When you feel numb

What to read when you feel numb

Flat and detached, and you would like to feel something. Pick where you would like to end up and we will show you the books that get you there.

What should I read when I feel numb?

When you feel numb, try Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Books with images that stay with you.

Feel haunting

Books with images that stay with you.

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Feel heartbreaking

Stories with real emotional force.

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Feel tense

Suspense that wakes your nerves up.

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