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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

368 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

243 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

Haunted

Chuck Palahniuk

411 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction horror short stories dark slow-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

The People in the Trees

Hanya Yanagihara

369 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction historical literary magical realism challenging dark slow-paced
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

American Gods

American Gods #1

Neil Gaiman

522 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

Kings Rising

Captive Prince #3

C.S. Pacat

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0lovevy's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced