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50 books

1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

304 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

My Darling Dreadful Thing

Johanna van Veen

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

160 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw, Richard Kadrey

The Dead Take the A Train

Carrion City #1

Cassandra Khaw, Richard Kadrey

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

Grass

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

471 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
nonfiction biography graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Walking Practice

Dolki Min

166 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced
Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic by Richard A. McKay

Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic

Richard A. McKay

12 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Larry Mitchell

150 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0em_ory's review
fiction lgbtqia+ poetry hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced