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East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

602 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

256 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Summer Crossing by Truman Capote

Summer Crossing

Truman Capote

142 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Vintage Sadness by Hanif Abdurraqib

Vintage Sadness

Hanif Abdurraqib

56 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
The Crown Ain't Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib

The Crown Ain't Worth Much

Hanif Abdurraqib

102 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
nonfiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays

Oscar Wilde

416 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics play funny reflective medium-paced
Nine Island by Jane Alison

Nine Island

Jane Alison

244 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

333 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

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fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
We Were Witches by Ariel Gore

We Were Witches

Ariel Gore

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alexandriaslibrary's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced