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items From current reads to TBR — here are some of the best, the weirdest, and the nichest books.
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Best Books of 2024
Recent Purchases
Current Reads
I picked up this little guy at my used bookstore a while back. I had never heard of Isherwood, but I was very intrigued by the blurb. Since starting, I’ve put it down and picked up several times but I really do enjoy it! The book is a portrait of Ber...
Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
This is my first Donna Tartt and I love the book so far! Imperfect characters and meaningful themes all told through an intriguing and sentimental storyline! It’s quite a hefty book, so it’s taking me a while to finish but I can’t wait to see how eve...
The Goldfinch (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Donna Tartt
I am a classics girl through and through and yet, there are so many good ones I haven’t read. This year, I really want to read some of the classics I KNOW I’ve been missing out on and Little Women made the top of my TBR list! I’m so excited to contin...
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
One of my favorite subgenres is what I like to call, “Old People Crime”. The Thursday Murder Club series is really just that. After reading the first novel of the series, I was itching to grab a second title from Richard Osman and so far I love it ju...
The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
TBR
Being that one of my biggest reading goals this year is to read more classics, I knew I had to snag a copy of Where the Crawdads Sing. With so many classics on my list, it was hard to pick what’s next but after reading the first page I knew that I ha...
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
I asked for this for Christmas last year and I was so excited to see that my husband bought it! I love food and novels about crime and this is both! I can’t wait to dive into this, especially since I love Japanese writing.
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki
I LOOVE John Steinbeck — by far my favorite author and yet, I have never read East of Eden (or the Grapes of Wrath)! I’m super intimidated by larger books, but since I want to read more classics I know I’ll have to pick this one up next!
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of 2024
I LOVED this book. Super short Japanese novella about work, identity, and the monotonous rhythm of life. SUPER weird read, but in a way I just love! If you like short books, weird books, and Japanese literature — this one’s for you!
The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada
When I found this little novella in my used bookstore I was SO excited — not just cause it’s a Steinbeck but because it’s a Steinbeck I had happened to have never heard of. This is a short story told in 3 little novels about a boy, his dad, the Calif...
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
One of the only 2 books I read in one sitting, the Midnight Library is a perfectly face-paced little book and yet, is chock full of meaningful lessons, character development, and just a flat out good story! My mom loved it too which is high praise!
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Recent Purchases
Found a copy of this little guy in my community library! Super excited to find such a revered memoir!
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (book): Walls, Jeannette: 9780743247542