Book recommendations please! Looking to dedicate more time to reading this year

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If you’re into personal development books:

The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest
A Gentle Reminder by Bianca Sparacino

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Here are some I’ve read over the last few years, from a variety of authors/genres:

Half of a Yellow Sun
Artcurious
Pachinko
Gentlemen in Moscow
Educated
Just Mercy
Red at the Bone
The Vanishing Half
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
Lightning People
Blacktop Wasteland

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The Paris architect
Splendid and the vile
Anything by Greg illes
Struggling with something new as well Sol enjoying this post.

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If you're into fantasy, the premiere of the Wheel of Time Amazon series pushed me to pick that series back up. While I don't really recommend the series (for readers of the series especially), I would highly recommend the series which begins with Eye of the World. It's one of the most critically acclaimed fantasy epics out there, and it would most likely keep you busy all year. The series is 15 lengthy novels.

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I just read Surrounded By Idiots after eyeing it for awhile and enjoyed it a lot! Oh and West With Giraffes was one I picked up randomly and liked as well.

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Genre?

Anything!

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