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Water by John Boyne

Water

The Elements #1

John Boyne

176 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0melc's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman

Thomas Hardy

14 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 1891 (editions) user-added

5.0melc's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Surname Detective: Investigating Surname Distribution in England Since 1086 by Colin Rogers

The Surname Detective: Investigating Surname Distribution in England Since 1086

Colin Rogers

260 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0melc's review
nonfiction history reference informative medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke

A Haunting in the Arctic

C.J. Cooke

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

All the Little Bird-Hearts

Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction literary dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier

The Birds and Other Stories

Daphne du Maurier

256 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

433 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
On The Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel

On The Savage Side

Tiffany McDaniel

472 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction crime literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

368 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0melc's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced