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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

517 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

Jade Legacy

The Green Bone Saga #3

Fonda Lee

716 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

268 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

Chess Story

Stefan Zweig

84 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction classics literary short stories dark reflective tense fast-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

272 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0porgyreads's review
fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced