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Books for when you can't even

These books fall into the magic category of easy and fun, but not stupid. For more details on any title, click on the title (which is hyperlinked to its GoodReads page.)
If you can’t even, and honestly, I really can’t even, then it might not be realistic to try reading actual letters on a printed or virtual page. Most of the books on this page are books I have listened to as audiobooks, so this is me promising that the narration doesn’t suck.
If you can even a little, check out my complete list of
recommended novels
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and
recommended non-fiction books
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.
Books for When You Can't Even
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Genre
Cover url
Title and author
Fiction
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Counterfeit
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by Kirstin Chen
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Help Wanted
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by Adelle Waldman
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Yellowface
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by R.F. Kuang
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Pineapple Street
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by Jenny Jackson
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Lessons in Chemistry
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by Bonnie Garmus
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The Plot
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by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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The Verifiers
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by Jane Pek
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Harlem Shuffle
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by Colson Whitehead
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Last Couple Standing
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by Matthew Norman
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Queenie
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by Candice Carty-Williams
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Us
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by David Nicholls
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
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by Ottessa Moshfegh
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My Ex-Life
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by Stephen McCauley
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The Windfall
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by Diksha Basu
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Startup
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by Doree Shafrir
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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by Gail Honeyman
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Beginner's Greek
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by James Collins
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A Widow for One Year
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by John Irving
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Goodbye Without Leaving
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by Laurie Colwin
Sci-fi-ish
4
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The Husbands
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by Holly Gramazio
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Landline
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by Rainbow Rowell
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All Our Wrong Todays
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by Elan Mastai
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Every Day
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by David Levithan
Science fiction
8
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The Martian
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by Andy Weir
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New Moon
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by Ian McDonald
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Translation State
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by Ann Leckie
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Project Hail Mary
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by Andy Weir
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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by Becky Chambers
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Autonomous
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by Annalee Newitz
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Seveneves
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by Neal Stephenson
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The Mechanical
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by Ian Tregillis
Fantasy
3
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Babel
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by R.F. Kuang
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Ink Blood Sister Scribe
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by Emma Törzs
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The Fifth Season
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by N.K. Jemisin
Romance
7
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Romantic Comedy
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by Curtis Sittenfeld
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Honey & Spice
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by Bolu Babalola
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The Ex Talk
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by Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Olga Dies Dreaming
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by Xochitl Gonzalez
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Such a Fun Age
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by Kiley Reid
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Going Dutch
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by James Gregor
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Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice
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by Curtis Sittenfeld
Essays
3
Theater history
4
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