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Books That Feel Like Being Understood
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Mira Hale
books that feel like they know you
Sections
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The Ones That Put It Into Words
 
When I Am Not Okay And Do Not Want To Pretend
 
Identity Without Explaining It
 
Quiet Disconnection
 
When I Want To Feel Less Alone In It

The Ones That Put It Into Words

These feel like something I have thought before, but never managed to say properly

 
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Very internal and observant, in a way that feels familiar
The Idiot
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Quiet and reflective, more about thinking than plot
Outline
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Honest in a way that feels very direct
The Copenhagen Trilogy
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When I Am Not Okay And Do Not Want To Pretend

These do not try to soften anything. They just stay in it

 
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Strange and emotional, and a bit too real at times
The Pisces
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Raw in a way that feels uncomfortable, but honest
Acts of Desperation
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Flat and detached, but very recognisable
The New Me
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Intense in places, but very honest in a way that felt familiar
The Days of Abandonment
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Identity Without Explaining It

These feel like they understand something without needing to explain it clearly

 
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Quiet and personal in a way that feels very real
Little Fish
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Unusual, but emotionally very clear
Notes of a Crocodile
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Intimate and difficult to fully explain
Written on the Body
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Unusual and hard to explain, but it stayed with me in a very real way
Freshwater
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Quiet Disconnection

These feel distant in a way that still feels familiar

 
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Lonely in a very specific, quiet way
Good Morning, Midnight
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Light on the surface, but still feels slightly untethered
a gorgeous cover as well
The Dud Avocado
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Very spare, but says a lot without saying much
Play It As It Lays
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When I Want To Feel Less Alone In It

These do not fix anything, but they remind me I am not the only one who feels like this

 
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Personal and a bit obsessive, but easy to stay with
A Ghost in the Throat
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Thoughtful, but still very accessible
The Empathy Exams
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Messy and searching in a way that feels very real
How Should a Person Be?
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Heavy in tone, but written in a way that feels very immediate and hard to ignore
Hurricane Season
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