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items as a person who considered books to be sooo draining to read cuz i was not interested in them, those were the ones that i started and finished with no pressure.
i wanna share few of them for people who wanna read but dont know what yet
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17 and older
for teenagers 13-17
manga
kids
any
17 and older
in my opinion these would be less interesting when i was below 17
was super interesting and easy to read
basically explains how capitalism has totally changed our perception of each other and ourselves
i loved it so much read it in a day and made me think sm
Metamorphosis
its about a man who doesn’t care, morals have no meaning, emotions don’t effect him, consequences aren’t given any consideration
i read every line intentionally
and had so many favs since they’re pretty meaningful
The Stranger - Albert Camus
this is about a women who killëd her husband and went mute after it, she doesn’t talk to anyone about anything
and then one psychotherapist is claiming to make her speak only to him
oh who is u?
definitely recommend if ur into weird people
Alex Michaelides The Silent patient
physically could not put it downnahh
ive been seeing this on tiktok
loved how it had so many good debates and critical thinking. im team manuscript.
Verity by Colleen Hoover
best thing i read as 18y\o
i couldn’t think of what to write about this book because everything is already said only thing left to say is just read it
it has different stories and i was reading it slowly cuz i couldn’t leave these characters behind...
East of Eden Book
17year old tata was obsessed with dostoevsky (lets be honest it i couldn’t understand it deeply i was just romanticizing it) but now i understand them and i love this man sm
love what he put in all his books
if u also love philosophy and psychology
...
The Idiot Dostoyevsky
it was short and easy to read but will stay in my mind my whole life
if i could only explain it in a word
i would say nostalgia
In the Café of Lost Youth
“ur hand is cold, mine burns like fire.
how blind u are Nastenka”
as a dostoevsky reader
this book is one of the books u have to read while ur alive
White Nights (Paperback) - Walmart.com
RAW EMOTIONS
i feel like this is girl version of call me by ur name
its such a beautiful story of young love
and coming of age, finding yourself
staying true to who u are
it touched my heart
Skylanders Sunburn for sale
this book felt like i meet a cool women in a coffee shop and she started talking to me ab stuff. its really cosy book i felt really connected to her
The Cost of Living: Deborah Levy
for teenagers 13-17
all ages can read them but yk that feeling of becoming a teen and learning new things
those are it
by the time i was 13-15 i wasn’t really interested in books and this made me sit and read for hours
i remember being attached to it cuz all these 13 reasons (people in her life) were on different recording and u just wanna know whos next and what th...
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Paperback
it will shift ur perspective and raise ur confidence for sure
it taught me self worth, which i needed back then and just changed the way i thought
i took it too personally
The Courage To Be Disliked Book By Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake - Non-Fiction
“im just a girl, standing in front of the boy, asking him to love her.”
liz is so delulu
this will make u kick ur feet
Better Than the Movies (Paperback)
omg THIS.
this was the first book i read that got me into reading
i barely remember reading it but i still feel everything i felt back then
shes such a strong sweet girl
with hard and interesting life and the way she just writes it like shes talking...
diary anne frank literature anne
short story:
watched the movie - cried
decided to buy the book - also cried
oh how much i love the story i can’t explain
movie was great but reading it and romanticizing it is next lvl
little women
classic childhood book
shes souu cutteeeaahhh
positive girlie pop
it is a kind of book that young people will love but
i think more adults should read it
cuz it reminded me that no matter how hard life is u still have to look for positivity which
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pollyanna
oh it was so pleasant to read this
beautifully written
creepyish horrorish book
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
no words really im deeply in love w it
ive read it twice (its pretty known im sure uve heard ab it as well)
i dont know which one i love more book or the movie.
Perks Being Wallflower
my comfort book
(comfort of despair and agony)
no seriously its so beautifully written
and leaves strong impact on u (as books should?)
Heaven Mieko Kawakami (Paperback)
manga
on my knees for these
evangelion movie is peak but yk what else is peak
owning its manga??
one of the best purchases ive ever made
eva for life
Neon Genesis Evangelion
if ur into hiking, climbing on mountains, snow
this is reaallyy good
i enjoyed reading it so much
The Climber Manga
holly peak.
vinland saga was my second favorite anime
and im so glad i got its manga
i enjoyed it even more then anime itself
and if u haven’t seen it yet u should definitely get this first and then watch
Vinland Saga Manga
kids
speaking about books how could i not mention peter pan
this book has such a good story
i love this kind of books so much
it brings u so much joy
Peter Pan
any
i feel like this books are not hard for teens
and also really helpful for grown ups
i learned so many things from this book
i read it really quickly for the first time but then re-read it cuz this is the kind of book
u read slowly and take as much as it gives u
Happiness Project