Vasco Gato

28 books

Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch

Bruno's Dream

Iris Murdoch

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction literary reflective sad slow-paced
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark Fisher

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

Mark Fisher

81 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

240 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Excellent Women

Barbara Pym

288 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

36 pages • first pub 1839 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford

301 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo

It Would Be Night in Caracas

Karina Sainz Borgo

229 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

The Last King of Scotland

Giles Foden

352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective tense slow-paced
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

My Absolute Darling

Gabriel Tallent

417 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
No Place to Bury the Dead by Karina Sainz Borgo

No Place to Bury the Dead

Karina Sainz Borgo

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary dark sad tense medium-paced