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Andrea Smedsgård Sundal's avatar

Such a fun list! Really inspiring! Also love how we have different Sally Rooney-favourites, as I am Normal People > Beautiful World.

Vinod Nair's avatar

Nicely written. Books are the only friends who never say, "I told you so." You read The Little Prince at 15 and smile. You read it again decades later and quietly wonder how the fox understood life better than half the people in your contact list. The book didn't change. We did.

Juli's avatar

This made me consider reading that Emily Henry book, I have the same miscronception about romance books but I also LOVE romcoms. Guilty!

Books and Bakes and Bikes's avatar

This was such a great read! Some of these books I love, and some I’ve never heard of- time to add to the list!

Jules @ Friday Night Readers's avatar

Lovely collection. We have several in common. Perks and the bell jar to name a few. I love to think of these lists like Rory Gilmore’s graduation speech.

Lauren Evans's avatar

I love this! It makes me want to think of my own list!

Andrea Bass's avatar

This was such a fun post to read! I echo your sentiments about Tana French and high school love of The Bell Jar.

Shelly's avatar

This is a great reflective post! Perks of Being a Wallflower was absolutely a landmark read for me as well.

Olivia 📚's avatar

The nostalgia! Love this post. I love seeing Twilight on the list -- as "bad" as it may be, I'll always keep my youthful love for that saga close to my heart. And I'm so glad others like Beautiful World, Where Are You! That's the only book I've read of hers, and I will probably read more, but I think it's a lovely tale of friendship and community.

Cara Matsukane's avatar

I loved this! I am inspired to make one myself

Nina P.'s avatar

What a list. I loved Angus, Thongs, etc. (what a title!). Forgot about the hilarity of those books. The English do it better.