Dark books
Books with a darker tone: violence, moral grey zones, grief and worlds where hope is hard to find. That does not mean they are bleak all the way through. A Storm of Swords is known for its betrayals, Alan Moore's Watchmen looks at heroes without illusions, and Art Spiegelman's Maus faces the Holocaust directly. Readers who like fiction with weight and shadow will feel at home here.
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- 1The Way of Kings
9.29.2 / 10 - 2Maus
9.09.0 / 10 - 3The Will of the Many
8.98.9 / 10 - 4The Name of the Wind
8.98.9 / 10 - 5The Two Towers
8.98.9 / 10 - 6Watchmen
8.98.9 / 10 - 7I'm Glad My Mom Died
8.98.9 / 10 - 8Golden Son
8.88.8 / 10 - 9Ender's Game
8.88.8 / 10 - 10Flowers for Algernon
8.88.8 / 10 - 11Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.88.8 / 10 - 12The Hate U Give
8.88.8 / 10 - 13East of Eden
8.88.8 / 10 - 14Becoming
8.88.8 / 10 - 15Say Nothing
8.88.8 / 10 - 16Empire of Pain
8.88.8 / 10 - 17A Game of Thrones
8.78.7 / 10 - 18The Fifth Season
8.78.7 / 10 - 19The Count of Monte Cristo
8.78.7 / 10 - 20In the Dream House
8.78.7 / 10 - 21Dungeon Crawler Carl
8.78.7 / 10 - 22Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
8.78.7 / 10 - 23Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
8.68.6 / 10 - 24A Little Hatred
8.68.6 / 10 - 25Fool's Errand
8.68.6 / 10 - 26Persepolis Rising
8.58.5 / 10 - 27Blackflame
8.48.4 / 10 - 28The Shadow Rising
8.48.4 / 10 - 29Gardens of the Moon
7.97.9 / 10 - 30Throne of Glass
7.87.8 / 10