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15 books

Silver Road: Maps, Essays and Calligraphies by Kazim Ali

Silver Road: Maps, Essays and Calligraphies

Kazim Ali

117 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
nonfiction poetry reflective medium-paced
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

My Absolute Darling

Gabriel Tallent

417 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

384 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

273 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Luciana Pirè

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde, Luciana Pirè

248 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

243 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Vicious

Villains #1

V.E. Schwab

420 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

468 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin

Michel Faber

9 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0actualghoul's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced