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17 books

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

364 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde

The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

489 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie

561 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Gravity's Rainbow

Thomas Pynchon

776 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction historical literary speculative fiction challenging slow-paced
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon

152 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction classics literary challenging funny mysterious medium-paced
Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy

Sweet Days of Discipline

Fleur Jaeggy

101 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

The Little Friend

Donna Tartt

720 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Novels & Stories: The Lottery / The Haunting of Hill House / We Have Always Lived in the Castle / Other Stories and Sketches by Shirley Jackson

Novels & Stories: The Lottery / The Haunting of Hill House / We Have Always Lived in the Castle / Other Stories and Sketches

Shirley Jackson

852 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

176 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel

The Lola Quartet

Emily St. John Mandel

275 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0kasisak's review
fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced