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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Kaddish and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg

Kaddish and Other Poems

Pocket Poets

Allen Ginsberg

99 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

248 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction classics literary poetry challenging mysterious slow-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Ariel

Sylvia Plath

128 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction classics poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ursula K. Le Guin

32 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
fiction classics fantasy science fiction short stories dark reflective fast-paced
Sweetdark by Savannah Brown

Sweetdark

Savannah Brown

96 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
nonfiction poetry dark medium-paced
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus

134 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0magnimius's review
nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced