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14 books

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men

Claire Keegan

119 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

David Grann

329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade by Ryan North, Kurt Vonnegut, Albert Monteys

Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade

Ryan North, Kurt Vonnegut, Albert Monteys

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction graphic novel science fiction challenging dark reflective fast-paced
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Tom Robbins

366 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism funny reflective slow-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

Looking Glass Sound

Catriona Ward

339 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Gou Tanabe

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Gou Tanabe's Adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's Masterpieces

Gou Tanabe

450 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction horror manga science fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Sundial by Catriona Ward

Sundial

Catriona Ward

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0rgallo's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced