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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe

Shadow & Claw

The Book of the New Sun #1-2

Gene Wolfe

568 pages • first pub 1994 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

The Power Broker #01-03

Robert A. Caro

1246 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

272 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

497 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard

The Other Valley

Scott Alexander Howard

10 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced