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A tender, bittersweet exploration of a lonely teenager trying on different versions of love to find her way home. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Love invents us.
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- 01
How They Met, and Other Stories
David Levithan
A kaleidoscopic celebration of young love in all its messy, joyful, and heartbreaking forms.
- 02
Our own private universe
Robin Talley
A tender, sun-warmed summer romance about stepping out of your own head and into the messy, beautiful reality of first love.
- 03
The History of Love
Nicole Krauss
A tender, intricately woven puzzle box of a novel about the ways we survive profound loss through the stories we tell.
- 04
Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson
A haunting, poetic plunge into the intoxicating magic of girlhood friendships and the heavy shadows that eventually fracture them.
- 05
In the unlikely event
Judy Blume
A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age story abruptly fractured by real-world tragedy, exploring how a community heals when the sky literally falls.
- 06
The Realm of Possibility
David Levithan
A tender, kaleidoscopic exploration of teenage life told through a chorus of poetic voices.
- 07
On love
Alain De Botton
A devastatingly witty and intellectually astute dissection of the thrills, pitfalls, and philosophical absurdities of romantic love.
- 08
What girls are made of
Elana K. Arnold
A raw, blood-and-bone exploration of teenage girlhood that tears down the myth of unconditional love.
- 09
Tell the wolves I'm home
Carol Rifka Brunt
A tender, tear-jerking exploration of grief, hidden loves, and the unexpected friendships that pull us back to life.
- 10
Disobedience
Naomi Alderman
A sharp, intimate exploration of the collision between queer desire, personal freedom, and the suffocating embrace of a devout community.
- 11
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
A quiet, deeply felt exploration of the ache of leaving home and the impossible weight of choosing where you belong.
- 12
Good in bed
Jennifer Weiner
A sharp, big-hearted journey through public humiliation and private grief that feels like venting to your funniest, most vulnerable best friend.
