hello!
Trying to curate a TBR list for the next few weeks/months and want to experiment a bit. Whats one of the most interesting book that you’ve read lately (or in a while)?
Open to all genre but mostly looking forward to reading fiction rather than non-fiction. I need something to escape from the monotony of everyday routine. 😬
Thank you in advance! <3
by Purple-Sunflower930
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Project Hail Mary. I finished it a week ago and haven’t been able to start another book yet. I miss it.
Also, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. My favorite book last year. Top 5 all time.
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal.
Honestly the last book that was like that for me was Iron Flame. And I know it’s a trashy romance book.
I listen to audiobooks as I commute to work, but I sometimes listen to them when I’m at home as well. The Wizard and the Glass was one I couldn’t keep away from, even though I needed it for my commute. Granted you have to read the other Dark Tower books before that one. Recently finished The Wolves of Calla, which was also great, but the Wizard and the Glass was my favorite.
I read mostly literary fiction type books, these are a few of my recent favorites, hope you give em a shot
– Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski. 10 different narrators tell the story of an epileptic teenager’s death
– The Morningside by Tea Obreht. It takes place in the near future and follows a girl whose mother is a super of an apartment building filled with diverse residents. Blends folklore/magical realism elements with mystery and dystopian vibes
– The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty. Follows a group of aged out foster youth who share an apartment and tells the stories of their neighbors
– The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. I read this in one giant sitting, found it complex and riveting. Follows a set of light-skinned twins who run away from their small southern town. Eventually one of them returns home, the other makes a new life for herself as a white-passing woman.
Lastly, Jennifer Egan’s two companion books that are experimental in format, sort of structured as short story collections that follow the same group of characters: “Candy House” and “Visit from the Goon Squad.” The styles vary so much, I feel like at least one of the stories is bound to resonate with readers, no matter their taste.
Happy reading!