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shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqgz6m wrote
Okay! :) Will check it out.
lyrasbookshelf t1_jdqiycq wrote
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Just finished it and it's really great.
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqj0zt wrote
Okay :) I'll add that to my list too!
DumpedDalish t1_jdqj0z7 wrote
The Lonely City, by Olivia Laing
It's absolutely stunning -- a lovely, empathetic, beautifully written, and thoughtful examination of what it's like to be alone -- how to do it well, and without toxicity -- as well as of how loneliness is often unjustly perceived, etc.
It honestly changed my life for the better.
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqj7mv wrote
This really sounds like the kind I was looking for. This is gonna be my first read!
DumpedDalish t1_jdrjnpk wrote
I'm so happy it helped! It is one of the most unique and beautiful things I've ever read -- an entire book-length meditation on what it is like to live alone, what that means in society, how to do it happily, the ways it is misconstrued by others, etc.
I hope you enjoy it -- take care out there.
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdrlajf wrote
thank you! really appreciate the kind words ':)
Chops1013 t1_jdqhl1j wrote
I Am Legend By Richard Matheson
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqhv4e wrote
Okay I'll see that!
boxer_dogs_dance t1_jdqhqcn wrote
A Man Called Ove
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqhw2d wrote
Okay I'll see this :)
boxer_dogs_dance t1_jdqid6z wrote
Also, Remnant Population, but she enjoys her solitude. A Psalm for the Wild Built.
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqieqf wrote
Okay!
bauhaus12345 t1_jdqj2l0 wrote
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqj5vz wrote
Okay I'll check it out! :)
yamche11 t1_jdqjdpg wrote
Most (all?) books by Kazuo Ishiguro
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqjyo5 wrote
Okay! :)
vincoug t1_jdqkb7h wrote
Please use our Weekly Recommendations thread if you're looking for books
mindmountain t1_jdqjk14 wrote
Can't recommend Murakami due to his depiction of women in his books.
BlacknWhiteMoose t1_jdqk8it wrote
Bad take. You should still read books and authors with flaws. If you look for the perfect book, you’ll be limited to like 5 books.
You don’t have to agree with or like Murakami’s depiction of women, but he still has merit in other areas that his books are worth reading.
mindmountain t1_jdqwk0s wrote
Nah it's not even worth it even without the descriptions of women being just tits on legs. Just an opinion.
BlacknWhiteMoose t1_jdqwutj wrote
That’s a huge oversimplification. He has written some interesting female characters especially in short stories.
mindmountain t1_jdqxseu wrote
If you like.
BlacknWhiteMoose t1_jdqxub4 wrote
Cheers
shhtthfkkkupp OP t1_jdqjxs7 wrote
Yes it's pretty objectified 😅
GrandEasterly t1_jdqgv7b wrote
Colourless Tsukuru and His Years of Pilgrimage is a book by Murukami and features a lonely main character