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An uncomfortably intimate, dread-soaked psychological deep dive into the agonizing process of unlearning a foundational trauma. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with My dark Vanessa.
- dread-soaked
- suffocating
- haunting
- tense
- 01
My Absolute Darling: A Novel
Gabriel Tallent
A harrowing, beautifully written descent into the wilderness of a young girl's trauma and her fierce, bloody fight for survival.
- 02
Tell me lies
Carola Lovering
A thrilling, dual-perspective dive into the intoxicating and destructive gravity of the one person you can not let go of.
- 03
The Maidens
Alex Michaelides
A moody, myth-drenched descent into academic obsession and psychological unraveling.
- 04
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
A pitch-black, narcotic comedy about checking out of a superficial world to find a blank-slate salvation.
- 05
Behind her eyes
Sarah Pinborough
A claustrophobic domestic thriller that lures you in with a familiar love triangle before executing one of the most unhinged, rug-pulling twists in modern suspense.
- 06
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Iain Reid
A claustrophobic road trip into the darkest, most surreal corners of the human psyche, where every thought feels like a trap.
- 07
Luckiest Girl Alive
Jessica Knoll
A razor-sharp dive into the mind of a woman whose flawless facade hides a foundation of unspeakable trauma.
- 08
An Anonymous Girl
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
A claustrophobic, cat-and-mouse thriller that makes you question how well you know your own mind.
- 09
All adults here
Emma Straub
A warm, wry exploration of the messy reality that no one ever really figures out how to be a grown-up.
- 10
Three Women
Lisa Taddeo
An intensely intimate, voyeuristic deep-dive into the raw and often destructive nature of female desire.
- 11
Luster
Raven Leilani
A razor-sharp, darkly hilarious plunge into the chaotic hunger of a young woman trying to survive her own desires and the crushing weight of modern capitalism.
- 12
Normal People
Sally Rooney
An achingly intimate portrait of two people who cannot stay away from each other, yet constantly fail to speak their minds.
