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54 books

The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson

The Red Parts

Maggie Nelson

201 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir true crime dark reflective slow-paced
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante

188 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Paul by Daisy Lafarge

Paul

Daisy Lafarge

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced
Second Place by Rachel Cusk

Second Place

Rachel Cusk

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0katiejames's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

Men Who Hate Women

Laura Bates

360 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0katiejames's review
nonfiction feminism sociology challenging dark informative medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

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fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

227 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Saltwater by Jessica Andrews

Saltwater

Jessica Andrews

295 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0katiejames's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

Things We Say in the Dark

Kirsty Logan

226 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0katiejames's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sisters by Daisy Johnson

Sisters

Daisy Johnson

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced