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my bookshelf: poetry, literary fiction & prose favourites
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items a thoughtfully curated list of the best poetry, literary fiction, and prose for gentle souls. these books are perfect for anyone who loves beautiful writing that stirs the heart. whether you crave lyrical verses, heartfelt stories, or novels that lin...
anyone that knows me knows that this book is my all time favourite! it’s a haunting, poetic novella that breaks all the rules of storytelling. what i adore most is how the narrator openly shares his own thoughts and choices as he tells the story, mak...
Hour of the Star (Penguin Modern Classics)
this book is one of those short reads that genuinely surprises you with how deeply it sticks. it’s about a guy stuck on a ship who meets this mysterious man obsessed with chess, but it’s really so much more about how isolation and trauma mess with yo...
Chess Story (New York Review Books Classics)
such a quietly beautiful and emotional story that really caught me off guard. it’s about a guy who finds out he only has days to live, and then a mysterious voice, the devil, offers him a deal: for every thing he chooses to erase from the world, he g...
If Cats Disappeared from the World
flush by virginia woolf is such a whimsical and tender read, unlike anything else i’ve encountered. it’s the story of elizabeth barrett browning’s beloved cocker spaniel, flush, told from his perspective, and woolf’s writing brings this dog’s world t...
Flush: A Biography
a beautifully tragic story about friendship, dreams, and the harsh realities of life during the great depression. george and lennie’s bond feels incredibly real. george’s protective care for lennie, who has a childlike innocence, creates this bitters...
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books)
a heartbreaking story of a girl and boy who both face bullying and isolation, finding solace and fragile comfort in each other’s company. it’s a raw and harrowing read that doesn’t shy away from the pain of loneliness and the struggles of youth. the ...
Heaven: A Novel
breasts and eggs by meiko kawakami is a book about the complexities of womanhood, motherhood, and the pressures faced by women in modern japan. like heaven, kawakami’s prose is tender and poetic, capturing the emotional depth of her characters with s...
Breasts and Eggs: A Novel