Ok hive mind, recommend me some books! Bear with the descriptions below…
Genres/vibes:
Lit Fic, Sweeping Family Sagas/Historical Fic, Domestic Gothic, Nature Fic, Magical Realism, Memoir, Queer & Feminist Lit
I really like:
A slow burn
Atmospheric & immersive prose
Intersections of history, place, and identity
Nature/place as a character – vivid, dreamlike imagery
Favourite books:
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
A Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Anything by Elena Ferrante
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Euphoria by Lily King
Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
More of a novella, but you might really like [Whale Fall](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213380608-whale-fall) by Elizabeth O’Conner. Audiobook was especially good