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16 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

524 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Autobiography of Red

Red #1

Anne Carson

149 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary poetry reflective slow-paced
Either/Or by Elif Batuman

Either/Or

The Idiot #2

Elif Batuman

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Idiot by Elif Batuman

The Idiot

The Idiot #1

Elif Batuman

423 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction literary funny reflective slow-paced
Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay by Anne Carson

Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay

Anne Carson

208 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
nonfiction classics essays philosophy poetry reflective slow-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

427 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added

5.0phoebust's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

478 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction contemporary crime literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
Maurice by E.M. Forster

Maurice

E.M. Forster

222 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood

Dylan Thomas

121 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction classics play poetry reflective sad medium-paced
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf

Jacob's Room

Virginia Woolf

324 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

5.0phoebust's review
fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced