I recently read The Bell Jar for the first time and loved it. I think that's probably at least partially because of how lived-in everything felt. So now I'm chasing the same high again 😂 But I think I'd prefer something that is technically fiction – not looking for non-fiction at this point (though I'm sure there's a ton of terrific non-fiction that's rich and lived-in). Any suggestions?
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I really enjoyed Oranges are not the only fruit by Jeanette Winterson. It’s the semi-autobiographical story of a young girl adopted by intensely religious parents. It follows the strange way she was brought up, and how hard it is to defy/deny your background even when it doesn’t serve you. It’s got some post-modern elements to it that were really interesting too.
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is fiction but very influenced by the author’s own childhood. It’s a perfect summer nostalgia book with a lot of heart, some humor, some reckoning with mortality. I truly loved it.
Lore Segal, Her first American
Louis-Ferdinand Céline – *Journey to the End of the Night*