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Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

116 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

241 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction dystopian literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

249 pages • first pub 1606 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

592 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

422 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
They Went Left by Monica Hesse

They Went Left

Monica Hesse

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction historical young adult emotional fast-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

315 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

692 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0amsswim's review
fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced