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Stuff I've read and think that are worth your time.
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Mistery/Crimes

 
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Preach
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?
 
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Such a great narrative and a terrific plot twist.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones - Tokarczuk
 
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For the lovers of mystery and crimes.
The Truth About Harry Quebert Affair - Dicker
 
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One of the sickest plot twists.
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn

Self reflection

 
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Literally one of the best things I ever read. Gave me all of the feels and literally changed the way I treat myself.
Everything I Know About Love
 
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Pancada!!!!
A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão - Ana Suy
 
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Every page gets me wondering about a different experience I've had and how I see people handling feelings
Conversations on Love: with Perry, Alderton...

Romance and coming of age

 
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Sally Rooney smashes every time
Conversations with Friends: A Novel: Rooney, Sally
 
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Just read it and then watch the series, one of the prettiest things I have ever seen.
Normal People: A Novel: Rooney, Sally
 
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Cause we all need some romance.
Beach Read - Emily Henry

Novel, Drama

 
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Never thought being sad would be so good to read
The Bell Jar: Plath, Sylvia
 
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Rachel Cusk always slays
A Novel (Outline Trilogy, 1): Cusk, Rachel
 
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My favorite book.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera
 
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Murakami just does this thing where he takes you slowly along his books and you don't even notice when you're hooked.
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami
 
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Brazilian author, such a great and deep story with social and historical roots.
Torto arado - Itamar Vieira Junior
 
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Favorite book my Portuguese writer Valter Hugo Mãe.
A máquina de fazer espanhóis - Valter Hugo Mãe
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Such a delicate reflection on our attachments to language and culture, and a beautiful collection of memories and family relationships.
Strangers I Know - Claudia Durastanti
 
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Another slay
Transit: A Novel (Outline Trilogy, 2) Rachel Cusk
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Final book of the trilogy, always a good read.
Kudos: A Novel (Outline Trilogy, 3) - Rachel Cusk
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The main characters are always in crisis which makes me relate in a way
Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Nonfiction, Social, Historical

 
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A classic that is GREAT.
1984 - George Orwell
 
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MIND. BLOWING.
Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Federici
 
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Such interesting ideas on how we perceive images
Ways of Seeing: Based on the BBC Series - Berger
 
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Uma viagem sem sair do lugar
Cem dias entre céu e mar - Amyr Klink
 
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Muita informação e pesquisa compilada
Escravidão: Volume 1 - Laurentino Gomes
 
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Uma viagem dentro de si
Nove noites - Bernardo Carvalho