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Books I’d Hand You Without Thinking Twice
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items Some books are just fun, some hit deeper — these did both for me. A mix of fiction and nonfiction, soft and heavy, weird and beautiful. I didn’t stick to one genre, just stories that stayed with me for different reasons. If you pick any of these up, ...
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Nonfiction / Memoir
Emotional Fiction
Mystery / Drama
Nonfiction / Memoir
This one blew me away. It’s a real-life story but reads like fiction — about growing up in a strict, isolated family and eventually getting out and finding your own path. It’s raw and kind of wild, but super inspiring.
Educated: A Memoir: Westover, Tara: 9780399590504
Not a light read, but wow — it explains trauma in a way that actually clicks. It’s scientific but personal too, and it helped me understand how much our minds and bodies are connected. I think everyone should read it once.
The Body Keeps The Score - By Bessel Van Der Kolk (paperback)
The first half feels like scrolling through weird internet thoughts — funny, chaotic, kind of relatable. Then it takes a sharp emotional turn and becomes something completely different. It messed me up a little (in a good way).
No One Is Talking About This - By Patricia Lockwood (paperback)
Emotional Fiction
This book is like reading a poem the whole way through. It’s a letter from a son to his mother, full of pain, love, identity, and memory. I kept highlighting lines because they were so beautiful it hurt a bit.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - By Ocean Vuong (paperback)
I didn’t expect to love a book about game design, but this is about way more — deep friendships, creativity, ambition, and how people grow apart and find each other again. It hit me emotionally way harder than I thought it would.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - by Gabrielle Zevin
Told from the POV of an AI robot, which sounds strange but ends up feeling super human. It’s quiet and slow in the best way, and it made me think about love, loneliness, and how we define what makes someone “real.
Klara And The Sun - By Kazuo Ishiguro (paperback)
Mystery / Drama
This book is like a love letter to books, wrapped in mystery and set in old Barcelona. It’s a bit gothic, a bit dramatic, and the whole vibe just pulls you in. Perfect if you want something moody and immersive.
Just finished The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and it's one of the best ...
One of the most powerful family sagas I’ve ever read. It spans generations, starting in Ghana, and shows how one decision can ripple through history. It’s heavy but beautifully written. I kept thinking about it long after finishing.
Homegoing - Reprint By Yaa Gyasi (paperback)
I thought this would be light and gossipy, and it is juicy, but it also surprised me with how emotional it got. It’s about identity, love, and making hard choices. I couldn’t put it down.
The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo - By Taylor Jenkins Reid (paperback)