Recs if you like Either/Or...
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Lucy Dacus Recommendations π
Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.
autofiction: hyperreflection as an art form
Introspective books by people who observe a lot, ponder a lot, feel a lot, and write about it. Creative memoir, self-indulgent navel-gazing, or "wan little husks" (as Joyce Carol Oates once put it)... whatever you personally think about autofiction, including whether or not it really is a genre, this somewhat experimental form of writing most definitely gives both writers and readers a chance to engage in narratives in a different way.
If you were the "Gifted Kid" who burned out
If you were the βgifted kidβ in school who grew up to be the tired adult who canβt even reply to texts on timeβ¦ hi, welcome, these books are for us.
lit fic for the girls gays and theys β¨
open to suggestions π€ have yet to read all of these but Iβm working my way through it!
Fiction by academics about academics
Mind you not just about academics or authors with a random abandoned PhDβmore like the unbelievable people who manage to write bestsellers on a hundred notes stuck to their research paper drafts. Or at least worked long enough in the field to create believable fictional academics and niche academia jokes.
Unbound by fiction subgenres or personal ratingsβfeel free to propose more books in the comments!
Boygenius Bookclub
Every book recommended by members of the band (except for the one that must not be named). Most of these were recommended by Lucy Dacus. If you are sitting on more books which any member of the band recommended, please hit me up and I will update the list!
Amazing Autofiction
The best of autofiction - all the humor, drama, and introspection!
i love whatever's wrong with her
Books to identify myself by
Books Iβm willing to make my entire personality Or that I think about regularly despite the passage of time and my short attention span
thought daughter
Whether pensive or spiralling, these literary fiction reads are perfect for when you want a bit of navel-gazing introspection.
Books I recommend when Iβm feeling pretentious
Books I genuinely enjoy, but likely only read because I thought it would make me look/be smarter
back-to-school
Includes dark academia, fantasy, and literary fiction--but takes place on a campus or in some way relates to student/teaching life.
New Adult fiction
Books about 18 to 30-year-olds navigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood π«Ά
elite american university (derogatory) experience
books that accurately capture what if feels like to go to one of these schools - weirdos with niche interests, the insanely wealthy, students being told they are brilliant and powerful despite being literal teenagers
party girl lit fic
but daddy, (s)he's mediocre!
books that capture that feeling when you're crushing on someone who does not deserve it
reliving college angst
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