Recs if you like The Days of Abandonment...

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

books that feel:

claustrophobic like the summer heat like stifling longing flushed cheeks like unbidden realisations melancholically sweet like painful emptiness existential like utter confusion

I haven’t read all book on this list (yet). Feedback regarding books/authors is welcome🫶🏻 PLS CHECK TW

musical inspiration: fourth of july - Sufjan Stevens Habibi - Tamino implosion - Labrinth now, run - Hania Rani ozean - AnnenMayKantereit

Coming of age novels end when the girl figures out who she is. Coming of Rage begins years later, when the woman realizes what's been done to her and is finally old enough to know better. Some of these women savor it slowly. Others empty the bottle and make a Molotov cocktail. All of them are done apologizing. Always taking recs - See pinned comment!

In order from #1 (My Brilliant Friend) to 100 (Tree of Smoke)

I see a few lists on here with this theme, but they were short themselves - and I was looking for a more diverse selection. So, thought I'd make my own list and share it! Nice for reading goals, but mostly, I like breaking up the rhythm if I'm reading something exceptionally long.

A list published in 2024 by the New York Times, as voted on by 503 novelists, poets, critics, and other book lovers—with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review

Fixations and obsessions

according to the New York Times

Recommendations welcomed! This list will be updated as needed.

i am an odd gross sad silly girl, and maybe you are too

Must-Read Books in Translation by Women <3

The list of the 100 best books of the 21st century from the New York Times

a collection of feminist literature for empowerment and change🫶🏼

let me know if you have any suggestions!

A collection of books about people who are lost inside themselves. Alienated, detached, depressed, searching, unraveling or simply trying to figure out what the hell it means to be alive.

I’ve been drawn to the voices of women in translation—stories that cross languages yet carry their own rhythm and truth. This list is my way of gathering those voices, so I can return to them and share them with others who might be looking too.

My favorite translated works and books I want to get to!

Reading translated fiction changed the trajectory of my life so I need to return the favor by promoting them more

for better and for worse