Books that sit on your chest

A collection of stories that make you feel like you can’t breathe; you weep and stare into the middle distance. Maybe ignorance is bliss.

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created by Sapphicb1tch

last updated October, 2026

17 books
Twist and Shout

Twist and Shout

Standbyme Standbyme

Holding the Man

Holding the Man

Timothy Conigrave

There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

Ray Bradbury

A Short Stay in Hell

A Short Stay in Hell

Steven L. Peck

The Yellow Wall-Paper

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska

John Green

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

My Sister’s Keeper

My Sister’s Keeper

Jodi Picoult

Room

Room

Emma Donoghue

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

No Longer Human

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

I Who Have Never Known Men

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

We Were Liars

We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

1984

1984

George Orwell

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