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I'm running out of books - Literary fiction recommendations please.

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KStockHERO · 27/03/2025 15:33

I'm rapidly reaching the end of my "To Read" book list. The problem is that I have no idea what to read next, nothing is really grabbing me.

I love literary fiction, especially if its depressing 😛

I'm not that keen on period classics. I'm not sure why, I just struggle to get into them. So I'm after something from C20 and beyond.

To give you an idea - I loved loved loved "The Luminaries" and "A Little Life". I'm waiting for Ngozi Adiche's new one to be out in paperback. I've read the whole of Ishiguro's back catalogue.

I hated "The Vegetarian", "Brotherless Night" was alright but "Enter Ghost" and "Orbital" both bored me to absolute tears.

What shall I read next? HELP!

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 27/03/2025 16:13

Have you read The People In The Trees by Hanya Yanigahara? Definitely depressing. I’ve heard Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance described as the most depressing book - but it was too much for me I gave it up

garlictwist · 27/03/2025 16:07

Philip Roth? Ian McEwan? Iris Murdoch?