirsch

144 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction comics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

336 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

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fiction classics romance emotional reflective slow-paced