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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Sorrow and Bliss

Meg Mason

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

283 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

660 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

496 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

584 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

336 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

89 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0melissabraine's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced