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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 9

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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321
Sandman Slim (Richard Kadrey)
Sandman Slim
Richard Kadrey
322
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
323
Moon Palace (Paul Auster)
Moon Palace
Paul Auster
324
Melmoth the Wanderer (Charles Maturin)
Melmoth the Wanderer
Charles Maturin
325
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
Thomas Harris
326
The Magician King (Lev Grossman)
The Magician King
Lev Grossman
327
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino
328
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
Almost Transparent Blue
Ryū Murakami
329
Faust, Part Two (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust, Part Two
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
330
The Unquiet (John Connolly)
The Unquiet
John Connolly
331
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
Anne Rice
332
Falling Angel (William Hjortsberg)
Falling Angel
William Hjortsberg
333
Every Dead Thing (John Connolly)
Every Dead Thing
John Connolly
334
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles
Bruno Schulz
335
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
336
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
337
Sea Hearts (Margo Lanagan)
Sea Hearts
Margo Lanagan
338
The Demon (Hulbert Selby, Jr.)
The Demon
Hulbert Selby, Jr.
339
The North Water (Ian McGuire)
The North Water
Ian McGuire
340
The V Girl (Mya Robarts)
The V Girl
Mya Robarts
341
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
342
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
David Wong
343
Queer (William S. Burroughs)
Queer
William S. Burroughs
344
The Fall (Guillermo Del Toro)
The Fall
Guillermo Del Toro
345
The House on the Strand (Daphne Du Maurier)
The House on the Strand
Daphne Du Maurier
346
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
Rohinton Mistry
347
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
John Wyndham
348
The Hangman's Daughter (Oliver Pötzsch)
The Hangman's Daughter
Oliver Pötzsch
349
Angels (Denis Johnson)
Angels
Denis Johnson
350
Growth of the Soil (Knut Hamsun)
Growth of the Soil
Knut Hamsun
351
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
Anne Rice
352
Darkfever (Karen Marie Moning)
Darkfever
Karen Marie Moning
353
Jingo (Terry Pratchett)
Jingo
Terry Pratchett
354
Cabal (Clive Barker)
Cabal
Clive Barker
355
Angelfall (Susan Ee)
Angelfall
Susan Ee
356
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins (Irvine Welsh)
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins
Irvine Welsh
357
Mr. Monster (Dan Wells)
Mr. Monster
Dan Wells
358
The Taker (Alma Katsu)
The Taker
Alma Katsu
359
The Almost Moon (Alice Sebold)
The Almost Moon
Alice Sebold
360
Dearly Devoted Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Dearly Devoted Dexter
Jeff Lindsay
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