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17 books

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

In Memoriam

Alice Winn

379 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
Penance by Eliza Clark

Penance

Eliza Clark

434 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction contemporary crime literary mystery thriller dark tense medium-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

484 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

5.0jc560's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

429 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

454 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

465 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

Dead Poets Society

N.H. Kleinbaum

166 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0jc560's review
fiction literary young adult emotional inspiring sad fast-paced