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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

521 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction historical literary mystery science fiction emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
The City & The City by China Miéville

The City & The City

China Miéville

332 pages • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

5.0aneton's review
fiction crime science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

Kushiel's Chosen

Kushiel's Legacy: Phèdre's Trilogy #2

Jacqueline Carey

678 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

849 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Kushiel's Dart

Kushiel's Legacy: Phèdre's Trilogy #1

Jacqueline Carey

901 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

387 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

544 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

264 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Curse of Chalion

World of the Five Gods #1

Lois McMaster Bujold

448 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0aneton's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced