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43 books

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
We Do Not Part by Han Kang

We Do Not Part

Han Kang

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Shroud

Adrian Tchaikovsky

560 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction science fiction
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

The Brides of High Hill

The Singing Hills Cycle #5

Nghi Vo

115 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Beartooth by Callan Wink

Beartooth

Callan Wink

240 pages • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction crime literary thriller adventurous tense fast-paced
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

C Pam Zhang

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

Before They Are Hanged

The First Law #2

Joe Abercrombie

448 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Watchmen by Alan Moore

Watchmen

Watchmen #01-12

Alan Moore

424 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction classics comics dystopian graphic novel speculative fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Waterland by Graham Swift

Waterland

Graham Swift

355 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0chrisbiss's review
fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced