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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

303 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
nonfiction history science dark funny informative medium-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

226 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

314 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

The Girl Next Door

Jack Ketchum

370 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction crime horror thriller challenging dark medium-paced
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

The Chaperone

Laura Moriarty

367 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction historical adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman

I Have Lost My Way

Gayle Forman

259 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional medium-paced
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

A Great and Terrible Beauty

Gemma Doyle #1

Libba Bray

403 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

8 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction contemporary literary science fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

324 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0katyliz's review
fiction classics historical emotional informative medium-paced