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Paradise Lost by John Milton

Paradise Lost

John Milton

317 pages • first pub 1667 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction classics philosophy poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Panenka by Rónán Hession

Panenka

Rónán Hession

166 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

268 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

560 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1 by Takeshi Obata, Tetsuichiro Miyaki, Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1

Death Note #1-2

Takeshi Obata, Tetsuichiro Miyaki, Tsugumi Ohba

392 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction fantasy manga thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text by Franz Kafka

The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text

Franz Kafka

276 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

249 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bookish_skies's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced