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Ask the Dust by John Fante

Ask the Dust

The Saga of Arturo Bandini #3

John Fante

165 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics reflective medium-paced
Drown by Junot Díaz

Drown

Junot Díaz

208 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy

13 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson

204 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.

Requiem for a Dream

Hubert Selby Jr.

288 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

272 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris

257 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde

46 pages • first pub 1887 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction classics fantasy short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Geek Love

Katherine Dunn

348 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction horror magical realism challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Stories of Breece d'j Pancake by Breece D'j Pancake

The Stories of Breece d'j Pancake

Breece D'j Pancake

192 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0jemsizzleton's review
fiction short stories reflective slow-paced