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45 books

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

309 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway

293 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

179 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics science fiction dark funny fast-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

383 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

210 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

268 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

5.0laestaci's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced