I’m trying so hard to get back into reading. I’m trying to read (at least) 2 books a month in 2025. Can I get help building my TBR for the year?
Some authors I like: Emily St.John Mandel, Augusten Borroughs, Celeste Ng (I have read all their books)
Some books I like not by them: How High We Go in the Dark, Homegoing, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Moon of the Crusted Snow
Genres: Historical fiction, realistic fiction, dystopian (without too much sci-fi)
Those are just to give you an idea, but I’m open to anything that’s not horror, romance, or pure sci-fi. I really love book that make me feel something. I know this is the place to go for good suggestions! If you can just give me an idea of why you think I’d like the book that would be awesome. Thanks!
by SatisfactionNeat3127
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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (historical fiction), I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (dystopian), The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (dystopian)
We have a lot of favorites in common! You might like Anthony Doerr’s books—his writing style is lovely and evocative, and some (All The Light We Cannot See comes to mind) are historical fiction. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller is in the same vein as Station Eleven, and it’s dystopian/happening apocalypse without dipping into science fiction. Margaret Atwood is excellent (The Edible Woman, the MadAddam Trilogy, Handmaid’s Tale) but may lean too far into science fiction for your taste in some of her work. You may also like Jesmyn Ward’s books, which are realistic and historical fiction. Salvage the Bones is a great place to start for her work.