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28 books

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer

558 pages • first pub -750 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

Daniel James Brown

337 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous reflective slow-paced
Combatting Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults by Margaret Thaler Singer, Steven Hassan

Combatting Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults

Margaret Thaler Singer, Steven Hassan

256 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
nonfiction psychology religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

Beowulf: A New Translation

Maria Dahvana Headley

176 pages • first pub 900 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
fiction classics fantasy poetry adventurous medium-paced
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Autobiography of Red

Red #1

Anne Carson

149 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary poetry reflective slow-paced
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

128 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
fiction classics magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Megan Rosenbloom

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
nonfiction history science dark informative medium-paced
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell

309 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
nonfiction feminism sociology informative reflective medium-paced
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0twoclaws's review
nonfiction science travel informative reflective medium-paced