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35 books

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

442 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

201 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

Olivia Laing

315 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In the Country by Mia Alvar

In the Country

Mia Alvar

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The '70s (Dekada '70, English Edition) by Lualhati Bautista

The '70s (Dekada '70, English Edition)

Lualhati Bautista

328 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

The Story of the Lost Child

The Neapolitan Novels #4

Elena Ferrante

473 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean

298 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Madeleine by Amal El-Mohtar
Madeleine
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Amal El-Mohtar

Madeleine

Amal El-Mohtar

20 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0deadstars's review
fiction fantasy short stories dark reflective medium-paced