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Books for When You Feel So Lost in Life 🌧️
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By
Eri
For when you're questioning where you're going, what you're doing, and whether everyone else somehow figured life out before you.
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This felt like someone took all my “what if I had chosen differently?” thoughts and turned them into a book.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
It made me feel weirdly seen as someone who sometimes wonders if I'm doing life “the right way.”
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
I thought I was reading a grumpy-old-man story and somehow ended up crying over people I felt like I actually knew.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
This felt like a gentle reminder that maybe I don't have to have my entire life figured out right now.
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
It's the kind of book that makes you want to stop overthinking everything and just take the next step.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
This felt like spending a quiet afternoon in a little bookshop while slowly getting your life back together.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Yatoshi Yagisawa
It had me thinking about whether I'd actually want to know my future if I could, and honestly… I'm not sure.
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
It made me think about all the conversations I wish I could have one more time.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Eleanor's loneliness hit me way harder than I expected, especially in those moments when she slowly starts letting people in.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club by Gail Honeyman
This book made me realize that sometimes you don't need to know exactly where life is going to appreciate where you are right now.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
This is basically the book equivalent of someone sitting beside you and saying, “hey, you're gonna be okay.”
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
It's such a tiny book but somehow had me thinking about growing up, relationships, and what actually matters.
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
It made me think about how much of life I might be missing because I'm always waiting for the “right” time.
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
This felt like being reminded that life can still surprise you when you've already convinced yourself it's going nowhere.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
It made me laugh, cringe, and quietly question how much of my own life I'm just going through on autopilot.
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
