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The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

The Lost Daughter

Elena Ferrante

140 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction historical horror literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg

Family Lexicon

Natalia Ginzburg

304 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography classics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald

The Rings of Saturn

W.G. Sebald

304 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

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fiction autobiography historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Gallery of Clouds by Rachel Eisendrath

Gallery of Clouds

Rachel Eisendrath

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction essays literary memoir informative reflective medium-paced
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

268 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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fiction crime literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Memory Theatre by Simon Critchley

Memory Theatre

Simon Critchley

88 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Voyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys

Voyage in the Dark

Jean Rhys

176 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

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fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

12 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Endgame by Samuel Beckett

Endgame

Samuel Beckett

80 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

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fiction classics play dark reflective slow-paced