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Books I’ve read and you should too

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Book recommendations coming from a philosophy and history of math and science undergrad!
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You’re a sensitive soul

Slice of life fiction/memoirs that begins a ripple of emotions through your heart
 
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Slice of life stories about love and grief and how to face death and decisions in life
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (B&N Exclusive Edition) ...
 
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A book that would make you pause and rethink about how we influence the lives of people around us whether we recognize it or not.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Albom
 
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Memoir about grief and how it impacts our lives.
The Year of Magical Thinking: Joan Didion
 
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A story that follows a girl through her depression and mental breakdown from societal pressure and her sensitive soul.
The Bell Jar (P.S. Series) by Sylvia Plath, Paperback

You love a good science fiction

A sci-fi that actually sounds possible and realistic? I got you.
 
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Thrilling, gravitating. Ever wondered about what if you made a different decision how your life could have been? Well, you’re about to find out in this book.
Dark Matter: A Novel: Crouch, Blake - Books
 
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The movie is coming out soon so why not read it?! Story about how the weight of saving the earth lands on the shoulders of the last person who wanted it.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Paperback

You’re an academic nerd

Stories with authors who love classivs, literature, history, mathematics, and linguistics.
 
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You like classics, linguistic, and history? Oh, you’re in for a treat!
Babel: Necessity of Violence - Arcane History
 
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Historical fiction about behind the scenes of making of the Oxford English Dictionary and a young woman who collected words that were excluded from it. If you love linguistic, this is for you!
The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel by Pip Williams
 
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Going down to hell to bring back the advisor so you can graduate from school. A little too relatable fantasy story that also reveals the toxic academia culture that’s seldom talked about.
Katabasis (Standard Edition): A Novel by R. F. Kuang, Hardcover

You want something easy to read

 
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Trust me. You’ll pick this book up and won’t be able to put it down until it’s done
The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach, Hardcover
 
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Such a captivating book that I had a hard time putting it down. The twist at the end is great too.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Deluxe Edition Hardcover: A Novel

You’re reading to impress

except it’s actually great! Books that would make people go: “wow you actually read that?!”
 
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Thick enough that you can knock someone out with this book both literally and figuratively. Masterpiece that’s both deeply philosophical and gut wrenching romance
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Paperback
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Not only they'll think you're really well read, but honestly, one of the finest literature piece that delves deep into human soul and nature
The Brothers Karamazov: Pevear / Volokhonsky Translation (Deluxe ...
 
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Masterpiece constantly referred to in mass media, but, to read all three volumes? Oh, they won't look at you the same again
Dante's Divine Comedy Set| Sinclair
 
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CLASSIC. the movie's coming out too!
Odyssey: Translated by Stanley Lombardo

You want to grow in faith

 
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Tim Keller lays out what it means to be a christian in modern day secular world.
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
 
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In a busy world, learning to slow down
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and ...