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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

Assassin's Quest

The Farseer Trilogy #3

Robin Hobb

869 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott

274 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring medium-paced
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Elsewhere

Alexis Schaitkin

226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

Ashley Winstead

345 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

Study for Obedience

Sarah Bernstein

196 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction literary challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell

The Other Half

Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp #1

Charlotte Vassell

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction crime thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

628 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0freshlyreadbooks's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced