Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by thestorygraph

Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
All books added
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

261 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
Janey's Girl by Gayle Friesen

Janey's Girl

Gayle Friesen

224 pages • 1998

fiction childrens young adult emotional medium-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • digital • 2020

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

The Hollow Places

T. Kingfisher

341 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wait for Night by Stephen Graham Jones

Wait for Night

Stephen Graham Jones

22 pages • digital • 2020

fiction fantasy horror short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • paperback • 2013

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-The-Pooh #1

A.A. Milne

146 pages • paperback • 1926

fiction childrens classics short stories adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

The Year of the Witching

Bethel #1

Alexis Henderson

359 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

Universal Harvester

John Darnielle

214 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

Flowers in the Attic

Dollanganger #1

V.C. Andrews

416 pages • digital • 1979

fiction thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced