books that made life feel softer, prettier, slower, and somehow worth romanticizing again. these are the stories i think about while walking home with music on and pretending i'm in an indie film.
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books that made me want to disappear to europe
books that feel like an a24 movie
books for late night overthinkers
books that quietly changed my perspective on life
books that made me want to disappear to europe
dreamy stories filled with old cities, quiet cafés, summer air, longing, and the urge to start over somewhere far away.
beautiful enough to emotionally destroy you.
The Song of Achilles | Barnes & Noble®
emails, existential crises, and beautiful people being sad.
Beautiful World, Where Are You (B&N Exclusive Edition)
gentle and warm like sitting in a tiny café alone.
Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller - Barnes & Noble
every sentence feels handcrafted.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Paperback
italian summer, longing, peaches, heartbreak.
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, - Barnes & Noble
books that feel like an a24 movie
unsettling, intimate, a little pretentious, and visually beautiful in the most emotionally damaging way possible.
dark academia but in the “this will ruin your life beautifully” way.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
unhinged girlhood in its most aesthetic form.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
messy relationships, loneliness, art, parties, and emotional spirals.
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
dreamy, hazy, tragic suburban sadness.
The Virgin Suicides: A Novel (Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition)
if yearning was a book.
Normal People | Barnes & Noble®
books for late night overthinkers
for the people who stay awake replaying conversations, questioning life choices, and feeling everything a little too deeply.
for anyone constantly thinking “what if my life went differently?”
The Midnight Library
felt like a sleepover conversation with your older sister.
Everything I Know about Love
raw, uncomfortable, and strangely comforting.
No Longer Human
made me emotional over the most random human experiences.
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human- ...
quiet healing energy
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel | Barnes & Noble®
books that quietly changed my perspective on life
emotionally distant characters somehow making you feel everything at once.
Almond (Nomad Edition): A Novel
for anyone who’s ever felt “different” from everyone around them.
Convenience Store Woman (Akutagawa Prize Winner)
simple, human, and the kind of book that stays in your chest for years.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young ...
soft, intelligent, and unexpectedly comforting.
The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel
awkward loneliness written in the most painfully real way.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Reese's Book Club)
