Stephen King · 2019
- What it is
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No filter · it closes in on you
- Genre
- Science fiction Thriller Young adult
- Feels
- Claustrophobic Unflinching Gritty Tense Dark
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No filter · one you can't put down
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Hard, and nobody dresses it up · it hits hard
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The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris · 1988
It leaves you short of breath · it ties your stomach in a knot
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