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sad, weird, suffocating books
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books that made me feel hopeless, or perhaps like I was drowning; or trapped in small town in a particularly humid summer.
 
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Beautifully written, poignant and sad. Suffocating.
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
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I love a sad, self saboteur. Sign me right up.
Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski
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This is a languid book. It is a character study, an insight into two people’s dynamic. It is beautiful. It is sad. I found myself in these pages and sharing it feels like exposing myself.
Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas
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This is my favorite book of all time. I’d recommend going into it completely blind and letting the experience take you.
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
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My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
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A hazy, suffocating summer to which there is truly no end
Greenwich by Kate Broad
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This is described as a thriller, I think it’s a little slow and sad for that. But it is different and sticky and a little weird and very messed up.
Girls with Long Shadows: A Southern Gothic Thriller of Identical Sisters Torn ...
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Beautifully atmospheric and claustrophobic. Gothic and humid. Devastating but like 1% lovely? Just read it.
Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews
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I mean the title of this list explains this book better than I could do. It’s sad and suffocating and you feel like you’re drowning.
And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun
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The feeling of being trapped in motherhood and in an old house pressing down on you…
You Did Nothing Wrong by C.G. Drews
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