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6 books

Carol by Patricia Highsmith

Carol

Patricia Highsmith

311 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop by Kate Wilhelm

Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop

Kate Wilhelm

200 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jp_priestley's review
nonfiction essays memoir reflective slow-paced
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

548 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Julia by Sandra Newman

Julia

Sandra Newman

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter

The Magic Toyshop

Angela Carter

224 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction fantasy magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

334 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0jp_priestley's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced