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14 books

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

560 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Penance by Eliza Clark

Penance

Eliza Clark

327 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction contemporary crime literary mystery thriller dark tense medium-paced
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

Biography of X

Catherine Lacey

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Dark Places

Gillian Flynn

349 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

325 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler

Bloodchild and Other Stories

Octavia E. Butler

214 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction fantasy science fiction short stories speculative fiction challenging dark reflective fast-paced
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

172 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

385 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0laurenrussell's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced