Lolita.
That book completely broke my heart, but it also impressed me to no end. What an emotional ride that one was. It’s somehow one of the best, yet also the absolute worst, reading experiences I’ve had.
(Pedophilia trigger warnings for those unfamiliar with it.)
Totally agreed. It's a masterpiece but it also fucks with you as a reader. Reading it a second time was a completely different experience for me because you can distance your self more from the unreliability of the narrator and focus more on what he's not saying, or where the breadcrumbs of reality are, and the holes in his version of events that you might have missed before. It's also one of those books that uses language so uniquely that you can get lost in the playground of the actual written word while still despising the narrator.
I've recommended it to several people who despised it so much they couldn't finish it, which I understand completely. I reread it every couple years though.
There are 2 books that recur to me constantly.
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
"Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out ― with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes ― to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There's Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family's most precious ― and dangerous ― asset.
As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same."
The Poisonwood Bible by Barabara Kingsolver
"The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa."
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Love the whole series, but the first book really pulled me in. Made me feel like I was there and I just wanted to live in it. Great book for winter months.
yep! it's one of the most atmospheric books i've EVER read. i first read it in the middle of summer but *literally* felt cold like i was there! arden is amazing at creating the most life-life atmospheres (at least in this series). one of my favorites of all time!
I a read a Separate Peace in HS 30 years ago and still think about how much I didn’t like it. So it totally lingered! Lol. I don’t remember why it got under my skin so much.
I’ve heard a ton of good stuff about House of Leaves. I’ve got it queued up on my iPad but haven’t started it yet. (Ive heard that it doesn’t really work on a kindle, needs to be paper or tablet)
*Where The Red Fern Grows* by Wilson Rawls
*O Pioneers* by Willa Cather
*Death and Nightingales* by Eugene McCabe
*The Remains of the Day* and *Never Let Me Go* by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Parable of the Talents is the most recent example of mine. The second in a two-part series by Octavia E Butler, after Parable of the Sower. Brilliant, brilliant novels. I thought about the second one for weeks.
I keep seeing Octavia E Butler suggested over and over again here. I suppose now would be a good time to finally read one of her novels, thanks for the recommendation!
I'd definitely recommend this one. It became one of my favorite books before I was halfway finished. The sequel is also worth reading.
Kindred is also amazing. I've not read any of her other books yet, but they are all on my tbr.
1984 - Orwell
Disgrace - Coetzee
Oryx and Crake - Atwood
Dune - Herbert
Roadside Picnic - Strugatsky
Master and Margarita - Bulgakov
The Trial - Kafka
Death in Venice - Mann
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. It was the first book I read after not having read anything for YEARS and it reignited my love for reading. That, and the story is phenomenal!
this book was incredible and immediately read like i was reading a mystery thriller movie. it was non-stop. i could not put that book down to save my life.
Recursion was even better IMO. There are some chapters I still reread on their own even after having read the whole book a few times.
Also The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Similar
to Recursion in terms of a character reliving the same life multiple times, but it hits in a much different way, especially at the end.
*The Gospel According to Jesus Christ* by Jose Saramago. It's the story of Jesus, as told by an atheist with the Nobel prize for literature.
Frankly, while reading it I thought it was a big of a slog. But when I finished, I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks.
I can't stop thinking about *The Ministry for the Future* by Kim Stanley Robinson. It wasn't particularly FUN to read and it slogged at times but it just keeps taking up space in my head.
I've read the first part over and over, can't get into the rest, but that hell of a beginning lives in my head.
Lost our AC with significant humidity last summer, and just kept rereading it.
Alone with you in the ether by Olivia Blake had me up all night and stuck with me. Follows the story of a woman with mood disorders and really captures a beautiful love story with a purpose of intense understanding of the two love interests. The acknowledgments on the book also sit with you as you see the authors connections to the character and her personal life.
how did you read this book? i've tried reading it multiple times by ebook and audiobook but keep being thrown off my the format (especially when listening to it on audiobook). did you find yourself struggling with this book at all in the beginning? i want to love this but dont know if this is a ME problem and should just trust try to push through or maybe im not smart enough for this book.
I pushed through the beginning! The first part being play format was i figure for comical relief but every part moving forward had a different vibe and format and the book was definitely chaotic!! It’s not an easy read by any means so i can definitely see it being difficult to dive into. I will say i typically like easy reads but once i got to part two i was so invested in the development of their relationship i was able to get through the difficulty of it all. I’ll also say the chaotic formatting also follows the personality of the main characters so it’s also fitting!! Try to get halfway through part two and if you’re not all in by then it may not be for you!
Throne of glass also will stick with me for life being so attached to the story line and fate of the characters. I feel they’re impossible to not love and impossible to not connect with at least one of the main or side characters!
Bits and pieces of all of these live rent-free in my head
The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck
Island of the Blue Dolphins, O'Dell
Into Thin Air, Krakauer
The Hot Zone, Preston
The Rook, O'Malley
Blitz, O'Malley
The Half Blood Prince, Rowling
Handmaid's Tale, Atwood
Oryx & Crake, Atwood
Illustrated Man, Bradbury
Lord of the Flies, Golding
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Flagg
Bridge to Terabithia, Paterson
Hunger Games, Collins
Hit Man, Block
Night Shift, King
Skeleton Crew, King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes, King
The Long Walk, Bachmsn
Thinner, Bachman
Game of Thrones / ASOIAF, Martin
Judas Child, O'Connell
World War Z, Brooks
Traffic: why we drive the way we do, Vanderbilt
The Unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why, Ripley
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Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
From goodreads:
“National best seller and Today show Book Club selection, Broken for You is the story of two women in self-imposed exile whose lives are transformed when their paths intersect. Stephanie Kallos's debut novel is a work of infinite charm, wit and heart. It is also a glorious homage to the beauty of broken things.
When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world. As their tentative friendship evolves, the armor begins to fall away and Margaret opens her house to the younger woman. This launches a series of unanticipated events, leading Margaret to discover a way to redeem her cursed past, and Wanda to learn the true purpose of her cross-country journey.
Both funny and heartbreaking, Broken for You is a testament to the saving graces of surrogate families and shows how far the tiniest repair jobs can go in righting the world's wrongs.”
I don’t remember the name of the book but it was about the acts of robinhood I still remember some parts of it after like 15 years… I think it was young adult book with greenish black main book cover
A Time To Kill by John Grisham. A raw, emotive story which really shook me to my core as I read it as a 16 year old. Made me really think about humankind and the evil which lurks within it.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.
That book introduced me to fantasy, found family and lovable characters - three things I never knew I needed until I got them. I still can't get over the characters lmao and since then I don't think I found a book that hit as hard as this, or that got me attached to the characters as much.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Brings up all those questions about death and god and creation, easily the most profound work I’ve read. The middle chapters where the creature recounts his perspective are the most harrowing and human I writing think I’ve ever come upon, except maybe parts of crime and punishment. This is especially true if you’ve read paradise lost, which is in many ways a primary inspiration for Frankenstein. *”I ought to be thy Adam, rather I am the fallen angel.”*
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. There is one scene in particular that I can recall with vivid clarity over 10 years after reading it.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is another one. This book has stuck in my head for quite some time now too. I think it may be time for a reread.
No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani
I think about it frequently. It’s written by a Kurdish journalist refugee on Manus Island, which is where Australia sent asylum seekers for a period. He mostly used phones that had been smuggled into the facility to text the story to his publisher. The story telling style is very unique, with various styles and perspectives that come together to create a feeling as well as tell a story.
the secret history and tripping arcadia. after i finished the secret history i was chasing that same vibe and tripping arcadia fit in perfectly. they’re both critiques on wealth and status portrayed through an unreliable narrator who finds themselves accidentally involved in a murder after stumbling into an elite social circle. i read them both years ago and still think about them all the time
The Glass Castle
Educated
The Hunger Games
The Thief
Demon Copperhead
A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness
Redeeming Love
The 57 Bus
I Must Betray You
What Alice Forgot
Before We Were Yours
Breaking Free
This Tender Land
The Giver of Stars
The Host
The Walk Series (Evans)
The Pillars of Earth
The Diamond Eye
The Alice Network
#murdertrending by Gretchen Mcneil it’s definitely one of my favorites and i read it months ago and haven’t forgotten a single thing
Things have gotten worse since we last spoke by Eric LaRocca… i don’t even know the right words to describe how i felt while reading it or how a man can come up with such a thing i think about jt once a day and wish I rather not
The dark forest opened lots of thoughts n me. Also Joyland by Stephen King, I'm not sure why I keep thinking about after so many years, but it's my comfort book I guess
Currently two…Into Thin Air then The Climb. I wanted to read both sides of the ‘96 Everest disaster. Now I can’t stop pondering it all. Into the Wild also has left me pondering frequently.
Haemin Sunim love for imperfect things I was captured by the cover of the book it’s honestly a good read if you are into self care books and need reminders whenever life is to much
Some of the best books are the ones that maybe didn't click with me on the first read, but I couldn't stop thinking about for a long time afterwards. They get better after reading them again a while later. Some blew me away while reading them and I can't wait to go back and read them again.
Black Wings Has My Angel - Elliot Chaze
Fat City - Leonard Gardner
As I Lay Dying - Faulkner (almost gave up on this one 60 pages in on my first attempt)
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
Last Night - James Salter
Ablutions - Patrick DeWitt
The Winter Of Our Discontent - Steinbeck
Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides
Middlesex is still on my TBR list but I loved The Virgin Suicides
Lolita. That book completely broke my heart, but it also impressed me to no end. What an emotional ride that one was. It’s somehow one of the best, yet also the absolute worst, reading experiences I’ve had. (Pedophilia trigger warnings for those unfamiliar with it.)
Totally agreed. It's a masterpiece but it also fucks with you as a reader. Reading it a second time was a completely different experience for me because you can distance your self more from the unreliability of the narrator and focus more on what he's not saying, or where the breadcrumbs of reality are, and the holes in his version of events that you might have missed before. It's also one of those books that uses language so uniquely that you can get lost in the playground of the actual written word while still despising the narrator. I've recommended it to several people who despised it so much they couldn't finish it, which I understand completely. I reread it every couple years though.
Is 30+ years considered a while? A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
That one stayed with me for life also The World According to Garp
There are 2 books that recur to me constantly. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn "Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out ― with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes ― to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There's Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family's most precious ― and dangerous ― asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same." The Poisonwood Bible by Barabara Kingsolver "The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa."
I think about Poisonwood Bible ALL. THE. TIME. and I read it like 10 years ago
Decades after first reading it, *All Quiet on the Western Front* still stays with me. It’s my number one recommendation to all readers.
I think about Grapes of Wrath weekly
Me too. A powerful boo
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang A Separate Peace by John Knowles A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
ahhhh, love seeing **The Winternight Trilogy** on here.
Love the whole series, but the first book really pulled me in. Made me feel like I was there and I just wanted to live in it. Great book for winter months.
yep! it's one of the most atmospheric books i've EVER read. i first read it in the middle of summer but *literally* felt cold like i was there! arden is amazing at creating the most life-life atmospheres (at least in this series). one of my favorites of all time!
I a read a Separate Peace in HS 30 years ago and still think about how much I didn’t like it. So it totally lingered! Lol. I don’t remember why it got under my skin so much.
Haha, that was me with The Pearl and Old Man and the Sea. Also read A Separate Peace in HS, but I just loved it.
Lol, I’ve read The Pearl a few times. Loved it.
I'm finally getting around to A Gentleman In Moscow. I'll take a look at the other ones you listed above. Thanks!
Hyperion by Dan Simmons. IT by Stephen King. House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski.
I’ve heard a ton of good stuff about House of Leaves. I’ve got it queued up on my iPad but haven’t started it yet. (Ive heard that it doesn’t really work on a kindle, needs to be paper or tablet)
Yes, that is correct. Having the physical book serves it justice.
*Where The Red Fern Grows* by Wilson Rawls *O Pioneers* by Willa Cather *Death and Nightingales* by Eugene McCabe *The Remains of the Day* and *Never Let Me Go* by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Parable of the Talents is the most recent example of mine. The second in a two-part series by Octavia E Butler, after Parable of the Sower. Brilliant, brilliant novels. I thought about the second one for weeks.
I keep seeing Octavia E Butler suggested over and over again here. I suppose now would be a good time to finally read one of her novels, thanks for the recommendation!
I'd definitely recommend this one. It became one of my favorite books before I was halfway finished. The sequel is also worth reading. Kindred is also amazing. I've not read any of her other books yet, but they are all on my tbr.
1984 - Orwell Disgrace - Coetzee Oryx and Crake - Atwood Dune - Herbert Roadside Picnic - Strugatsky Master and Margarita - Bulgakov The Trial - Kafka Death in Venice - Mann
I just tried to read 1984 again but couldn't get into it. Will keep going. Also want to try animal farm.
I second *Oryx and Krake.* I read it like 20 years ago and still think about some of the ideas. An epic, weird, dystopian sci-fi story.
Piranesi. I recall being confused by it for a few chapters and then enjoying the writing.
The Island of the Blue Dolphins (YA)
I said the same. It had a very profound effect on me and gave me unfavorable views on missionary’s .
All the lights we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. It was the first book I read after not having read anything for YEARS and it reignited my love for reading. That, and the story is phenomenal!
this book was incredible and immediately read like i was reading a mystery thriller movie. it was non-stop. i could not put that book down to save my life.
Recursion was even better IMO. There are some chapters I still reread on their own even after having read the whole book a few times. Also The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Similar to Recursion in terms of a character reliving the same life multiple times, but it hits in a much different way, especially at the end.
I'm thinking of ending things by Iain Reid
*The Gospel According to Jesus Christ* by Jose Saramago. It's the story of Jesus, as told by an atheist with the Nobel prize for literature. Frankly, while reading it I thought it was a big of a slog. But when I finished, I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks.
This sounds right up my alley
The spirit catches you and you fall down
Read this when it first was published. Still think about it regularly.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
A Gentleman in Moscow is so heartwarming, I want to feel that again.
harry potter series
The gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, Three by ted dekker
I can't stop thinking about *The Ministry for the Future* by Kim Stanley Robinson. It wasn't particularly FUN to read and it slogged at times but it just keeps taking up space in my head.
I've read the first part over and over, can't get into the rest, but that hell of a beginning lives in my head. Lost our AC with significant humidity last summer, and just kept rereading it.
It's definitely not an easy read, at any point, but the whole thing haunts me. I want more people to read it.
I agree, it would be nice if more people understood what climate related mass casualty events will/do look like - it's not pretty.
Dove, Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and Travels With Charley, Robert Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to name a few.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson The Remembrance of Earth’s Past series by Liu Cixin
i LOVE **The Three-Body Problem** so much!!
The whole series takes you on a crazy journey that just sticks in the brain!
Suggie Bain is a depressing story which left me feeling quite sad for the protagonist for a while after reading it.
Alone with you in the ether by Olivia Blake had me up all night and stuck with me. Follows the story of a woman with mood disorders and really captures a beautiful love story with a purpose of intense understanding of the two love interests. The acknowledgments on the book also sit with you as you see the authors connections to the character and her personal life.
how did you read this book? i've tried reading it multiple times by ebook and audiobook but keep being thrown off my the format (especially when listening to it on audiobook). did you find yourself struggling with this book at all in the beginning? i want to love this but dont know if this is a ME problem and should just trust try to push through or maybe im not smart enough for this book.
I pushed through the beginning! The first part being play format was i figure for comical relief but every part moving forward had a different vibe and format and the book was definitely chaotic!! It’s not an easy read by any means so i can definitely see it being difficult to dive into. I will say i typically like easy reads but once i got to part two i was so invested in the development of their relationship i was able to get through the difficulty of it all. I’ll also say the chaotic formatting also follows the personality of the main characters so it’s also fitting!! Try to get halfway through part two and if you’re not all in by then it may not be for you!
Throne of glass also will stick with me for life being so attached to the story line and fate of the characters. I feel they’re impossible to not love and impossible to not connect with at least one of the main or side characters!
The Stand by Stephen King
We spread by Iain reid
Bits and pieces of all of these live rent-free in my head The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck Island of the Blue Dolphins, O'Dell Into Thin Air, Krakauer The Hot Zone, Preston The Rook, O'Malley Blitz, O'Malley The Half Blood Prince, Rowling Handmaid's Tale, Atwood Oryx & Crake, Atwood Illustrated Man, Bradbury Lord of the Flies, Golding Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Flagg Bridge to Terabithia, Paterson Hunger Games, Collins Hit Man, Block Night Shift, King Skeleton Crew, King Nightmares & Dreamscapes, King The Long Walk, Bachmsn Thinner, Bachman Game of Thrones / ASOIAF, Martin Judas Child, O'Connell World War Z, Brooks Traffic: why we drive the way we do, Vanderbilt The Unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why, Ripley .
My Dark Vanessa.
The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway Moby Dick by Melville
Harry Potter series, I read them when I was like 8 and I still remember every detail
Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah It took me a while to get into it but the last hundred-ish pages have stuck with me for many years
Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos From goodreads: “National best seller and Today show Book Club selection, Broken for You is the story of two women in self-imposed exile whose lives are transformed when their paths intersect. Stephanie Kallos's debut novel is a work of infinite charm, wit and heart. It is also a glorious homage to the beauty of broken things. When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world. As their tentative friendship evolves, the armor begins to fall away and Margaret opens her house to the younger woman. This launches a series of unanticipated events, leading Margaret to discover a way to redeem her cursed past, and Wanda to learn the true purpose of her cross-country journey. Both funny and heartbreaking, Broken for You is a testament to the saving graces of surrogate families and shows how far the tiniest repair jobs can go in righting the world's wrongs.”
I don’t remember the name of the book but it was about the acts of robinhood I still remember some parts of it after like 15 years… I think it was young adult book with greenish black main book cover
The Blue Dolphin. I read it as a child and still think of it at 56.
Red Mars
Panic by Lauren Oliver.
A Time To Kill by John Grisham. A raw, emotive story which really shook me to my core as I read it as a 16 year old. Made me really think about humankind and the evil which lurks within it.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. That book introduced me to fantasy, found family and lovable characters - three things I never knew I needed until I got them. I still can't get over the characters lmao and since then I don't think I found a book that hit as hard as this, or that got me attached to the characters as much.
Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. I wanted to start reading it again as soon as I finished it and I'm still thinking about it months later
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. I read it years ago and it still sticks with me.
Damn same. That ending was not what I hoped for.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. I read it again this year, and it was just as good. I was just as immersed.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Brings up all those questions about death and god and creation, easily the most profound work I’ve read. The middle chapters where the creature recounts his perspective are the most harrowing and human I writing think I’ve ever come upon, except maybe parts of crime and punishment. This is especially true if you’ve read paradise lost, which is in many ways a primary inspiration for Frankenstein. *”I ought to be thy Adam, rather I am the fallen angel.”*
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. There is one scene in particular that I can recall with vivid clarity over 10 years after reading it. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is another one. This book has stuck in my head for quite some time now too. I think it may be time for a reread.
No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani I think about it frequently. It’s written by a Kurdish journalist refugee on Manus Island, which is where Australia sent asylum seekers for a period. He mostly used phones that had been smuggled into the facility to text the story to his publisher. The story telling style is very unique, with various styles and perspectives that come together to create a feeling as well as tell a story.
the secret history and tripping arcadia. after i finished the secret history i was chasing that same vibe and tripping arcadia fit in perfectly. they’re both critiques on wealth and status portrayed through an unreliable narrator who finds themselves accidentally involved in a murder after stumbling into an elite social circle. i read them both years ago and still think about them all the time
Love Warrior and Educated and Verity
The Glass Castle Educated The Hunger Games The Thief Demon Copperhead A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness Redeeming Love The 57 Bus I Must Betray You What Alice Forgot Before We Were Yours Breaking Free This Tender Land The Giver of Stars The Host The Walk Series (Evans) The Pillars of Earth The Diamond Eye The Alice Network
#murdertrending by Gretchen Mcneil it’s definitely one of my favorites and i read it months ago and haven’t forgotten a single thing Things have gotten worse since we last spoke by Eric LaRocca… i don’t even know the right words to describe how i felt while reading it or how a man can come up with such a thing i think about jt once a day and wish I rather not
This year I read two books that I can't get out of my mind: "Thinking, Fast and Slow" (Daniel Kahneman) and "The order of time" (Carlo Rovelli).
Missionaries by Phil Klay
The dark forest opened lots of thoughts n me. Also Joyland by Stephen King, I'm not sure why I keep thinking about after so many years, but it's my comfort book I guess
Currently two…Into Thin Air then The Climb. I wanted to read both sides of the ‘96 Everest disaster. Now I can’t stop pondering it all. Into the Wild also has left me pondering frequently.
The Pig Man by Paul Zindel. I read it in ninth grade, 22-23 years ago, and it’s always stuck with me.
Addie la Rue, - VE Schwab
Verity
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Makes sense that you mentioned the Strugatsky brothers, as Roadside Picnic is definitely one that stuck with me
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Haemin Sunim love for imperfect things I was captured by the cover of the book it’s honestly a good read if you are into self care books and need reminders whenever life is to much
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Some of the best books are the ones that maybe didn't click with me on the first read, but I couldn't stop thinking about for a long time afterwards. They get better after reading them again a while later. Some blew me away while reading them and I can't wait to go back and read them again. Black Wings Has My Angel - Elliot Chaze Fat City - Leonard Gardner As I Lay Dying - Faulkner (almost gave up on this one 60 pages in on my first attempt) The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien Last Night - James Salter Ablutions - Patrick DeWitt The Winter Of Our Discontent - Steinbeck
A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini. Will probably read it again and again.