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Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

120 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

Karen Russell

246 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks

184 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction horror literary challenging dark medium-paced
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Friday Black

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

194 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction horror short stories speculative fiction challenging dark medium-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Charlotte's Web

E.B. White

192 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

Out There Screaming

Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

386 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

White Is for Witching

Helen Oyeyemi

283 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0kerryvaughan's review
fiction fantasy horror magical realism challenging dark medium-paced