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191 books

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

32 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Push by Ashley Audrain

The Push

Ashley Audrain

307 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
Sisters by Daisy Johnson

Sisters

Daisy Johnson

207 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
New Animal by Ella Baxter

New Animal

Ella Baxter

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
nonfiction education memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

Men We Reaped

Jesmyn Ward

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

The Paper Palace

Miranda Cowley Heller

11 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

396 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

Sorrow & Bliss

Meg Mason

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0normalreaders's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced