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76 books

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

264 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

The Sparrow

The Sparrow #1

Mary Doria Russell

423 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction science fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

465 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

153 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Haikyu!!, Vol. 03 by Haruichi Furudate

Haikyu!!, Vol. 03

ハイキュー!! / Haikyū!! #3

Haruichi Furudate

200 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction manga sports funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Ed Yong

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
Blue Period, Vol. 5 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Blue Period, Vol. 5

Blue Period #5

Tsubasa Yamaguchi

210 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction art manga emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Blue Period, Vol. 4 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Blue Period, Vol. 4

Blue Period #4

Tsubasa Yamaguchi

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0samwise's review
fiction art manga emotional inspiring fast-paced