Aug 29, 2025

Books That Make You Ruminate In Your Melancholy

Aanya Mehta

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

A haunting exploration of depression, identity, and the silent battles of the mind.

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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

A tender novel about love, loss, and the melancholy of youth in transition.

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A devastating portrayal of trauma, friendship, and the weight of memory.

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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

A quiet meditation on regret, missed chances, and the passage of time.

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The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Interwoven stories of women grappling with despair, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway.

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The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa

A fragmented diary of existential musings, loneliness, and poetic melancholy.

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Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Short stories capturing isolation, cultural longing, and human fragility.

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

A lyrical novel that blends love, grief, and generational trauma in prose like poetry.

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