Laura Malafarina Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Laura Malafarina

#30 - Daisy Jones & the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid - the first book I've finished since having a baby five weeks ago, so this is a major accomplishment! I absolutely loved the oral history format, complex characters, & setting - such a page turner! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/1fFsn3RQFu

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#26 - The Vanderbeekers on the Road, by Karina Yan Glaser - the sixth book in one of my all-time favorite middle grades series explores change & transition in a heartfelt, profound, and endearing way. I love these characters so much! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/0uNcwjIExC

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#28 - Normal People, by Sally Rooney - it took me a bit to adjust to the almost jarringly spare prose, but I found myself completely drawn in by the psychologically complex dynamic between Marianne & Connell. Painful at times, and unflinchingly honest. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/kE4i0y5Nu2

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#27 - Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr - this absolutely stunning narrative puzzle follows six interwoven threads that stretch from Constantinople to Idaho to a ship hurtling through deep space, from the 1400s to the 2100s. The beauty & complexity blew me away. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/UVWCTFCxbX

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#18 - When Women Were Dragons, by Kelly Barnhill. Part feminist allegory, part fantasy, part alternate history, this story centered around a seemingly ordinary day in 1955 when thousands of women transformed into dragons absolutely blew me away. Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/nZxmNvNQ7c

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#21 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin - Read this book. Immediately. It is the best book I've read this year, and I don't say that lightly. A brilliant exploration of creativity & identity through the lens of video game design. Pure genius. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/s3j7JCgAQw

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2021 reading recap! Best fiction - Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke Best nonfiction - Say Nothing, by Patrick Raddon Keefe Best graphic novel - Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds (adaptation by Danica Novgorodoff) Best overall - Exhalation, by Ted Chiang https://t.co/PiVwashmcT

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#19 - Yerba Buena - everything @nina_lacour writes is pure magic, subtle and emotionally resonant and full of pain & beauty. Do yourself a favor: spend a luxurious weekend curled up with Yerba Buena, then go back and read all her other transcendent YA novels. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/SMXUE67euK

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#20 - Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson - the latest installment of the Stormlight Archive is such an intricately woven masterpiece of epic fantasy, with a perfect balance of action & emotionally resonant character arcs. I cannot recommend this series highly enough! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/mY730j2I4q

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#23 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid - I devoured this book in three days and can't believe I waited so long to read it. Heartbreaking, immersive, and absolutely riveting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/imGDpoeGIe