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Every Book I've Read Ever (Starting 2025)

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This is a collection of every book I have read from the beginning of 2025 onwards, organized by category, with notes on who I think would enjoy it.
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Literary Fiction

These are contemporary books, usually about women navigating growing up, family dynamics, relationships, or self-identity.

 
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Recommended for: People who are aware that they are a little bit pretentious but don't necessarily want to change that
Intermezzo: A Novel (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Sally Rooney, Paperback
 
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Recommended for: Lovers of Little Women, anyone with a complicated family relationship
Blue Sisters (A Read with Jenna Pick) by Coco Mellors, Paperback
 
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Recommended for: Anyone who grew up with a passion and then abandoned it
Sam (A Read with Jenna Pick) - Allegra Goodman
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Memoirs

Books about real people, written by them!

 
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Recommended for: Anyone who has ever struggled with self-identity
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by ND Stevenson, Paperback

Classics

American classics as well as old, undeniable world classics.

 
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Recommended for: Anyone who has ever grown up as a young girl
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, Paperback
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Recommended for: Anyone who has ever felt like life is passing them by
Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Paperback

Science Fiction & Magical Realism

Anything that has anything to do with a world other than our own. Humans and animals behaving in ways they are not supposed to be able to

 
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Recommended for: Anyone who has a strong opinion about King Lear
Private Rites: A Novel by Julia Armfield, Hardcover
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Recommended for: Anyone who's thought they might die alone
Remarkably Bright Creatures (B&N Exclusive Edition)
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Recommended for: Anyone who's had to let go of someone that they love
Our Wives Under the Sea: A Novel by Julia Armfield, Paperback

Letters & Poetry

Non-fiction letters exchanged between real people in history, and poetry (often based in reality)

 
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Recommended for: Anyone who has ever fallen in love, or who has ever struggled with their mental health
Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West: Love Letters
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Recommended for: Anyone who wants to connect with their community
Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall|Hardcover

Fiction

General fiction! Anything that doesn't quite fit into the literary fiction genre.

 
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Recommended for: Anyone who feels like they need a redo
The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach, Hardcover