Emma Straub's Dramas to Forget Your Own Troubles (15 books)

Goodreads asked author Emma Straub to share her recommended reading list with us. Straub is the author of The Vacationers and Modern Lovers. She also owns Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Her new novel, All Adults Here, arrives in the U.S. on May 5.

From Emma Straub: "Right now, when life is so full of high-stakes, soul-crushing drama and heartbreak, it feels great to read a book that is immersive and filled with its own dramas, which have nothing to do with yours, or with the world outside. Here are a few books with plots and characters that will make you temporarily escape your apartment/family/fear."

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1	Middlemarch by George Eliot 4.04 avg rating — 178,109 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 248,067 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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11	Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser 3.55 avg rating — 10,598 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 1: by Heather (new)

Apr 13, 2020 01:21AM

Wow. This list has a lot of books on it that I have rated 5-stars. It's never been more clear to me that I am, indeed, a drama queen, and like my books to be so too.

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message 2: by Amy (new)

Apr 14, 2020 10:11AM

Heather wrote: "Wow. This list has a lot of books on it that I have rated 5-stars. It's never been more clear to me that I am, indeed, a drama queen, and like my books to be so too."

I feel like you're going to love the others on the list too!

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message 3: by İnorma (new)

May 04, 2020 04:46PM