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2026 reading guide šŸ“–šŸ„‚

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What I’m reading, what I plan to read and what I recommend to read in 2026!
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What I’m reading

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I am a little more than halfway through this book and I love it. It’s an easy read with a captivating plot, characters that are entirely unlikeable (my favorite genre), fiction based on a true political climate, and breaking the fourth wall by puttin...
Democracy: Didion, Joan - Books

What I recommend

My best of 2025 and more!
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I read this as per my best friend’s suggestion bc and annotated it for her for Christmas. I’m not usually a big fan of this type of writing but it got me hooked. I wanted to know everything about what certain things meant symbolically. Especially in ...
I Who Have Never Known Men by Harpman
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I read this in December. This book was so enjoyable. As someone who didn’t know much of her music beforehand, besides the most popular tracks, this made me want to get more into her and really listen to the lyrics and her poetry. I loved hearing abou...
Bread of Angels: A Memoir: Smith, Patti
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This was insane. I mean, I have no words. I had only read excerpts of Beloved and The Bluest Eye before, but Morrison’s style of writing really entranced me. I feel like I learned more about the english language while reading this. Her depictions of ...
Jazz: Toni Morrison: 9781400076215
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I’m going to reread this myself, but I think everybody needs to reread The Great Gatsby in 2026. As the 1975 said, ā€œI can’t sleep ā€˜cuz the American Dream has been buying up all of my self-esteem.ā€
The Great Gatsby: Books