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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

309 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes from Underground

Fyodor Dostoevsky

136 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Albert Camus

212 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

512 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

This Is Pleasure

Mary Gaitskill

83 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging reflective fast-paced
Sleepwalking by Meg Wolitzer

Sleepwalking

Meg Wolitzer

224 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

249 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced