If you’re anything like me, you probably read a lot of books and forget a lot about them as well after reading them (also see: being ADHD)

Is there one specific book whose plot, characters, setting you just can’t get out of your mind and still think about today even when in the midst of another book?

For me, it’s 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. I think due to the sheer volume of this book (clocked in over 1000 pages) I was so invested in Tengo and Aomame’s stories that it’s quite impossible to forget them quickly. This is also why I prefer long novels, because they stick around in my memory for longer!

So what book is still stuck with you?

    • hearshot_kid@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I read this earlier this year too and loved it! I recommend the next book in the series too, A Closed and Common Orbit. I’ve got the third one on my list next too.

    • ArchStanton75@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Her writing in general is a warm fuzzy blanket. I recommend the rest of that series and A Psalm for the Wild Built.

    • VulcanCookies@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      This is one that I read as just a feel good but her world has definitely stuck with me. She did a great job of creating conflicts with no “wrong” answer and establishing certain social norms that are just interesting to ponder on (the character whose pronouns are they because they’re literally plural was great)