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niche reader's starter pack
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items Ever wanted to get into reading deeper, more philosophical-esque classics, but you don’t know where to start? No worries! These books introduced me to reading for reasons beyond entertainment value, and at the end of each one, I find myself a slightl...
Devoured in two days flat. Scenic, insightful, an incredible read from an author with an incredible life story. Don't expect anything fluffy from Dazai - expect something uncomfortable (and so, so good!)
The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai, Paperback
Read this book when you feel alone to remember: feeling alone is part of being human. Being "no longer human" is part of feeling alive. The book hasn't left my mind, and it's been nearly half a decade since I read it. Heavy recommend.
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, Paperback
This one hit too close in ways I wasn’t prepared for. It’s intimate without trying to comfort you, and I remember feeling both seen and slightly exposed while reading it. By the end, I felt so aware of myself as a person, and more perceptive of those...
The Bell Jar: Timeless Coming-of-Age Classic
Reading this felt like watching someone drift through life behind glass. I kept waiting for emotion to break through, but the absence was the point. It left me unsettled in a way that lingered longer than I expected, and it made me realize how much o...
The Stranger (Vintage International)
At first it felt oddly light, almost quirky, but the deeper I got, the more unsettling it became. I found myself questioning what “normal” even means and why we cling to it so hard. It’s one of those books that entirely deconstructs your perspective.
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
I expected something bizarre, but not something that felt so emotionally recognizable. Beneath the absurd premise, it reads like a slow erasure of identity. I finished it feeling a kind of quiet dread I couldn’t quite explain.
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
This felt less like reading and more like being cornered in a conversation I couldn’t leave. The narrator is frustrating, contradictory, and brutally honest in ways I didn’t want to admit made sense. Push and pull, I was bringing this book everywhere...
Notes from Underground