Books like Our Share of Night
12 books with a reading profile close to Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. Deep and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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The Empusium
Also deep and thought-provoking · horror, dense
Set in 1913, the story follows Mieczysław Wojnicz, a student seeking treatment for tuberculosis at a sanatorium in Görbersdorf.
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Zone One
Also deep and thought-provoking · horror, dense
Mark Spitz is a civilian volunteer working as a manual laborer in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan.
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The Raven
Also deep · horror, dense
Published in 1845, this narrative poem follows an unnamed scholar mourning the death of his lover, Lenore.
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The Complete Stories and Poems
Also deep · horror, dense
This collection brings together the full literary output of the man who established the conventions of the modern detective story and the psychological thriller.
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A Sunny Place for Shady People
Also thought-provoking · 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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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Also deep · horror, literary
Mariana Enriquez's stories are set in Argentina, where ordinary streets and houses harbor ghosts, curses and political horror.
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The People in the Trees
Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary
Norton Perina, an ambitious young immunologist, travels to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu'ivu in 1950 to investigate a lost tribe.
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The Merchant of Venice
Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary
Bassanio, a young Venetian nobleman, seeks a loan from his friend Antonio to fund a pursuit of the wealthy heiress Portia.
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The Luminaries
Also deep · dense, literary
In 1866, Walter Moody arrives in the gold-mining town of Hokitika, New Zealand, where he interrupts a secret council of twelve men.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
Also deep and thought-provoking · horror, literary
The narrative follows Gabriel Utterson, a lawyer investigating the relationship between his disciplined friend, Dr.
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Light in August
Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary
Set in 1930s Mississippi, the narrative follows three central figures: Lena Grove, a pregnant woman traveling barefoot from Alabama to find her child's father; Gail Hightower, a disgraced minister living in isolation; a…
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House of Leaves
Also deep · horror, dense
Johnny Truant, a drifting tattoo apprentice, discovers a chaotic manuscript in a dead man's apartment.
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