I think my reading tastes are shifting, and everything I’ve read lately has been boring me. The last good book I remember reading, the one I couldn’t stop reading and thinking about, is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
So I need recommendations like that. I’ll write what I loved most about it.
My favorite book is the second one, and I think the reason is that Elena and Lila were the same age as I am now. I deeply related to Elena’s struggle to study, but also to her relationship problems and her complicated relationship with Lila and everyone around her. Her struggle to fit into this new society of educated people while also trying not to lose herself. Her worry about Lila being better than her, her lack of self-confidence about her looks, and whether she’s good enough. I could go on, but you get it. I hope I didn’t spoil anything.
The second book I think about is Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. I loved that book with all my heart. There were some great topics discussed there, with a pretty light tone and an easy-to-follow plot, but it was still really fun. There, the focus was also on life and people, on their good and bad sides, on destiny and coincidence, and on how the smallest thing you do can impact someone else in a big way.
I guess I’m kind of going through a crisis, and I’m trying to find myself (I’m 25 lol). So I want books with characters going through the same thing, but not too depressing.
by Snoo-24289