Books like Looking Glass Sound
12 books with a reading profile close to Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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Bones & All
Also inward-looking · 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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A Sunny Place for Shady People
horror, literary
In this 2024 collection of short fiction, Enriquez documents the intersection of architectural decay and supernatural intrusion throughout Argentina and beyond.
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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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Exquisite Corpse
horror, literary
Andrew Compton, a British serial killer who escapes a life sentence by faking his own death, arrives in New Orleans to resume his search for the perfect victim.
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The Pit and the Pendulum
horror, literary
Set during the Spanish Inquisition, this narrative follows an unnamed prisoner sentenced to death for heresy.
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Hearts in Atlantis
by Stephen King
Also inward-looking · horror, literary
This collection consists of five interconnected narratives centered on the American generation that grew up during the Vietnam War.
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Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark
horror, literary
Irina is a professional photographer in Newcastle who specializes in scouting attractive, often awkward men in public spaces to model for her provocative, voyeuristic portfolios.
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Catherine House
horror, literary
Ines Murrow arrives at Catherine House, a secretive college in rural Pennsylvania, where students spend three years without leaving the grounds or seeing family, with a promise of a bright future after graduation.
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Our Wives Under the Sea
Also inward-looking · horror, literary
Miri’s wife, Leah, returns from a deep-sea research expedition that lasted months longer than scheduled.
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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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