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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Vincent Bugliosi

687 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Gravity's Rainbow

Thomas Pynchon

776 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction historical literary speculative fiction challenging slow-paced
Dry by Augusten Burroughs

Dry

Augusten Burroughs

293 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
nonfiction biography memoir reflective fast-paced
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction

J.D. Salinger

256 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger

Nine Stories

J.D. Salinger

320 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

David Foster Wallace

273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace

Girl with Curious Hair

David Foster Wallace

384 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

394 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction classics contemporary challenging funny medium-paced
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

George Saunders

179 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction short stories adventurous medium-paced
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Geek Love

Katherine Dunn

348 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction horror magical realism challenging dark tense slow-paced