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47 books

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Northern Lights

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

11 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

176 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

560 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

7 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

1 hour, 57 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
A Quiet Tide by Marianne Lee

A Quiet Tide

Marianne Lee

394 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Girls by Emma Cline

The Girls

Emma Cline

357 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0hbom's review
fiction historical literary thriller dark medium-paced