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16 books

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

306 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells

The End of Loneliness

Benedict Wells

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

276 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction horror thriller dark tense fast-paced
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Milk Fed

Melissa Broder

289 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional funny reflective fast-paced
She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

She's Always Hungry

Eliza Clark

226 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark funny fast-paced
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

260 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
A Heart So White by Javier Marías

A Heart So White

Javier Marías

288 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
Mongrel by Hanako Footman

Mongrel

Hanako Footman

341 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0al_davies's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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