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25 books

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

294 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall by Barbara O'Hare

The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall

Barbara O'Hare

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
nonfiction biography true crime dark emotional sad fast-paced
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

294 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami

221 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction fantasy historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

273 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Elektra by Jennifer Saint

Elektra

Jennifer Saint

341 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction fantasy historical literary dark emotional medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0wenniebiss's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced