become a 'lit fic girlie' | book recommendations to get you into literary fiction

Want to get into literary fiction but don't know where to start? I've got you covered girlies 💕 - here's a little beginners guide to Lit Fic & 10 books that got me into reading.
(plus the local gardener started using LOUD gardening tools and sabotaging my video haha - hopefully it's not too distracting)

books mentioned
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
If I Had You Face by Frances Cha
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue
Promising Young Woman by Caroline O’Donoghue
Against The Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Minor Detail by Adinia Shibli
Notes on an Execution by Danny Kukafka

I tried to include books that i thought would be a great starting point for people who haven't read much literary fiction and are wondering where to start. I also tried to include something for everyone, thriller, generational stories, plus some translated fiction.

I hope you enjoy the video (and the gardner wasn't too loud lol)
& i'll see you all in the next one 🫶xoxo

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