Kristen

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Kristen’s favorite books

Barrel Fever by David Sedaris

But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn

Happy Birthday or Whatever by Annie Choi

A Place in the Country by Laura Shaine Cunningham

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

To Hell with All That by Caitlin Flanagan

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bitch in the House by Cathi Hanauer

I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson

I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

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Humor Me: How Lau...

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Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy

by Chris Duffy

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I Could Be Famous: Stories

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How About Now: Poems

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How About Now: Poems

by Kate Baer (Goodreads Author)

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Kristen’s Notes & Highlights

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Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

It is the year of the bugs. It is the year of the pig. It is the year of losing money. It is the year of getting sick. It is the year of no book. It is the year of no music. It is the year of turning 5 and 39 and 37. It is the year of Wrong ...more

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Nobody, Somebody, Anybody by Kelly McClorey

Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

women vs the void

236 books — 589 voters

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

I Could Be Famous by Sydney Rende

I Am the Ghost Here by Kim Samek

Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

Evil Genius by Claire Oshetsky

Anticipated Literary Fiction 2026

179 books — 100 voters

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