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rey reads wants to read: I tend to get into books that explore the messed up, depressing, and tear-jerking side of humanity. That being said, anything about the human condition, mental health, or a book that will have me hopeful one minute, but in pain and empty the next wou ...more
Dec 31, 2025 09:55PM  · 
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About rey reads


Books added: 2079
Location: Carteret, NJ
About: just a silly lil guy who has book autism and likes making oc art (physical media lover forever)


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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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Jan 01, 2026 10:00AM  · 2 likes · 
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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
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Jan 01, 2026 10:04AM  · 2 likes · 
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life
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Jan 01, 2026 09:56AM  · 1 like · 
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How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox
How It Feels to Float
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Jan 01, 2026 10:04AM  · 1 like · 
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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
No Longer Human
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Jan 01, 2026 06:37AM  · 
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The Dance Claimed Me by Peggy Schwartz
The Dance Claimed Me: A Biography of Pearl Primus
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Jan 01, 2026 09:56AM  · 
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The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara
The Salt Eaters
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Jan 01, 2026 09:59AM  · 
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Jan 01, 2026 10:00AM  · 
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Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
Autobiography of Red
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Jan 01, 2026 10:01AM  · 
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It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura
It's Not Like It's a Secret
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Jan 01, 2026 10:01AM  · 
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The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
The Meaning of Birds
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Jan 01, 2026 10:02AM  · 
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Who I Was with Her by Nita Tyndall
Who I Was with Her
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Jan 01, 2026 10:02AM  · 
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Other Parents by Sarah Stovell
Other Parents
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Jan 02, 2026 02:54AM  · 
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Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy
Looking for JJ (Jennifer Jones, #1)
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Jan 05, 2026 05:52AM  · 
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The Crow Road by Iain Banks
The Crow Road
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Jan 05, 2026 05:57AM  · 
Ashwood by Logan Myers
Ashwood (American Revenant)
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Jan 06, 2026 11:07AM  · 
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rey reads's Favorite Books

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects
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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men
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Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club
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Precious by Sapphire
Precious
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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
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Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Crank
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Favorite Genres

Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Manga, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Suspense, Thriller, Young-adult, splatterpunk, african literature, asian literature, banned books, coming of age, essays, vampires, gay, and sexuality