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The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

23 pages • first pub 1892 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Ch'eng-En

Monkey King: Journey to the West

Wu Ch'eng-En

339 pages • first pub 1592 (editions)

fiction classics adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Emily Wilde #2

Heather Fawcett

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach by Jas Treadwell
The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach
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Jas Treadwell

The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach

Jas Treadwell

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark funny mysterious slow-paced
A Most Dangerous Woman by L.M. Jackson

A Most Dangerous Woman

Sarah Tanner #1

L.M. Jackson

351 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

321 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
As Old as Time by Liz Braswell

As Old as Time

A Twisted Tale #3

Liz Braswell

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Secret Sister: From Nazi-occupied Jersey to wartime London, one woman's search for the truth by Cherry Durbin

Secret Sister: From Nazi-occupied Jersey to wartime London, one woman's search for the truth

Cherry Durbin

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional reflective fast-paced