Books like A Sunny Place for Shady People
12 books with a reading profile close to A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Bones & All
horror, literary
Maren Yearly is a teenage girl who is abandoned by her father and left alone in a world where she cannot control a terrible hunger, as she is an "eater," one who feeds on human flesh.
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2
Revenge
by Yōko Ogawa
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
This collection of eleven interlocking short stories functions as a macabre jigsaw puzzle set in contemporary Japan.
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3
Natural Beauty
horror, literary
A daughter of immigrant musicians accepts a job at Holistique, a luxury wellness firm in New York City, to fund her parents' long-term medical care.
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4
The Cask of Amontillado
horror, literary
Montresor, the narrator, tells of the revenge he took on a man named Fortunato, who he says insulted him a thousand times.
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5
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
horror, literary
This collection gathers the foundational works of American Gothic literature, combining short fiction and verse that define the macabre.
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Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
Seventeen-year-old Silvie joins her father, Bill, on a historical reenactment camp in the Northumbrian wilderness.
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7
The Ballad of Black Tom
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
Tommy Tester is a young Black hustler in 1920s Harlem who earns a living with a guitar and a few small cons.
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8
The Lottery and Other Stories
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
This collection of twenty-five stories describes the unsettling realities hidden beneath the surface of mid-century American domesticity.
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The Empusium
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
Set in 1913, the story follows Mieczysław Wojnicz, a student seeking treatment for tuberculosis at a sanatorium in Görbersdorf.
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10
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
by Neil Gaiman
horror, literary
Fragile Things is an anthology containing over thirty pieces of short fiction and poetry that merge mundane reality with the supernatural.
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Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
by Neil Gaiman
horror, literary
Neil Gaiman's collection includes stories and poems, with an introduction that discusses each one.
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12
Kiss Kiss
by Roald Dahl
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
In this collection of eleven short stories, characters navigate domestic traps, professional rivalries, and cruel coincidences.
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