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Arthur Rimbaud
128 ratings 4.28 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · lgbtq · classics · literary · anthologies · philosophy · university · book · dark-academia · gothic · retellings · audiobook · myths · philosophical
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Elizabeth Acevedo
170 ratings 4.28 ·
poc-mc · fiction · young-adult · contemporary · poc-author · latinx-mc · audiobook · family · literary-fiction · lgbtq · feminism · female-author · book · realistic · female-mc · magical-realism · friendship · drama · 21st-century · high-school
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Armistead Maupin
288 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · adult · contemporary · humor · friendship · audiobook · book · comedy · drama · mlm · mystery · satire · wlw · historical-fiction · classics · literary · realistic · trans-mc
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Mary Renault
201 ratings 4.01 ·
historical-fiction · audiobook · fiction · lgbtq · 20th-century · book · classics · literary · historical · female-author · adult · literary-fiction · myths · mlm · ancient-civilization · fantasy · violent-conflict · romance · war · action-adventure
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Patrick Gale
100 ratings 4.00 ·
literary-fiction · lgbtq · fiction · audiobook · book · adult · family · drama · 21st-century · historical · historical-fiction · mlm · contemporary · war · romance · psychological · friendship · violent-conflict · mental-illness · 20th-century
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Natasha Pulley
111 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · adult · historical · lgbtq · mystery · action-adventure · paranormal · audiobook · book · supernatural · suspense · magical-realism · victorian · industrial-era · literary-fiction · gothic · mlm · female-author
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Marlon James
124 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · book · adult · dark · poc-mc · audiobook · lgbtq · fantasy · 21st-century · historical · magical-realism · historical-fiction · action-adventure · mystery · horror · black-mc · poc-author · dark-fantasy · male-author
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Lyndsay Faye
132 ratings 3.92 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · crime · adult · audiobook · suspense · historical · book · murder · female-author · victorian · action-adventure · lgbtq · literary-fiction · industrial-era · urban · law-enforcement · thriller · killer
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Sarah Winman
102 ratings 3.89 ·
family · friendship · audiobook · historical-fiction · female-author · literary-fiction · fiction · book · 21st-century · death · drama · lgbtq · coming-of-age · 20th-century · historical · ww2 · season-spring · violent-conflict · adult · war
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Rabih Alameddine
112 ratings 3.88 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · historical-fiction · poc-author · book · lgbtq · violent-conflict · contemporary · war · poc-mc · journey · magical-realism · 21st-century · islam · action-adventure · family · female-author · male-author · spirituality
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Carson McCullers
181 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · female-author · literary-fiction · literary · classics · adult · southern-gothic · gothic · historical-fiction · lgbtq · 20th-century · drama · historical · anthologies · psychological · audiobook · book · contemporary · university · feminism
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Augusten Burroughs
283 ratings 3.81 ·- Toil & Trouble by Augusten Burroughs
- Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs
- This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. by Augusten Burroughs
- You Better Not Cry: True Stories For Christmas by Augusten Burroughs
- A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs
literary-fiction · adult · humor · comedy · lgbtq · fiction · psychological · male-author · dark-humor · audiobook · realistic · book · satire · contemporary
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Timothy Findley
147 ratings 3.80 ·
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · book · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · classics · literary · 20th-century · drama · mystery · gothic · fantasy · magical-realism · low-fantasy · horror · ww2 · violent-conflict · war
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Jeanette Winterson
404 ratings 3.77 ·- Hansel and Greta (Fairytale Revolution) by Jeanette Winterson
- Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson
- Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories by Jeanette Winterson
- Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days by Jeanette Winterson
- The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
fiction · lgbtq · female-author · magical-realism · literary-fiction · book · contemporary · adult · wlw · historical-fiction · fantasy · feminism · 20th-century · humor · 21st-century · university · audiobook · postmodernism · myths · paranormal
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Ali Smith
291 ratings 3.74 ·
fiction · contemporary · 21st-century · literary-fiction · lgbtq · female-author · adult · audiobook · book · family · friendship · magical-realism · supernatural · historical-fiction · female-mc · politics · classics · literary · university · feminism
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Michael Cunningham
229 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · drama · historical-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · urban · adult · family · literary · classics · realistic · book · magical-realism · male-author · anthologies · 20th-century · young-adult · mlm
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Sarah Waters
223 ratings 3.72 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · female-author · historical · book · adult · lgbtq · mystery · wlw · audiobook · lesbian-mc · suspense · romance · drama · gothic · 21st-century · 20th-century · feminism · industrial-era
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Edmund White
181 ratings 3.71 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · adult · contemporary · book · mlm · historical-fiction · 20th-century · anthologies · classics · literary · audiobook · male-author · romance · coming-of-age · drama · psychological · humor · historical
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William S. Burroughs
392 ratings 3.71 ·- Manual revisado del boy scout by William S. Burroughs
- Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs (Burroughs, William S.) by William S. Burroughs
- Twists of the Tale: An Anthology of Cat Horror by William S. Burroughs
- My Education: A Book of Dreams by William S. Burroughs
- In Youth Is Pleasure: & I Left My Grandfather's House by William S. Burroughs
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · sci-fi · lgbtq · contemporary · 20th-century · anthologies · satire · book · postmodernism · audiobook · substance-abuse · dystopia · transgressive-mc · dark · spirituality · humor
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David Leavitt
112 ratings 3.69 ·
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · book · family · historical-fiction · 20th-century · classics · mlm · anthologies · literary · politics · war · romance · urban · humor · historical · violent-conflict
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Dennis Cooper
121 ratings 3.68 ·
fiction · adult · lgbtq · transgressive-mc · dark · horror · literary-fiction · contemporary · spirituality · substance-abuse · cults · crime · book · steamy · anthologies · psychological · death · mystery · 20th-century · postmodernism
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Andrew Sean Greer
161 ratings 3.65 ·
fiction · lgbtq · literary-fiction · book · audiobook · romance · adult · drama · 21st-century · womens-fiction · historical-fiction · historical · contemporary · 20th-century · supernatural · magical-realism · mystery · psychological · aging · war
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Alan Hollinghurst
119 ratings 3.61 ·
adult · fiction · lgbtq · mlm · literary-fiction · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · 20th-century · coming-of-age · contemporary · historical · 21st-century · drama · literary · classics · male-author · violent-conflict · university · war
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Bret Easton Ellis
236 ratings 3.59 ·
classics · literary · book · literary-fiction · crime · mystery · contemporary · psychological · fiction · audiobook · dark · drama · transgressive-mc · horror · satire · lgbtq · substance-abuse · cults · postmodernism · adult
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