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30 books

Down the Drain by Julia Fox

Down the Drain

Julia Fox

10 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

22 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

183 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black: Collected Stories by Cookie Mueller

Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black: Collected Stories

Cookie Mueller

399 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

418 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi

Her First Palestinian

Saeed Teebi

239 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
nonfiction psychology funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death

Maggie O'Farrell

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0paigelewis's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced