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The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Alison Weir

656 pages • 1992 • 26 editions

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix

330 pages • 2016 • 43 editions

fiction horror thriller dark funny tense medium-paced
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Colonialism and Homosexuality by Robert Aldrich

Colonialism and Homosexuality

Robert Aldrich

464 pages • 2002 • 2 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • 1965 • 162 editions

nonfiction classics true crime dark informative tense slow-paced
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale #1

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

324 pages • 1985 • 381 editions

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
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Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

278 pages • 1965 • 128 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives

Viet Thanh Nguyen

210 pages • 2018 • 9 editions

nonfiction essays politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Night by Elie Wiesel

The Night Trilogy #1

Night

Elie Wiesel

116 pages • 1958 • 100 editions

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Day by Elie Wiesel

The Night Trilogy #3

Day

Elie Wiesel

109 pages • 1961 • 12 editions

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad slow-paced
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Dawn by Elie Wiesel

The Night Trilogy #2

Dawn

Elie Wiesel

81 pages • 1960 • 16 editions

fiction classics historical dark reflective sad slow-paced
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