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7 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

176 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

Babel: An Arcane History

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

Beautiful Country

Qian Julie Wang

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin

192 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
nonfiction classics essays race challenging reflective slow-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mildlypretentiousreader's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
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