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71 books

You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik

You Deserve Nothing

Alexander Maksik

336 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie

Theodore Dreiser

580 pages • first pub 1900 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics reflective slow-paced
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

An American Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser

859 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics dark reflective sad slow-paced
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne

A Ladder to the Sky

John Boyne

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction contemporary dark tense medium-paced
The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Labyrinth of the Spirits

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #4

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

816 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction historical thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Italo Calvino

260 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Angel's Game

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

576 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction historical literary mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

516 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

465 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

276 pages • first pub 1601 (editions)

5.0marathonreader's review
fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced