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16 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Either/Or by Elif Batuman

Either/Or

The Idiot #2

Elif Batuman

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction contemporary horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

276 pages • first pub 1601 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0winn_e's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced