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24 books

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto

160 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tell Me the Truth About Love: 13 Tales from the Therapist's Couch by Susanna Abse

Tell Me the Truth About Love: 13 Tales from the Therapist's Couch

Susanna Abse

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
nonfiction memoir psychology challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Idiot by Elif Batuman

The Idiot

The Idiot #1

Elif Batuman

423 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction literary funny reflective slow-paced
Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

99 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki #1

Baek Se-hee

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

Poor Things

Alasdair Gray

317 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Exciting Times

Naoise Dolan

242 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance funny reflective medium-paced
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

592 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0soapy_'s review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced