I have reread this twice in the last 6 months, which is rare for me. I’m looking for something with similar intimacy, emotion, and heartache. While I love André Aciman’s work, I’m looking to branch out to other authors at this time. by ichthyes1999
vesperllynd on November 1, 2025 10:25 pm I feel like I’m always screaming her name on this sub, but The Tin Man by Sarah Winman. You might also like Beautiful Ruins by Jessica Waters?
Immediate_Coast3778 on November 2, 2025 12:58 am I have no suggestions but this is one of my favorite books ever !!! Ugh. It’s so good.
Morella1989 on November 2, 2025 4:09 am Lie With Me by Philippe Besson Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
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Swimming in the Dark!!!! It’s the Polish version of CMBYN
I feel like I’m always screaming her name on this sub, but The Tin Man by Sarah Winman. You might also like Beautiful Ruins by Jessica Waters?
Lie With Me, by Philippe Besson
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
A Single Man, Isherwood
I have no suggestions but this is one of my favorite books ever !!! Ugh. It’s so good.
Lie With Me by Philippe Besson
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne