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The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

835 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jroberts3456's review
fiction historical challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

The Book of Strange New Things

Michel Faber

500 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jroberts3456's review
fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz

This Is How You Lose Her

Junot Díaz

213 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jroberts3456's review
fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

Sam Kean

416 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jroberts3456's review
nonfiction history psychology science informative medium-paced
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

MaddAddam #1

Margaret Atwood

389 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction dystopian speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

12 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)

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fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Geek Love

Katherine Dunn

348 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

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fiction horror magical realism challenging dark tense slow-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

608 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

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fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Thomas Ligotti

464 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

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fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced