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Carol by Patricia Highsmith

Carol

Patricia Highsmith

311 pages • paperback • 1952

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop by Kate Wilhelm

Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop

Kate Wilhelm

200 pages • paperback • 2005

5.0jp_priestley's review
nonfiction essays memoir reflective slow-paced
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

548 pages • paperback • 2002

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Julia by Sandra Newman

Julia

Sandra Newman

400 pages • paperback • 2023

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter

The Magic Toyshop

Angela Carter

224 pages • hardcover • 1967

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction fantasy magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

334 pages • paperback • 1949

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced