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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • paperback • 1844

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fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • paperback • 1992

5.0oryx's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

497 pages • paperback • 1897

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fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

358 pages • hardcover • 2017

5.0oryx's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0oryx's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • paperback • 2015

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fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

737 pages • digital • 2015

5.0oryx's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

365 pages • paperback • 1937

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fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

527 pages • paperback • 1954

5.0oryx's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Foundation (Publication Order) #1

Isaac Asimov

244 pages • hardcover • 1951

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fiction classics science fiction adventurous medium-paced