I don’t want anything that could conceivably be considered trauma porn, but I want something really involving. I like books that say something about, or even just beautifully reflect, the human condition. I want to feel moved but not wrecked.
Some of my favourites:
House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Poisonwood Bible and Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
by FraughtOverwrought