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37 books

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

279 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction classics historical literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

The Hot Zone

Dark Biology #01

Richard Preston

368 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
nonfiction history science dark informative tense fast-paced
Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Fairy Tale

Stephen King

599 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Six

The Atlas #1

Olivie Blake

373 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black

Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind

Sue Black

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
nonfiction history science dark informative reflective medium-paced
Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism by Bill Schutt

Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism

Bill Schutt

270 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
nonfiction history nature science dark informative fast-paced
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Grey

Oscar Wilde

182 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
All That Remains by Sue Black

All That Remains

Sue Black

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
nonfiction memoir science true crime informative reflective medium-paced