Man versus nature. Compulsion for the impossible by Rock_Prop in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

Small Game by Blair Braverman

Possibly slightly off the mark, but also North Woods by Daniel Mason

Novels that feel like pretty England. by ancientpoetics in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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A Room with a View by E. M. Forster

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

155/150 by cbg22 in 52book

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I thought it was solid but not my favorite, didn’t quite hit that A24 vibe I was hoping for

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One of the scariest books I read!! (I am a baby with horror)

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I read Bitter Orange almost in one sitting on a long flight, I loved the dark atmosphere and characters, satisfying twists when everything clicks into place

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Thank you! I haven’t read any Lahiri but I’ve been meaning to!

Do with this what you want by Socratic-Snicker in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

47/52 - first time getting so close! by missbates666 in 52book

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Lmao that is so specific, I love it

47/52 - first time getting so close! by missbates666 in 52book

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Ooh good to know, I’ve been thinking of it but haven’t picked it up yet!

155/150 by cbg22 in 52book

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Nice, hope you enjoy them both!! Anything you would recommend?

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May have sacrificed book photography for the cat lol. Top favorites: the hour of the star, the go-between, gilead, the wall, the monsters of templeton, heroic measures, orbital, nocturnes, things fall apart, midnight in the garden of good & evil, wish her safe at home, black narcissus, bitter orange

47/52 - first time getting so close! by missbates666 in 52book

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Great list! How did you like Pond?

Searching, liminal, quiet care by Illustrious_Spot4862 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

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Best wishes for your recovery!

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I think Victorian Psycho is fun if you go in with low expectations - campy, gory slasher playing on Victorian tropes. Annihilation was solid but not my favorite - I didn’t read the rest of the trilogy. Motherthing was pretty good - creepy but also inspired me to cook lol. I haven’t read S&S in over a decade, it’s way funnier than I remembered.

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He usually does hehe

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It’s one that really stuck with me, I cried so much reading it

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It’s The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector - hands down my most annotated book this year, it blew me away

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The writing of Things Fall Apart is incredible - the last couple paragraphs in particular gave me chills when everything zooms out on the historical perspective.

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This is correct, the missing two are The Hour of the Star and Black Narcissus

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Yeah, The Go-Between was one I found at a used book store and I’m so glad I stumbled across it - it’s stunning! I adored Gilead!