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Books Worth Your Time
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Your Luxury Life
A thoughtful edit of books I genuinely recommend — reads that inform, comfort, inspire, and stay with you.
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Fiction I couldn't put down
Thought-provoking non-fiction
Comfort reads
Fiction I couldn't put down
I almost stopped reading after this because I didn't think anything else would be as good
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
I fell in love with the movie and then everything written by Oscar Hijuelos
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
This book has stayed with me since I was a teenager
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The only book I've read three times as an adult
A Fine Balance
I laughed and I cried - sometimes at the same time!
The Heart's Invisible Furies: A Novel
Anything by Rohinton Mistry is worth reading
Family Matters
Cried my eyes out at the end but I loved it - beautifully written
A Place for Us: A Novel
I still think about this almost every day, especially the third part
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
One of my favorite writers - I was lucky enough to meet her in 2015
Americanah: A novel
My current read - recommended by 3 people
The Correspondent: A Novel
Thought-provoking non-fiction
The best book if you're looking to create new habits
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
A beautiful way to start every day
Opening Doors Within: 365 Daily Meditations
A must-read for everyone, young and old
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Kids
This gave me the confidence to start investing
Friends That Invest: Guide to Financial Independence
Comfort reads
Guilty pleasures :)
SEVEN SISTERS SERIES - Lucinda Riley
The perfect end to the series
Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt
Still a favorite, all these years later
Bridget Jones's Diary
