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12 books

Human Acts by Han Kang

Human Acts

Han Kang

226 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

283 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro

153 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

252 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-Jin

Concerning My Daughter

Kim Hye-Jin

162 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

358 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

If I Had Your Face

Frances Cha

274 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

Kristen Radtke

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0olivesinpain's review
nonfiction graphic novel psychology sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced