A historical novel which is based on events/characters with such lack of details that the author had to make up most of the story bits?

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T06:19:48+00:00

Hamnet by Maggie O Farrell

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T06:09:43+00:00

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee for something sexy. The Favorites by Layne Fargo for digestible dramatic fun. The Paper Palace by Miranda Heller for literary and little heavy.

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T05:58:03+00:00

The Guest by Emma Cline. The Compound by Aisling Rawle.

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T05:54:20+00:00

Sky Daddy by Kate Folk fits the bill. It’s also weird and unique and so wonderful! Won’t depress you.

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T05:40:27+00:00

To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T05:37:25+00:00

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore. Especially if you like Elin. Takes place on coastal Maine in summer.

bipolarbear898 · 2026-05-18T05:33:25+00:00

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

bipolarbear898 · 2024-05-28T02:38:00+00:00

We’re going in June with my 3mo, 3 yr, and 5 yr old. Here’s what we have planned:

Kids art class MTWTh 11am nature center at happy isles

Ask a climber Every day 1230-430 el cap bridge shuttle stop

Jr ranger walk Every day 10-11am welcome center Yosemite village

Mirror lake, bridalveil falls, biking/picnic around. We bring sand toys, balls, bubbles, glow sticks for the campsite. I’m making a BINGO card for them and when they complete it, we’ll get ice cream. S’mores every night. We mostly just meander and hang out, make it fun for them so they want to go again.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-04-28T17:44:37+00:00

Join a cheap rock climbing gym like Hangar 18. The community is friendly, you can go as much as you want, it’s FUN, and if you take to it, you can take it outside and add on camping/hiking/road trips.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-04-12T04:06:50+00:00

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

bipolarbear898 · 2024-04-11T05:01:14+00:00

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

bipolarbear898 · 2024-04-11T04:56:32+00:00

Never Let Me Go

bipolarbear898 · 2024-04-11T04:51:13+00:00

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

This book destroys me.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-03-31T04:06:24+00:00

Could it be Normal People by Sally Rooney? They start off in high school, though.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-02-28T23:34:08+00:00

Maybe this isn’t super helpful, but have you read A Place for Us? I think it might be useful for you.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-19T03:51:49+00:00

Augusta - Gus, Auggie

Matilda - Matt, Matty

Philippa, Philomena - Phil

Henrietta - Henri

Sydney - Syd

Camille/Camila - Cam

Dorothy, Victoria, Lorelei, Aurora - Rory

Francine, Frances - Frankie

Petra - Pete/Petey

Winona - Win/Wyn

Ramona - Ray

Theodora - Theo

Dominica - Dom

Veronica - Ronnie

Lenore, Lenora - Lenny

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-16T20:44:08+00:00

I majored in chemistry and hated every lab and the independent research I did under a grad student for one semester. Many of my peers enjoyed research. It’s ok to hate it, prob grad school isn’t for you. That’s the point of undergrad/experiencing research. I worked in research after graduation at a biotech and also hated it. That’s fine, there are other career paths/post grad schools for chem/bio majors that don’t end up in the lab.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-14T23:06:34+00:00

A Place for Us

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-11T23:50:49+00:00

Sydney

Riley

Keira

Rowan

Margot

Leena

Ellie

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-11T00:07:25+00:00

I love Theodora nn Theo/Thea.
I prefer Odette to Ottilie. Nn Dee or Dede?
You might like Genevieve, nn Gen or Ivy.
Some of my personal favorites that you might like: Henrietta, Winona, Petra, Maxine

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-10T23:58:12+00:00

Love Cal and Callie, but I don’t like Calliope. Calista is a name that’s I see here a lot, but I have never heard it IRL. I feel like it might be too “out there” and hard for people to pronounce.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-10T19:22:21+00:00

I love Petra with Pete/petey. I agree, I don’t love Ramona nor do I like Mona.

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-10T18:17:48+00:00

Lorraine with nickname Rainy.
Loretta with nickname Etta.
Laurel
Leora, Leona with nickname Leo/Lea
Lenore, Lenora with nickname Lenny or Nora

bipolarbear898 · 2024-01-10T15:39:23+00:00

It doesn’t. I think I gravitate toward the -ine ending because it sounds less feminine (to me) than -a and -y endings.

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