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18 books

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe

64 pages • first pub 1845 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction classics horror poetry dark mysterious fast-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

294 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

48 pages • first pub 1729 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
nonfiction classics essays dark funny fast-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

118 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective fast-paced
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

276 pages • first pub 1601 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

152 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction classics dystopian dark reflective fast-paced
The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger

Albert Camus

123 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
fiction classics literary philosophy dark reflective medium-paced
All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein

All But My Life

Gerda Weissmann Klein

9 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0rjstanford's review
nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced