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My favorite book recs
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items Each of these books holds a world I’ve lived in, characters I’ve grown with, and moments I’ve never forgotten. They span across genres, time periods, and voices, but they all have one thing in common—they left a mark. Whether it was the story that br...
A few things really make The Name of the Wind stand out:
Kvothe’s voice – The story is told in first person, and Kvothe isn’t just some powerful hero; he’s flawed, brilliant, arrogant, vulnerable. It feels like he’s sitting across from you, telling ...
The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss, ...
Mistborn is such a killer series—here's what makes it stand out:
The magic system (Allomancy) – It’s one of the most original magic systems out there. You "burn" metals to gain specific powers—like pushing off metal objects to fly, enhancing your se...
The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson
David Goggins' memoir, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, is a powerful testament to the human spirit's capacity for resilience and transformation. Released in 2018, the book chronicles Goggins' extraordinary journey from a traumatic ...
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell explores what makes high achievers different—spoiler: it’s not just talent or hard work. Through compelling stories and research, he uncovers the hidden factors behind success, like timing, cultural background, and oppor...
Outliers: The Story of Success: Gladwell, Malcolm
Educated is the powerful true story of Tara Westover, who was born to survivalist parents in rural Idaho and grew up without formal education. Isolated from mainstream society and subjected to family trauma, she eventually taught herself enough to ta...
Educated: A Memoir: Westover, Tara: 9780399590504
Told through the eyes of a young girl named Scout Finch, this novel explores themes of racial injustice, moral growth, and the loss of innocence in the segregated American South. Scout lives with her older brother Jem and their father Atticus Finch, ...
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Kite Runner follows the life of Amir, a privileged boy from Kabul, and his complicated friendship with Hassan, the son of his father's servant. After witnessing a traumatic incident involving Hassan and failing to act, Amir is haunted by
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini: Books
The Goldfinch follows Theo Decker, a boy who survives a terrorist bombing at a New York museum that kills his mother. In the chaos, he steals a priceless painting—The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius. This act sets off a journey through grief, guilt, art...
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Ove is a grumpy, solitary man who follows rules, fixes everything himself, and doesn’t have much patience for other people. Beneath his cranky surface, however, lies a deeply wounded heart mourning the loss of his beloved wife and a life he no longer...
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" is Trevor Noah’s powerful, hilarious, and deeply moving memoir about growing up in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. As the son of a Black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss father—at a time ...
Born a Crime: South African Childhood Stories