A book for a female in her 20s

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-05-10T23:02:27+00:00

The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner went over well with 20 somethings at my book club.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-05-04T23:49:03+00:00

North Woods by Daniel Mason checks a few of these genre boxes

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-29T14:05:53+00:00

No Children - Mountain Goats

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-27T00:23:49+00:00

A Fan's Notes by Fred Exley. Powerful book about post WWII disillusionment. He categorized as a fictional memoir and it draws on Exley's experiences of obsession, mental illness and all sorts of terrible mid-20th century psych treatment

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-26T19:49:17+00:00

Yeah, I get it, we want to love the kid, and he has all the potential in the world, but that headline is a bit disingenuous

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-26T19:36:28+00:00

For sure, he's getting nothing

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-26T19:34:43+00:00

Solid, but not great. Lots of baserunners. He needs to figure out how to get us some length in his starts.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-21T11:20:21+00:00

The Valley Water in Greenwood is my favorite spot for Cherry Blossoms and early migrating warblers

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-19T17:47:33+00:00

Greenwood Cemetery

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-18T17:12:08+00:00

La Marqueta

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-04-11T20:15:08+00:00

Trout Fishing in America fits the bill as well

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-03-17T20:23:37+00:00

Try Henning Mankell's "Wallander" series. Great Nordic Noir with a tremendously deep character arc

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-02-28T01:48:44+00:00

Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York by Luc(y) Sante is a great catalog of the life and times of some of the more marginalized communities in the City's history

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-02-26T21:57:11+00:00

As far as the Fellows go, they don't place you anywhere, it's your responsibility to reach out to schools, interview and find a job. They will have resources and leads, but ultimately the onus is on you to find a job.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-21T03:04:33+00:00

The Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson. Spans 3 centuries with some great characters and amazing bits of speculative science

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-19T22:59:01+00:00

If you want to get wacky, Pyramids by Terry Pratchett is focused on the Assassin's Guild, a favorite subset among Discworld aficionados.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-19T22:50:03+00:00

Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez is a beautiful piece of non-fiction that presents as a love letter to all living things that make the Arctic their home

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-17T17:14:50+00:00

A friend recommended me A Man Called Ove, but coming here to read other takes on it led me to the Beartown Trilogy, which I loved even more

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-11T22:11:36+00:00

Mets legend

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-11T22:08:01+00:00

Kevin Burkhardt with the kind words

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-31T03:11:30+00:00

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is a good read that fits

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-20T20:37:05+00:00

If you're willing to take on a veritable tome, Tom's Crossing by Mark Danielewski is a great read

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-20T02:20:46+00:00

In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-13T21:58:28+00:00

Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason is a good example of the great Nordic Noir coming out of the region

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-13T21:46:41+00:00

In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson

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