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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 5

This dark challenge is mostly sinister & ghoulish, but is also amusing at times, given some of the entries.
According to Alan Baxter, the Goodreads author who originally compiled this list, "my novels are dark fantasy thrillers, so I thought I'd make a list with quality dark fiction, particularly dark genre fiction and include books that have appealed to me or that have inspired my writing over the years."
BTW, is 444 (the length of this list) supposed to be a special number like 666?
Only books with 2000+ ratings and 3+ votes were included. A few partially overlapping titles have been retained.
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avg. score: 56 of 444 (13%)
required scores: 1, 26, 44, 59, 80 

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161
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
Diane Setterfield
162
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
163
Midnight Blue (Nancy Collins)
Midnight Blue
Nancy Collins
164
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
Henry Miller
165
High-Rise (J.G. Ballard)
High-Rise
J.G. Ballard
166
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
167
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
168
The Informers (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Informers
Bret Easton Ellis
169
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
Philip K. Dick
170
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
171
Lullaby (Chuck Palahniuk)
Lullaby
Chuck Palahniuk
172
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
173
Nutshell (Ian McEwan)
Nutshell
Ian McEwan
174
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
175
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Aldous Huxley)
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
Aldous Huxley
176
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn
177
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Grant Morrison)
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Grant Morrison
178
The Rum Diary (Hunter S. Thompson)
The Rum Diary
Hunter S. Thompson
179
The Comfort of Strangers (Ian McEwan)
The Comfort of Strangers
Ian McEwan
180
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
181
The Information (Martin Amis)
The Information
Martin Amis
182
Glue (Irvine Welsh)
Glue
Irvine Welsh
183
The Marbled Swarm (Dennis Cooper)
The Marbled Swarm
Dennis Cooper
184
The End of Everything (Megan Abbott)
The End of Everything
Megan Abbott
185
The Steel Remains (Richard Morgan)
The Steel Remains
Richard Morgan
186
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene
187
Joyland (Stephen King)
Joyland
Stephen King
188
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Unwind
Neal Shusterman
189
The Bone Doll's Twin (Lynn Flewelling)
The Bone Doll's Twin
Lynn Flewelling
190
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce
191
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky
192
Nobody Move (Denis Johnson)
Nobody Move
Denis Johnson
193
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
194
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
195
And the Ass Saw the Angel (Nick Cave)
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Nick Cave
196
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson
197
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
Graham Greene
198
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
199
King Rat (China Mieville)
King Rat
China Mieville
200
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
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