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James Joyce's sexts
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Whether it's a century-defining novel or an absolutely filthy letter to his wife (Nora Barnacle), you simply cannot deny the man could write Also just a really good meditation on sexting in general
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
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Best western novel ever written <3
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The Boatbuilder by Daniel Gumbiner
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The story of a guy who overcomes his pill addiction by building sailboats in the Pacific Northwest. A fantastic meditation on the therapeutic power of making things with your hands — as someone who comes from a long line of carpenters in Washington state, this book spoke to me on a spiritual level
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The Idiot by Elif Batuman
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A book about how language can sometimes be an ineffective means of communication. An incredible concept, brimming with subtle beauty
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Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
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Why aren't more books written in the second person?
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Selected Poems by William Carlos Williams
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No ideas but in things!!!
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Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
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A thrilling portrait of boredom and obsession
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Fat City by Leonard Gardner
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Avoidant attachment style core text
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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
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This book is just shy of 120 pages. Do yourself a favor and read it on a rainy afternoon
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Stoner by John Williams
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Make no mistake, this book is a bad time. I absolutely loved it
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Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
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Don Carpenter forever
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Cathedral by Raymond Carver
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Raymond Carver lived in my hometown and we have a room in the library named after him and he’s buried in the same cemetery as some loved ones. For this reason I think I return to his work againandagainandagain
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Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson
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Fell in love w this book on a bus in Seattle
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Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
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Life is beautiful
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
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I sat down to finish this in a coffee shop and had to leave because I started tearing up. Devastatingly beautiful, honest, precise — it articulates the inarticulable, but somehow never comes across as didactic or overly earnest. I've always been a certified Rooney Head™ and a Conversations With Friends purist, but here, I bend the knee. This is is her best work yet, full stop
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Encounters with the Archdruid by John McPhee
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John McPhee is the best nonfiction writer alive and I will always believe that -- no one writes about the natural world with more style or grace
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