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Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome by David King

Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome

David King

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction crime history psychology true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders

The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

Judith Flanders

556 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative slow-paced
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The War: A Memoir by Marguerite Duras

The War: A Memoir

Marguerite Duras

192 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Occupation Trilogy: La Place de l'Étoile – The Night Watch – Ring Roads by Patrick Modiano

The Occupation Trilogy: La Place de l'Étoile – The Night Watch – Ring Roads

Trilogie « de l'Occupation » #1-3

Patrick Modiano

352 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective slow-paced
The Kill by Émile Zola

The Kill

Les Rougon-Macquart #2

Émile Zola

275 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional slow-paced
L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop) by Émile Zola

L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop)

Les Rougon-Macquart #7

Émile Zola

480 pages • first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Nana by Émile Zola

Nana

Les Rougon-Macquart #9

Émile Zola

473 pages • first pub 1880 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
Vernon Subutex 3 by Virginie Despentes

Vernon Subutex 3

Vernon Subutex #3

Virginie Despentes

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark sad tense medium-paced
Vernon Subutex 2 by Virginie Despentes

Vernon Subutex 2

Vernon Subutex #2

Virginie Despentes

334 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction dark reflective medium-paced
Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

Vernon Subutex 1

Vernon Subutex #1

Virginie Despentes

400 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective medium-paced
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Victor Hugo

510 pages • first pub 1831 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark reflective slow-paced
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

1463 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced