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Books We Would Sell Our Souls To Read Again For The First Time?

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Show Notes

What’s the one book you wish you could read again for the very first time?

In this episode, we dive into the books that completely consumed us the stories that altered our brains, broke our hearts, changed how we see the world, and left us chasing the feeling long after the final page.

From surreal labyrinths and devastating literary epics to obsessive dark academia, emotional masterpieces, and books with twists that genuinely left us breathless… these are the books we would do anything to experience again.

👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇

Star Side by Alex Aster

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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

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The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien

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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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Alchemised by SenLinYu

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Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder

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What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt

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A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers

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Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

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Matrix by Lauren Groff

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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

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Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

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We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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