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Books That Will Change Your Life
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items Need a book that will change your life? I guarantee this list will give you one no matter the genre
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Dark Academia
Lit Fic
Dark Academia
If you love morally grey characters, doomed relationships and gothic atmospheres, then dark academia is the perfect genre for you.
A devastating book about obsession, love, friendship, and jealousy. The book is impossible to put down, and the resolution to the mystery is completely unexpected. The ending is absolutely DEVASTATING.
If We Were Villains: A Novel|Paperback - M. L. Rio
A read so engrossing and page turning, I felt like I fell into a hypnotic trance every time I opened the book.
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Combine Mean Girls and Heathers then sprinkle a dash of “what the f*ck is going on?” and you've got the formula Awad worked with to write this amazing novel.
Bunny - Mona Awad
Hands down one of the best novels I've read this year. Truly astonishing how much life Angress puts in these characters, Karina might be one of the most relatable characters written for the gen z audience
Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress
Ever wonder where your favorite tropes for this genre originated? Well wonder no more! This timeless classic keep you squarely in morally grey territory, consistently have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish and the murder mystery will ...
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A devastating look at how colonialism degrades and destroys everything it touches. This is one of the most engrossing well researched books I have ever read by R.F. Kuang, by the end of the novel I was truly in hysterics.
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Lit Fic
Love strong character development and deeply personal stories? Literary fiction is definitely the genre for you.
An absolutely incredible satire novel. R.F. Kuang's quick witted razor sharp writing forces you to keep reading this cringe inducing book for hours on end in hopes that the protagonist just stops for a second, takes a deep breath and genuinely thinks...
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
If I had to review the writing in this book in one word, it would have to be “exemplary.” Morrison's words keeps you engaged and the characters are so well written I sometimes had a hard time remembering that they're fictional and not living breathin...
Sula - Toni Morrison
Ellison's debut novel is nothing short of exemplary. Ellison's masterpiece is truly unlike any novel i've ever read, it's surprisingly comedic, devastatingly tragic, and a must read for anyone who loves classic African American literature.
Invisible Man: Ralph Ellison
This novel feels like a liminal space in written form, it's writing is dreamlike and in all honesty incredibly unnerving.
The Guest: A Novel by Emma Cline
A beautiful queer love letter spanning centuries. Orlando is a unique classic that focuses on a man who surprisingly changes his sex one day. This novel is essential for any queer reader or for anyone who just loves a well written tender story.
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
A true masterpiece in its own right. Baldwin sweeps the reader up into a love story that defies time and limitation. Fonny and Tish are two characters that are so well written it's impossible not to be endeared towards both of them.
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin