Desperate for a good book. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Just clicked on this because of the subject and then I realized this was my post from TWO YEARS AGO! who resurrected this?!

In the past 2 years I have liked:
Little Fires Everywhere
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine (although this one was almost too upsetting)
Man Called Ove

And a few more I’ll have to look up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fates and Furies - Lauren Groff
Rules of Civility - Amor Towles
Midwives - Chris Bohjalian
Life after Life - Kate Atkinson
The Interestings - Wolitzer
11/22/63 - Stephen King

I could ot get through Fates And Furies

The second half flips all your preconceptions about the characters. You need to make it to that part.

+1

I'm not afraid to give up on books halfway through, but I'm glad I stuck with this one.

[Anonymous]

This meets none of OP’s qualifications, but I’m loving The Overstory. If anyone else is looking for a powerful read...

So good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the most basic bitch reading list I have ever seen.

Just go on Amazon and buy whatever is the top seller.

You are so helpful! Thanks! Hope we run into each other some day! You seem so friendly.

Funny


OP, I have similar taste in books. You should read Little Fires Everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the most basic bitch reading list I have ever seen.

Just go on Amazon and buy whatever is the top seller.

You are so helpful! Thanks! Hope we run into each other some day! You seem so friendly.

Funny


OP, I have similar taste in books. You should read Little Fires Everywhere.

See 15:28

[Anonymous]

“Forgotten Garden” by Kate Morton

[Anonymous]

Anybody read The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand yet? I loved it. My other favorite by her is The Blue Bistro, but seriously all her books are good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anybody read The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand yet? I loved it. My other favorite by her is The Blue Bistro, but seriously all her books are good.[/quote]

This is my favorite of hers too! I also like Beautiful Day, A Summer Affair, and The Beach Club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Educated, a Memoir
Less
Euphoria
You think it, I'll say it

This is a great book that I rarely see mentioned on these kinds of lists.

Speaking of Curtis Sittenfeld, I'm reading Sisterland right now and loving it. It's really good.

[Anonymous]

I just read The Outsiders for the first time--somehow I missed that one while in school--and while it does not fit the OP's criteria for no violence, it was a quick but thought-provoking read. Currently, I am about 2/3 through Francisco Cantu's The Line Becomes A River. Again, not fitting OP's criteria, but I highly recommend it in the midst of our current political climate.

[Anonymous]

Have you read any Bill Bryson? A Walk in the Woods is a classic humor read.

Let's Pretend this Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson

This is Where I Leave You, Jonathon Tropper

[Anonymous]

Where'd You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple

[Anonymous]

My standard recommendation: "Little, Big" by John Crowley. Beautifully written fantasy

[Anonymous]

OP here, yes this thread is 2 years old! See above for what I’ve read and liked recently.

I also really liked When Life Gives You Lululemons

[Anonymous]

It ends with us.

Especially if you liked big little lies