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The People in the Trees
Hanya Yanagihara
★★★★· Published 2013· 369 pages
A brilliant, monstrous scientist recounts his discovery on a remote island. Dark and unsettling in the best way.
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A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
A brutal, beautiful, devastating novel about four friends and the trauma one of them carries. Be warned it's a lot — I sobbed. Not for everyone but I couldn't shake it.
What Belongs to You
Garth Greenwell
A spare, intense novel about an American teacher's obsession with a young hustler in Bulgaria. Greenwell writes desire and shame beautifully.
Modern Lovers
Emma Straub
College bandmates, now middle-aged Brooklyn parents, watching their kids stir up the past. Straub is such warm company.