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17 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

629 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

112 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

398 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

288 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Eric LaRocca

102 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark tense fast-paced
Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield

Love Is a Mix Tape

Rob Sheffield

224 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0balderdash's review
nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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