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Fiction recs?
I'm looking to dive into some fiction reading but I haven't read any novels in what feels like forever. It's been all memoirs and essays for a while, and while I love them, I feel like I need to escape. What fiction are you reading?
GibbomaLearning ninja with solid business acumen.
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06/05/20 at 4:53PM UTC (Edited)
Yay! So I try and read a book a month.....definitely books aligned with my industry/business/leadership, BUT, every other month, FICTION!!! Or autobiography- something that doesn’t feel like ‘homework’ or ‘work’. So, the last book I read that affected me TO MY CORE, was All the Light We Cannot See - I wish I could write such beautiful words as the author. When the book ended, I actually had to sit in my feels for a short while, it was that beautiful, moving, well written. I have been told to read The Nightingale for a similar experience. Which is next on my list.
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:38PM UTC
I read The Nightingale a few years ago and it's stayed with me ever since. Definitely recommend. And thank you for your recommendations!
Eva Jannotta (she/her)Amplify your influence.
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06/01/20 at 10:28PM UTC
I just read Unmarriageable, a modern day take on Pride and Prejudice set in Pakistan. It was great. I also read a ton of fantasy and romance — I share my recommendations on instagram.com/evajannotta!
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:37PM UTC
That sounds awesome! Thanks Eva!
Beth CaldwellFounder of Leadership Academy for Women
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05/27/20 at 3:50AM UTC
I normally read only non-fiction and business books but last year I joined a neighborhood book club and I have really been enjoying reading and listening to audio books for fun again. I highly recommend Circe by Madeline Miller, it is a captivating and beautiful story of a goddess coming to age...since she is immortal she gets 1,000 years to process all the stages of being a woman. It's really well written and I think you will enjoy it. If you can listen on your library app or on audible you will really enjoy the reader's accent. Let me know if you like it.
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:36PM UTC
That sounds great, Beth! Thank you!
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Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:37PM UTC
I love Alice Walker! Thank you for the rec!
Katie Henderson Ladyboss752675I am an expert in all things visual.
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05/26/20 at 9:10PM UTC
Trying to read "Look Homeward Angel" but can't even get past the front page!
Anonymous
05/21/20 at 4:20PM UTC
I highly recc Pachinko!!
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:36PM UTC
Looks incredible--thank you!
lupusgirlSocialMediaBlogger, copywriter, skincare addict.
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05/21/20 at 1:51AM UTC
I'm currently reading The Dutch House by Ann Patchett and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I absolutely recommend ANYTHING by Diane Setterfield., she is utterly entrancing.
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:35PM UTC
I loved The Dutch House! It was the first book I listened to all the way through. Thank you for these other recs!
Brianna StimpsonFreelance content creator
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05/20/20 at 11:12PM UTC
I definitely recommend The Night Circus. Easy to read, but super complex in ideas and imagery. It's like a beautiful roller coaster ride.
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:35PM UTC
I've heard it's great! A student theater group recently adapted the book into a show and made an immersive circus experience, and that's where I first heard of it. Thank you for the recommendation!
Bosslady623853Leadership driven Project Management
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05/20/20 at 10:31PM UTC
Have you read A Gentleman in Moscow?
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:34PM UTC
I haven't! Did you like it?
Bosslady623853Leadership driven Project Management
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06/05/20 at 6:05PM UTC
LOVED it - and gave it as gifts to tons of folks
Anonymous
05/20/20 at 10PM UTC
Just finished "Never let me go" by Kazuo Ishiguro (got the goose bumps once started typing), such a great masterpiece !
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:33PM UTC
I LOVE Never Let Me Go! Speculative fiction is so wonderful.
Anonymous
05/20/20 at 10:30PM UTC
I like to read dork diary's. It is a long series so it will keep you ocupied.
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:34PM UTC
Thank you!
FlourI worked it out
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05/20/20 at 10:24PM UTC
I am not reading much at the moment BUT if you wanna read free stuff not published yet, check out wattpad, all different genres. Otherwise I like quick reads like grimms and other fairytale books and limericks.
Alexandra Klein
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06/05/20 at 3:33PM UTC
Awesome! Thank you for the suggestion!
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