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My Top Book Picks for When i Need a Lift
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items Forget the bestsellers list for a minute. This is the collection of books I keep closest to my heart. They are my go-to recommendations for anyone going through a tough time, feeling lost, or just needing a little extra emotional nourishment. If my p...
it was as comforting as it was raw and real that you can't help but find yourself drawn to the character's stories
Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller
you don't have to have everything figured out. some answers come only when you stop searching
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
did i cry? yes. did i look at my mom differently? also yes. will i ever admit it to her? Yess
Please Look After Mom: A Novel - Kyung-sook Shin
narrated from prison, a food critic and murderer recounts her cannibalistic crimes
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers, Paperback
a wealthy girl suffers from amnesia due to a mysterious incident that happened two summers ago on her family's island
We Were Liars: Deluxe Edition by E. Lockhart, Paperback
no plot twist has ever plot-twisted as good as this plot twist twisted is all i can say
Set in Syria, Salama is a volunteer at the hospital where she is torn between aiding the civilians and standing firm in her beloved country and finding a way out...
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh, Paperback
even if you can't see it, even if no one else notices, you are shining in your own way
being alone doesn't mean you have to be lonely. sometimes, solitude is a kind of freedom
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, Paperback
personally i did not focus on the romance a lot bcos the plot was just too good and surprisingly heavy that i could do w/o the romance but it was like a bonus for me as a hopeless romantic
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, Paperback
Two guys, one dream, and the world is just... NOT having it. You'll laugh, cry, and then cry some more. Heartbreaking in the best way.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Paperback
a group of students at a seemingly perfect boarding school realize that their life purpose is organ donation
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Paperback
kindness doesn't need to be big or loud. sometimes, it's just staying beside someone when they need you
Almond: A Novel by Won-pyung Sohn, Paperback
set in 1960s england, a woman works at a juvenile correctional facility; her unhappiness and fantasy for a better life lead to murder
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, Paperback
LOVE THIS SSMMMMMMM read this in one day this getting more interesting i couldn't stop JACK
The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart Series #2)
like a hug in book form. thoughts about life, kindness, and being human. if a soft-spoken person turns into a book, this is it
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, Hardcover
would give this book 5 stars if there couldve been more of jack's pov instead of apollo's pov still have some unanswered questions but idc i still love this especially the ending like IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT FFS
A Curse for True Love (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Once Upon a Broken Heart ...
when you're lost, books can be a compass pointing you toward something you didn't even know you were looking for
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel by Satoshi Yagisawa, Paperback
no matter what difficulties people face, they will always have the strength to over- come them. It just takes time
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #1)|Hardcover
sometimes, the things we lose have a way of coming back to us in different forms
Elsewhere: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin, Paperback
This book is so comforting in ways I never expected, especially since I'm much older than the characters
Enemies to lovers trope?
YES PLSSSS
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter, Paperback
Picture this: you wake up one morning... and you're a GIANT BUG.
I know, wild, right?! But it's actually really deep. Makes you feel all the feels about life, loneliness, and being human.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Paperback
This one is so small but packs a punch in your heart. Every line hits like BAM. Makes you think about love, loss, life... and wow.
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Hardcover
This book is like a warm hug for your soul. Sooo poetic and wise.
You'll find yourself highlighting EVERYTHING. Really, everything
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, Hardcover