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25 Very Specific Book Recommendations
I asked for your book recommendation requests and here I am responding to them! I love finding book recommendations no matter how weird or specific the request is so enjoy!
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Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241984406
Nimrod: Selected Writings ed. Frieda Ekotto uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780472054060
The Epic of Askia Mohammed by Nouhou Malio uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780253209900
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780141362663
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781784875435
On Beauty by Zadie Smith uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241989166
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571339792
The Promise by Damon Galgut uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529113877
The Old Drift by Namwalli Serpell uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781784703998
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241410509
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flynn uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008329808
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781526623362
The Yield by Tara June Winch uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008437114
Still Born by Guadeloupe Nettle uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781913097660
Free by Lea Ypi uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780141995106
Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529114225
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529017250
Build Your House Around my Body by Violet Kupersmith uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780861542147
Days of Light by Megan Hunter uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529010183
Still Life by Sarah Winman uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008283391
Summer Light and Then Comes the Night by Jon Kallman Stefansson uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780857059765
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780349017662
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529043402
Rebel Bodies by Sarah Graham uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781399401104
00:22 - Family saga? Dual timeline? Maybe Irish?
1:59 - New release later this year?
2:20 - Writer(s) from Chad or Niger
3:35 - A classic with a young female protagonist
6:21 - a family saga
11:03 - good essay collection
12:33 - A coming-of-age story starring a woman in her 30s
15:48 - a novel that will give me hope for the just victory of the people against tyranny
18:32 - female protagonists in a body or psychological horror
20:40 - something languid and summery set in the Edwardian or interwar period
23:28 - Lit fic with a sense of humour
25:15 - something similar to throne of glass
26:23 - a journalistic deep dive into women’s pain and inequality in health care
@jorvikreads @Mssuperamazing @aleksandrajovanovic4604 @valerierules12
@artsbooksplaces @gossipgirl910 @carolinelist-b4p @jacquelinemcmenamin8204
25 Very Specific Book Recommendations
I asked for your book recommendation requests and here I am responding to them! I love finding book recommendations no matter how weird or specific the request is so enjoy!
✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/roisinsreading
📚 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading
📚 For business inquiries: roisinsreading@gmail.com
Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241984406
Nimrod: Selected Writings ed. Frieda Ekotto uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780472054060
The Epic of Askia Mohammed by Nouhou Malio uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780253209900
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780141362663
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781784875435
On Beauty by Zadie Smith uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241989166
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571339792
The Promise by Damon Galgut uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529113877
The Old Drift by Namwalli Serpell uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781784703998
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241410509
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flynn uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008329808
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781526623362
The Yield by Tara June Winch uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008437114
Still Born by Guadeloupe Nettle uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781913097660
Free by Lea Ypi uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780141995106
Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529114225
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529017250
Build Your House Around my Body by Violet Kupersmith uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780861542147
Days of Light by Megan Hunter uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529010183
Still Life by Sarah Winman uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008283391
Summer Light and Then Comes the Night by Jon Kallman Stefansson uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780857059765
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780349017662
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529043402
Rebel Bodies by Sarah Graham uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781399401104
00:22 - Family saga? Dual timeline? Maybe Irish?
1:59 - New release later this year?
2:20 - Writer(s) from Chad or Niger
3:35 - A classic with a young female protagonist
6:21 - a family saga
11:03 - good essay collection
12:33 - A coming-of-age story starring a woman in her 30s
15:48 - a novel that will give me hope for the just victory of the people against tyranny
18:32 - female protagonists in a body or psychological horror
20:40 - something languid and summery set in the Edwardian or interwar period
23:28 - Lit fic with a sense of humour
25:15 - something similar to throne of glass
26:23 - a journalistic deep dive into women’s pain and inequality in health care
@jorvikreads @Mssuperamazing @aleksandrajovanovic4604 @valerierules12
@artsbooksplaces @gossipgirl910 @carolinelist-b4p @jacquelinemcmenamin8204
