IT by Stephen King, mainly due to sheer volume. I was 16 or 17 at the time I read it, and having read such a tome in only 10 days made me feel really proud!

Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan! And anything that man writes 🩵

Agreed! I think TFIOS written by Sparks would be so interesting, and I loved A Walk to Remember!

You’re brave to say what I couldn’t! I gave this 2 stars but wanted to DNF it a bunch of times

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. The writing was atrocious and I couldn’t stand any of the characters

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. The writing was atrocious and I couldn’t stand any of the characters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I remember being absolutely enamoured with his writing and Kvothe’s story

The Wind-up Bird Chronicles & Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

I found out about her story when I was a kid and it was very chilling to hear about. Reading her memoir as an adult was beyond devastating and heartbreaking and I can’t imagine going through it again.

In the same boat! However, I do enjoy the lowkey ness of this book and how it’s very family centred! I’m also listening to it read by Meryl Streep, so that’s definitely helping :)

One of the best King novels & movie adaptations 🩵

Sanderson is a beast!!!

😭😭I recently listened to his memoir and I wholeheartedly agree, I still think about him

Wind up Bird was what got me into Murakami!! And Count of MC has been on my recommended & TBR list ever since I was a kid 😅 I’ll be motivated to tackle the tome some day!

I read the silent patient as well this year! I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to :)

Such a heartbreaking read! This one stuck with me when I read it last year

I can’t wait to try Norwegian Wood! Have you read 1Q84 or the Wind up Bird chronicles? I feel like those are both super strong Murakami

For me, it was the Hunger Games when I was in high school! I loved reading as a kid and read pretty avidly, and then I stopped for a little while (not sure why) I remember being gifted THG trilogy box set because the books and movies were getting so popular at the time, and from then on I couldn’t stop reading anything I could get my hands on!

I felt the exact same way! It’s such a charming little novel, and I found myself relating to Eleanor a little too hard 😅

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami! It was the first book I read in the pandemic, and I remember the intense escapism was really crucial for me during those times. Murakami is always a wonky ride, and Wind up Bird is what got me into his writing!