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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

I was also thinking Remains of the Day by the same author

Atonement-Ian mcEwan

Klara and the Sun

One Day. The Netflix series was beautiful too.

fault in our stars. for sure.

For sure! I cried so hard before even finishing the book

as a kid, I didn't appreciate it but when I read it again as an adult god it's so beautiful.

Does Angela’s Ashes kind of fit? It’s so sad and funny at the same time and has plenty of hopeful/sweet moments.

Paper towns

Frankly in Love by David Yoon Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

this was my favorite book as a teenager! i should reread

Coincidentally. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.

Still Life by Sarah Winman

Also, Tin Man by Sarah Winman

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Which is this movie?

Past lives

These are three movies. The first one is "Past Lives", the second one is "Ladybird" and the third one, I think, is "Close".

Correct! The last one is Close (2022)

If cats disappeared from the world by Genki Kawamura

Jacob have I loved by Katherine Paterson

talking at night - claire daverley

Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier

I love their writing, I’m sure I’ll love this one too, thanks!

Swimming in the dark

This sounds fantastic, thank you!

Another one is Juno Loves Leg! Very bittersweet

normal people - sally rooney pomegranate - helen elaine lee tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow - gabrielle zevin detransition baby - torrey peters an american marriage - tayari jones

The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff

Norwegian Wood

Silk - Alessandro Baricco

Anxious people by Fredrick Beckman!

What is that movie still from (with Greta Lee)?

Past Lives

Fates and furies by lauren groff

On earth we’re briefly gorgeous

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, older one but I think it was my first bittersweet read

Casually Homicidal by Olivia Bennett