Hi, I’m looking to read a book that’s so beautiful and mesmerizing that it’s a work of art. Any suggestions? (Please no romance) by Critical-Rip449 Related: enemies to lovers or cursed recs? Books about “hysterical” women / women’s mental health Books similar to We Were Liars by E. Lockhart? I have to gift a boy a book for Christmas. Any suggestions? Romance books for older women in their 50s, 40’s at their youngest.
SparklingGrape21 on February 29, 2024 9:26 pm Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Bibliophile-14 on February 29, 2024 9:36 pm Demon Copperhead imo. I feel like I find a book as good as that once every 5-10 years.
Wild_Preference_4624 on February 29, 2024 9:46 pm [The Hands of the Emperor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/af2bba9c-8f41-4a3e-b87a-8532a44ccb67) by Victoria Goddard— it’s a (very long) beautifully written slice of life book about the personal secretary to the emperor of the world, with a heavy focus on platonic relationships. Also, [A Tree Grows in Brooklyn](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc5de2f5-b132-4c4c-8e49-8bf46005d5da) by Betty Smith.
ScarletSpire on February 29, 2024 10:13 pm Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It’s a four volume epic that bends English in such crazy ways. There’s nothing that really feels close to the saga.
A_Squid_A_Dog on February 29, 2024 10:30 pm I found Hyperion and it’s second part Fall of Hyperion to fit this perfectly. Amazing stories and the second part gets pretty ethereal
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Demon Copperhead imo. I feel like I find a book as good as that once every 5-10 years.
[The Hands of the Emperor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/af2bba9c-8f41-4a3e-b87a-8532a44ccb67) by Victoria Goddard— it’s a (very long) beautifully written slice of life book about the personal secretary to the emperor of the world, with a heavy focus on platonic relationships.
Also, [A Tree Grows in Brooklyn](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc5de2f5-b132-4c4c-8e49-8bf46005d5da) by Betty Smith.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
100 years of solitude
Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It’s a four volume epic that bends English in such crazy ways. There’s nothing that really feels close to the saga.
Les miserables
I found Hyperion and it’s second part Fall of Hyperion to fit this perfectly. Amazing stories and the second part gets pretty ethereal
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Cirke by Madeline Miller