I answered someone’s ask with my favorite books but thought I would make a post with them, too. I’m a pretty strict book rater, so I don’t have a ton of five star books but I’m going to list a few of my favorites in a variety of genres in case you haven‘t read them yet. I ’m going to link a couple that I especially loved:
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut - This is one of those books that if I could read any book for the first time again, it would be this one.
We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin - Such an amazing book, mystery/thriller/contemporary suspense.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - This one is true crime and it kind of broke my heart but that’s also how you know the writer did a good job sometimes, especially with non-fiction.
Crush by Richard Siken - This one is one of my favorite poetry collections. I also love the collected poems of T.S. Eliot for poetry.
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh - The story of a young sociologist studying a Chicago gang from the inside. This is a very unique read.
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - If you haven’t already read it, it’s such a good read. I know Sherlock Holmes is something that’s been re-adapted so many times in media but the actual books are so well-written, fun, witty.
And if you read one of these you totally have to come back and let me know what you thought!
