Thread by @jooniecortez, folks! it’s a book rec thread *no particular genres, in no [...]

folks!
it’s a book rec thread

*no particular genres, in no particular order. just dope reads.

“everything i never told you” by celeste ng

“giovanni’s room” by james baldwin

“interpreter of maladies” by jhumpa lahiri

“confessions” by kanae minato

** uh i also highly recommend the film adaptation. twas dope as fuck.

“a little life” by hanya yanagihara

*will kill you but it’s ok

“tell the wolves i’m home” by carol rifka brunt

“how we fight for our lives” by saeed jones

[memoir]
[[[fucking amazing]]]

***ive belatedly realized i should be including the genres so forgive all the previous posts***

“the poet x” by elizabeth acevedo

- ya
- poetry
- literally it’s told in spoken word it’s fckin great
- main character is my namesake. not important but it’s very cool

“mysterious skin” by scott heim

- genre is, um...sadness? tragic? psychologically bruising but beautifully written?
- gregg araki did what he had to when he adapted it to film

“we are the ants” by shaun david hutchinson

- gay coming-of-age science fiction romance
- so beautifully written i literally die
- a playlist was made for it so if you ever read it, give it a listen: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6FJ5eO6JQSEOIANzPDetAj?si=ftxP13-AQ3az-fAi6rYfCg">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/...

“human acts” by han kang

- historical fiction
- kang is one of my favorites, i’ve read it all & i recommend it all but this one holds a special place
- her technique...lord

“white teeth” by zadie smith

- humor, “hysterical realism”
- it’s been established many times that i love this novel so i won’t go on about it but

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“a tale for the time being” by ruth ozeki

- magical realism
- absolutely would read numerous times in one month (& i have)
- prose is finger lickin good

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