But I would avoid tragedies or books that end with no hope.
Books that I've liked:
Remains of the Day – K Ishiguro
Nausea – J P Sartre
Steppenwolf – H Hesse
Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, A Room of Her Own, To The Lighthouse – V Woolf
I who have never known men – J Harpman
Books I didn't end up liking:
The Stranger – A Camus
Klara and the Sun – K Ishiguro
Babel – R F Kuang
A Short Stay in Hell – S Peck
Thank you!
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Books which deal with the human condition in all its fractal parts are:
Woolf, To The Lighthouse. Makes you reflect on the nebulous nature of memory and the part it plays in our lives.
Carr, A Month in the Country. Why don’t we take more chances in love when they present themselves?
McCarthy, The Road. A salient reminder that there will always be hope even in the most desperate times.
These are three of my most recent reads which all deal the meaning of life in some way.
Edit:
Vlahos, The In-Between. An end-of-life care giver recounts tales of patient’s words whispered on last breaths.
Williams, Stoner. What does it mean to live an ordinary life?
Dostoyevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man. A short story about living our best life.
I just wrote a book that challenges these very things. It dropped on December 9. It’s called Salt & Flickers and available everywhere.