The 7 books on this stack
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Alain De Botton 2016
Why it's on the stack
A small, intimate story
It shares this with 3 more books on this stack
We all know the headiness and excitement of the early days of love.
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Sally Rooney 2018 2 want to read
Why it's on the stack
Melancholic and unhurried · a tender love story
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
Teenagers Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other.
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Kent Haruf 2015
Why it's on the stack
A small, intimate story · sad, but it leaves you hopeful
It shares this with 3 more books on this stack
Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to her neighbor, Louis Waters.
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John Williams 1965
Why it's on the stack
Sad, and in no hurry · it leaves you shaken
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
This unassuming story about the life of a quiet English professor has earned the admiration of readers all over the globe.
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Edith Wharton 1920
Why it's on the stack
Love hurts sometimes · love and laughs in equal parts
It shares this with 1 more book on this stack
The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence.
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Kazuo Ishiguro 1994
Why it's on the stack
Melancholic and unhurried · comforting, like coming home
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past.
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Elizabeth Strout 2026
Why it's on the stack
A small, intimate story
It shares this with 3 more books on this stack
He spends his days teaching history to eleventh graders, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most.