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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

732 pages • 2000 • 57 editions

fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Cancer Ward

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

570 pages • 1968 • 19 editions

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fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • 2015 • 194 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

771 pages • 2013 • 127 editions

fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy

675 pages • 1891 • 511 editions

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional sad slow-paced
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The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort

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The Wolf of Wall Street

Jordan Belfort

528 pages • 2007 • 38 editions

nonfiction business memoir dark reflective tense slow-paced
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I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

I Know This Much Is True

Wally Lamb

897 pages • 1998 • 46 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
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The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

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The Clan of the Cave Bear

Jean M. Auel

494 pages • 1980 • 139 editions

fiction historical adventurous emotional slow-paced
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A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

A Million Little Pieces

James Frey

430 pages • 2003 • 35 editions

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

205 pages • 1981 • 26 editions

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
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