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The Castle by Franz Kafka

The Castle

Franz Kafka

352 pages • paperback • 1922

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't A Guy At All, Vol. 4 by Sumiko Arai

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't A Guy At All, Vol. 4

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All #4

Sumiko Arai

310 pages • digital user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance
The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman

The Answer is No

Fredrik Backman

68 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced
Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Ragnar Jónasson

Reykjavík: A Crime Story

Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Ragnar Jónasson

384 pages • hardcover

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
La custode dei peccati by Megan Campisi

La custode dei peccati

Megan Campisi

312 pages • digital • 2020 user-added

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Gyo by Junji Ito

Gyo

Gyo #1-2

Junji Ito

397 pages • digital • 2002

fiction horror manga science fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Last Wish

The Witcher #1

Andrzej Sapkowski

10 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 1993

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
She Wasn't a Guy, Tome 2 by Sumiko Arai

She Wasn't a Guy, Tome 2

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All #2

Sumiko Arai

160 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
She Wasn't a Guy, Tome 01 by Sumiko Arai

She Wasn't a Guy, Tome 01

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All #1

Sumiko Arai

179 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
She Wasn't a Guy, Tome 3 by Sumiko Arai

She Wasn't a Guy, Tome 3

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All #3

Sumiko Arai

176 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced