Bit of a difficult ask, but I'll still throw it out there. Please no self help, murder, or tragic books. Nothing that's gonna ruin your sleep or anything.
I'm looking for books that do a good job of being relatable, and idk how to describe but has something that can make you more aware of your life and get you out of that feeling of spectating your life from outside of your body. Something to help you feel, kinda poignant and mundane at the same time?
Among memoirs, I'm Glad My Mom Died was a great one.
A movie equivalent I can think of is The Whale, for its turbulent family relationships, bad self image, shame, self hate, etc.
Dinner in America has also become one of my all time favourites. It can be a bit too excessive for some people but I like how they gave a neurodivergent female character priority, highlighted the oftentimes oppressiveness of the "normal" world around you, and general loneliness.
Little miss sunshine, again, for the messed up family mostly.
I have found a lot of movies like these, but only cuz of compulsive screentime. I really need to stop. I need a book that can bridge typical bad mental aspects to whatever genre it is, idc.
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