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Arthur Rimbaud
128 ratings 4.28 ·
fiction · classics · lgbtq · literary-fiction · adult · literary · anthologies · philosophy · university · dark-academia · book · gothic · myths · audiobook · philosophical · retellings
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Elizabeth Acevedo
170 ratings 4.28 ·
poc-author · fiction · poc-mc · young-adult · contemporary · literary-fiction · lgbtq · feminism · latinx-mc · audiobook · family · book · female-author · drama · high-school · 21st-century · mental-illness · coming-of-age · realistic · female-mc
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Armistead Maupin
288 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · lgbtq · adult · book · humor · friendship · audiobook · mlm · comedy · drama · satire · mystery · wlw · literary · classics · realistic · trans-mc · historical-fiction
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Mary Renault
201 ratings 4.01 ·
audiobook · historical-fiction · fiction · lgbtq · 20th-century · book · literary · classics · historical · literary-fiction · adult · female-author · myths · mlm · ancient-civilization · fantasy · violent-conflict · war · romance · action-adventure
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Patrick Gale
110 ratings 3.99 ·
fiction · lgbtq · literary-fiction · book · adult · audiobook · family · drama · historical-fiction · contemporary · historical · 21st-century · friendship · mlm · psychological · romance · war · violent-conflict · mental-illness · 20th-century
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Natasha Pulley
111 ratings 3.96 ·
fantasy · fiction · mystery · lgbtq · historical · adult · historical-fiction · book · supernatural · paranormal · action-adventure · audiobook · industrial-era · literary-fiction · gothic · suspense · victorian · magical-realism · alternate-history · magic
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Marlon James
124 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · dark · audiobook · poc-mc · adult · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · magical-realism · action-adventure · historical · 21st-century · lgbtq · fantasy · retellings · male-author · myths · black-mc · horror · mystery
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Lyndsay Faye
132 ratings 3.92 ·
fiction · mystery · crime · historical-fiction · book · historical · suspense · adult · audiobook · industrial-era · lgbtq · literary-fiction · action-adventure · murder · female-author · victorian · thriller · urban · law-enforcement · retellings
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Eileen Myles
102 ratings 3.90 ·- Afterglow (a Dog Memoir) by Eileen Myles
- I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems 1975 - 2014 by Eileen Myles
- Love in the New Millennium by Eileen Myles
- The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Eileen Myles
- The Importance of Being Iceland: Travel Essays in Art by Eileen Myles
fiction · adult · lgbtq · contemporary · literary-fiction · female-author · 21st-century · audiobook · wlw · literary · season-summer · lesbian-mc · anthologies · classics · coming-of-age · feminism · book · romantic-love · poc-author · steamy
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Sarah Winman
102 ratings 3.89 ·
friendship · audiobook · historical-fiction · female-author · literary-fiction · fiction · book · family · 21st-century · death · drama · lgbtq · coming-of-age · 20th-century · young-adult · historical · ww2 · season-spring · violent-conflict · war
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Rabih Alameddine
112 ratings 3.88 ·
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · war · poc-mc · poc-author · book · lgbtq · violent-conflict · magical-realism · journey · action-adventure · family · female-author · male-author · spirituality · islam · 21st-century
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Carson McCullers
182 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · female-author · literary · classics · literary-fiction · adult · southern-gothic · gothic · historical-fiction · 20th-century · lgbtq · anthologies · drama · historical · psychological · audiobook · book · contemporary · feminism · university
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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 · classics · literary · historical · 20th-century · drama · mystery · gothic · fantasy · magical-realism · low-fantasy · ww2 · horror · violent-conflict · family
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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 · adult · contemporary · wlw · historical-fiction · fantasy · feminism · 20th-century · 21st-century · humor · university · audiobook · postmodernism · retellings · myths
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Ali Smith
291 ratings 3.74 ·
fiction · contemporary · adult · female-author · literary-fiction · lgbtq · 21st-century · audiobook · book · family · magical-realism · friendship · female-mc · historical-fiction · supernatural · literary · classics · politics · university · anthologies
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Michael Cunningham
229 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · drama · historical-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · urban · adult · family · literary · classics · book · realistic · magical-realism · male-author · anthologies · 20th-century · 21st-century · young-adult
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Sarah Waters
224 ratings 3.72 ·
literary-fiction · historical-fiction · fiction · book · historical · female-author · wlw · lgbtq · mystery · adult · 20th-century · feminism · 21st-century · romance · gothic · drama · suspense · lesbian-mc · audiobook · industrial-era
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Edmund White
181 ratings 3.71 ·
fiction · lgbtq · literary-fiction · adult · contemporary · book · mlm · historical-fiction · 20th-century · literary · anthologies · classics · male-author · audiobook · coming-of-age · romance · psychological · humor · drama · 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 · audiobook · postmodernism · substance-abuse · dystopia · transgressive-mc · dark · spirituality · humor
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David Leavitt
112 ratings 3.69 ·
lgbtq · fiction · literary-fiction · adult · contemporary · book · historical-fiction · family · 20th-century · violent-conflict · historical · urban · romance · humor · war · politics · anthologies · classics · mlm · literary
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Dennis Cooper
121 ratings 3.68 ·
fiction · adult · lgbtq · transgressive-mc · dark · horror · literary-fiction · contemporary · spirituality · cults · substance-abuse · crime · book · steamy · anthologies · psychological · death · mystery · 20th-century · postmodernism
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Andrew Sean Greer
161 ratings 3.65 ·
book · fiction · lgbtq · literary-fiction · audiobook · romance · adult · drama · 21st-century · contemporary · 20th-century · womens-fiction · historical-fiction · historical · paranormal · young-adult · action-adventure · mental-illness · time-travel · realistic
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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 ·
book · literary · classics · literary-fiction · crime · mystery · contemporary · audiobook · dark · psychological · fiction · horror · drama · transgressive-mc · satire · substance-abuse · cults · lgbtq · postmodernism · spirituality
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