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Books that are snaps of life

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These are books that show a small part of someone's life. They are not supposed to change your life, but they might. Some people say they are kind of pointless, and maybe they are but at the same time they make me feel normal and alive.
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About the big questions

Really gets you thinking about your existence and the whys.

 
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Leaves you thinking a lot. Amazing in its weird way.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh
 
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It's just weird and a little bit sad but good.
Trespasses - Louise Kennedy
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Just amazing in a it gets you thinking about the important stuff way.
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
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Uncomfortable because it really gets you thinking.
Intermezzo - Sally Rooney
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It just gets you questioning your own choices.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera
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Every person is a small piece into a big picture and everything connects but set in the early 1900s
House of Day, House of Night - Olga Tokarczuk

About romantic love

Love mostly in all its messy glory.

 
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A classic for a reason
Normal People - Sally Rooney
 
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If you are a hopeless romantic like me, you're gonna love this one.
Alone with You in the Ether - Olivie Blake
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This book is just magic.
Writers & Lovers - Lily King
 
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Truly a classic. This is what long lasting love is.
The Course of Love - Alain De Botton
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Heartwarming.
Little Weirds - Jenny Slate
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About being messy

I mean these characters are chaotic, but aren't we all sometimes?

 
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Just very strange but interesting.
Milk Fed - Melissa Broder
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I didn't quite loved it because it's uncomfortable but that's what makes it good.
Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
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Another Sally Roone book, yes.
Conversations with Friends - Sally Rooney
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Nothing really happens and that's the point.
Trust Exercise - Sunsan Choi
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It is what it is.
Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey
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Just funny and weird.
I Hope This Finds You Well: - Natalie Sue
 
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Messy in the way a lot of people's love is.
The Happy Couple - Naoise Dolan
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This book is so weird and can't even tell you what it is about, but read it.
The First Bad Man - Miranda July
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About teenage years

Oh the good old days.

 
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Let it transport you to your messy teenage love.
Heart the Lover - Lily King
 
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Messy and confusing in a good way.
The Rachel Incident - Caroline O'Donoghue
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