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40 books

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Balli Kaur Jaswal

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction contemporary mystery emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
This Is Where We Live by Kate Hardie

This Is Where We Live

Kate Hardie

192 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World

Sarah Weinman

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

152 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
nonfiction classics history dark informative sad medium-paced
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

247 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

305 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi by William C. Chittick, Rumi

Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi

William C. Chittick, Rumi

448 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0maketeaa's review
nonfiction poetry religion reflective relaxing slow-paced