a list for the girls with an overflowing bookshelf. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/154603495
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classics ⊹ ࣪ ˖
romance ❤︎
modern must-reads .ᐟ.ᐟ
classics ⊹ ࣪ ˖
a book that needs no introduction.
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Books
I was tempted to list this under romances, but after many rereads, I think it is clear that Gatsby did not love Daisy at all. A story of the Jazz Age, lavish living and yearning.
The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald (Penguin)
you cannot call yourself a bookworm unless this is on your shelf.
Persuasion by Jane Austen | Penguin Clothbound Classics
modern must-reads .ᐟ.ᐟ
My Year of Rest and Relaxation is possibly my favourite read of the year. Moshfegh is a genius who details a beautiful and chilling story of girlhood, addiction and grief. The ending will bring you to tears.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
a symphonic novel of love and war.
Atonement: Modern Classic, 2M+ Copies Sold
A tragic story of sisterhood, grief and death, narrated by boys who desperately wish to see inside a secretive world which they cannot begin to understand.
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
This feminist, metal story will leave you questioning the world around you.
Girls Against God by Jenny Hval
I could NOT put this book down. It is most definitely one of my all-time favourites and will go down in history as an unbeatable modern classic. Donna Tartt is a genius.
The Secret History by Pulitzer Winner Author
what does it mean to be a woman?
Breasts and Eggs: A Powerful Intimate Novel
Bullying, friendship and self-discovery. The ending had me in tears, Kawakami never fails to create a world that I can get completely lost in.
