Books Recommended by Jack Edwards
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Source: "Everyone I know who has read [this book], whether they've been reading for years or just started, adored it." - Jack Edwards
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And Then the End Will Come!
(But Five Things You Need to Know in the Meantime)
Brandon Andress
Source: "About the end times, but then it flips the idea on its head and encourages people to live in the moment." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
A Single Man
A Novel
Christopher Isherwood
Source: "Chronicles a 24 hour period in the life of a man who has recently lost his husband." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
Source: "About a man who is searching for his faith but finds everything he needs within himself." - Jack Edwards
Misery
A Novel
Stephen King
Source: "About a famous writer whose number one fan kidnaps him and holds him hostage." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Slaughterhouse-Five
A Novel
Kurt Vonnegut
Source: "About [the author's] own experience of being a prisoner of war in Dresden." - Jack Edwards
3 recommenders
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
A Novel
Ocean Vuong
Source: "I think that people who love Taylor Swift's writing would really love the writing of [this author]." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
The Unreal and the Real
Selected Short Stories
Ursula K. Le Guin
Source: "'The Ones Who Walk Away from Ominous' really inspired the 'Spring Day' music video." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
Source: "Probably the saddest piece of literature I have ever encountered." - Jack Edwards
4 recommenders
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Stories
Raymond Carver
Source: "The stories are very concise and self-contained, but they get you hooked." - Jack Edwards
2 recommenders
The Memory Police
A Novel
Yoko Ogawa
Source: "Centers on a group of people who decide to rebel against the system." - Jack Edwards
2 recommenders
Convenience Store Woman
A Novel
Sayaka Murata
Source: "All about the intersection between feminism and criticism of capitalism." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Changes
A Love Story
Ama Ata Aidoo
Source: "About leaving a marriage and negotiating a new, single life." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
The Hungry Tide
A Novel
Amitav Ghosh
Source: "All about the symbiotic relationship between fishermen and the water." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
Source: "There's death, and adultery, and lying. What more could you want?" - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Call Me by Your Name
A Novel
André Aciman
Source: "Will fill [you] with love and then break [your] heart into tiny pieces." - Jack Edwards
3 recommenders
Kim Jiyoung
Born 1982
Cho Nam-joo
Source: "All about the female experience of living in South Korea." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
And Other Misfortunes
Eric LaRocca
Source: "I read this all in one sitting because I was just so hooked." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Love in Color
Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
Bolu Babalola
Source: "A selection of mythological retellings in a modern context." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
Source: "Would make your feminism so much more intersectional." - Jack Edwards
2 recommenders
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
A Memoir
Haruki Murakami
Source: "Will really resonate with anyone who loves running." - Jack Edwards
2 recommenders
1 recommender
3 recommenders
Small Pleasures
A Novel
Clare Chambers
Source: "About the little things in life that make life so special." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
Klara and the Sun
A Novel
Kazuo Ishiguro
Source: "Sort of dystopia about the rise of artificial intelligence." - Jack Edwards
4 recommenders
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Stories
Mariana Enriquez
Source: "An Argentinian collection of short horror stories." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
No One Is Talking About This
A Novel
Patricia Lockwood
Source: "It's an ironic title, because I can't shut up about it." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
If I Had Your Face
A Novel
Frances Cha
Source: "All about modern South Koren culture set in Seoul." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
No One Belongs Here More Than You
Stories
Miranda July
Source: "Great for people who only read in short bursts." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Normal People
A Novel
Sally Rooney
Source: "The perfect people for university aged people." - Jack Edwards
4 recommenders
The Housekeeper and the Professor
A Novel
Yoko Ogawa
Source: "I hate maths, but even I enjoyed this book." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Love Is a Mix Tape
Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Rob Sheffield
Source: "About how music is the soundtrack to our existences." - Jack Edwards
2 recommenders
1 recommender
1 recommender
Shuggie Bain
A Novel
Douglas Stuart
Source: "About a child growing up with an alcoholic mother." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
A Novel
Karen Joy Fowler
Source: "The book with the most shocking plot twist for me." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
Malibu Rising
A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Source: "Lots of twists, and one for the gossip lovers." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Red, White & Royal Blue
A Novel
Casey McQuiston
Source: "A really heartwarming love story." - Jack Edwards
2 recommenders
1 recommender
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Mizuki Tsujimura
Source: "Has some great twists and turns." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
A Novel
Ottessa Moshfegh
Source: "Details different types of depression." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Source: "A bit silly but also good fun to read." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
2 recommenders
The Windrush Betrayal
Exposing the Hostile Environment
Amelia Gentleman
Source: "About the power of journalism." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
4 recommenders
4 recommenders
The Hungover Games
A True Story
Sophie Heawood
Source: "Full of this dark sardonic wit." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
A Novel
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Source: "This book wrecked me." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
Lost Girls and Love Hotels
A Novel
Catherine Hanrahan
Source: "A very sex positive book." - Jack Edwards
1 recommender
2 recommenders
1 recommender
2 recommenders
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