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items The hottest girls are the intelligent girls. Let’s keep those minds sharp, ladies!!! And I promise: it doesn’t have to be boring. Here are my best book recs for hot girls who wanna sip an iced coffee and swap scrolling for synthesizing.🔥☕️📚🤓
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The Classics™️
BookTok Staples (that are actually worth it)
A Shrine to Sally Rooney
Short Stories! (these will make you feel truly literary)
The Classics™️
you know, the ones they made you read in english class in high school and the ones your mom always said you haaaad to read to, like, have a fulfilling life or whatever. except you won’t find the boring shit like the metamorphosis here. I’ve picked my...
Guys this one’s crucial given our current political climate!!! Such a classic and perfect for the dystopian girlies!!! So interesting and has you constantly looking over your shoulder.
1984: 75th Anniversary by George Orwell, Paperback
GIRLHOOD 101 OH MY GOD. This. book. is. everything. I kid you not by the end you actually feel like these girls are your own sisters. Be prepared to shed a tear or two and feel familial love like never before.
Hardcover Pink Little Women
If you only pretended to read this in high school, you missed out. This is one of my favorite books of all time, which is basic asf but it’s true. This book is gripping, sad, nostalgic, and emotional. Genuinely must read.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Ok, coming from a girl who took a Jane Austen seminar her senior year of college, if you're going to read one Austen book, please let it be this one. If you weren't aware, the movie Clueless is an adaptation of this book!! One of Austen's funniest, a...
Emma (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) by Jane Austen, Paperback
BookTok Staples (that are actually worth it)
i’ve done my due diligence, and you can trust me. I don’t do shitty writing.
ok look i’m snooty about my books a little bit. I just can’t swallow colleen hoover anymore, ok? sue me. i’ve moved on. but THIS ONE. this one is actually worth it. I was hooked from the moment I started. honestly I think I read it in like 3 days. de...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
IM SO GLAD I READ THIS BEFORE WATCHING THE MOVIE. my god this book is unreal. the inner thoughts you get here that you aren’t privy to in the movie make the story far more enriching imo. if you haven’t seen the movie yet (which would be shocking), re...
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, Paperback
I read this in a day and a half. I swallowed it whole some may say. I felt like I was in a drug induced haze while reading, which I assume was exactly what moshfegh intended. strange and curious, this book keeps you unnerved.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, Paperback
A Shrine to Sally Rooney
GOD this woman knows how to do it right. I don’t wanna hear anything about the no quotation marks alright? it’s a stylistic choice, first of all. but second of all, it’s not that damn hard to understand. you have context. you’re fine. THESE BOOKS ARE...
possibly my least fav of hers, but it’s her first so it’s fine. if you’re new to rooney and/or on the fence, don’t start with this one. but do come back after you’ve read one or two of her others. I think you’ll appreciate it.
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, Paperback
legitimately my favorite novel ever written. these characters are unreal I can see and feel them coming off the page. these are people I know. and they crush me emotionally time and time again. devastating. and so good.
I’m not a religious person b...
Normal People by Sally Rooney, Paperback
her best novel by a mile. though NP is my favorite, Intermezzo gives it a run for its money. At 500 something pages, I wasn’t bored for a second. I would die for sally rooney, her talent for understanding the complexity of human interaction is undeni...
Intermezzo: A Novel (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Sally Rooney ...
Short Stories! (these will make you feel truly literary)
short and sweet but without lacking depth or quality. these are gems.
so moving!!! I read this in the airport while waiting to board a flight. emotionally resonant and makes you think.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, Hardcover
Double whammy--Sally Rooney AND a short story. 19 pages of helpless confusion and I love it. This short story deserves several rereads to peel back the layers. It's short, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get through.
Mr Salary (Faber Stories) by Sally Rooney