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27 books

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

294 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson

In the Absence of Men

Philippe Besson

180 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

273 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Go as a River by Shelley Read

Go as a River

Shelley Read

302 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin

325 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark funny medium-paced
Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

Lie with Me

Philippe Besson

3 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me By Your Name #1

André Aciman

248 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski

191 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jocularjacob's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced