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    Hi everyone! I recently read White Nights by Dostoevsky and I was blown away by it. I don’t know why but it just had the most beautiful atmosphere. I don’t know how to explain this but reading it gave me this like wintry, quiet, romantic, poetic vibe that I can’t quite describe. I would love to read works similar but I don’t know how to find them online via a Google search because the feeling is too specific.

    While maybe these are thematically different, these books gave me a similar feel which I’m trying to chase:

    1. Persuasion by Jane Austen: I adore the longing in this book and I think it is Austen at her best. She is witty as always and Anne Elliot is one of my favourite heroines just because of how realistic she seems.

    2. Jane Eyre – Brontë: Again, I know it’s weird to put this on a list with what I’m describing but I don’t know. I love the romance here. Jane is smart and capable and her banter with Rochester is everything. I feel like I’m not necessarily wanting the Gothic elements but I love the relationship.

    3. Before Sunrise: Yes this is a movie but just the whole scene being set in this trilogy is what I want. Just like any location where it feels like the characters are stuck in time. I want quiet, intelligent conversation and sweet, coy flirtation. IDK!!!

    There’s loads more but I could talk about it for hours. In terms of actual writing style I’m thinking I love Salinger or even Sally Rooney — so it doesn’t have to be a full on classic, but at the same time I don’t like contemporaries that don’t allow me to escape (riddled with too much current, 2026 esque language).

    Is there anything anyone could recommend that would scratch my itch LOL??? If you made it this far, thank you for reading my word vomit.

    by swordfishss

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    1. light-something-up on

      I love your descriptions! Makes me think of “A Gentleman In Moscow” by Amor Towles.

      Different from your descriptions but this one also has a somewhat introspective vibe, quiet and consuming beauty … “Damnation Spring” by Ash Davidson.

      Try “Sunlit Pilgrims” by Jenni Fagan

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