Books I couldn't put down, and miss when I read other books. Links go to bookshop.org which is where I buy most of my books!
Sections
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Books that made me feel all the feelings
Mystery/Thriller
Fun, escapist, light reads
Books that made me LOL
Books that felt like their own world
Books that made me feel all the feelings
I laughed, I cried, I'm desperately waiting for another Fredrick Backman book
Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
So fun, engaging, sweet and silly
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
Unbelievably good, so sad and emotional but a beautiful journey through family relationships. It surprised me how much I loved this memoir from someone I wasn’t familiar with
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
the way dolly describes heartbreak is like no other. theres a few things from this book that really stick with me
Good Material a Novel by Dolly Alderton
the book made me feel so seen about all the fears i faced in my 20s - highly recommend if youre afraid of being a real adult
Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir a book by Dolly Alderton
i wish i could read this book a million more times - the stories are amazing and i learned so much
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed a book by Lori Gottlieb
as long as frederik bachmann is writing books, ill be reading them
A Man Called Ove a book by Fredrik Backman
Mystery/Thriller
absolutely insane – highly recommend if you love mystery or true crime docs/podcast
None of This Is True a book by Lisa Jewell
such a fun read, even if you dont love mystery/thrillers
Killers of a Certain Age a book by Deanna Raybourn
Fun, escapist, light reads
So fun and escapist, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best book by a mile
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I loved how long this book is: it covers so many phases of the characters' lives and they feel like such whole people
City of Girls: A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert
Books that made me LOL
david sedaris always hits, but this is his best in my opinion - if you have siblings or are close your family, this will resonate with you
Calypso a book by David Sedaris
such a wonderful narrative about a girl and her grandmother – i was surprised how much i connected with this
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story a book by Bess Kalb
Books that felt like their own world
A premise I never thought I would've enjoyed but the best world building and characters. I literally miss them like they're my friends
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin
so funny, so sweet, took me places I never expected
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry a book by Gabrielle Zevin
didn't expect any of the major plot points, and absolutely loved the characters! i miss reading this already
The Rachel Incident a book by Caroline O'Donoghue
read this for a book club and wasnt looking forward to it and WOW did it blow me away. so emotional, so thoughtful and had so many different phases. one of the books i miss reading
