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32 books

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Friday Black

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

194 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
fiction horror short stories speculative fiction challenging dark medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Kay Redfield Jamison

240 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective fast-paced
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

Gregory Boyle

217 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
nonfiction memoir religion emotional reflective slow-paced
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice by Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice

Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield

Love Is a Mix Tape

Rob Sheffield

224 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Thorns and Roses #2

Sarah J. Maas

626 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Silver Flames

A Court of Thorns and Roses #4

Sarah J. Maas

751 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0madsmacmath's review
fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced