Societal Expectations Books

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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 396,080 ratings — published 2016
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,276,819 ratings — published 1963
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Henry and June: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin Henry and June: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 14,010 ratings — published 1986
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So Thrilled For You So Thrilled For You (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 20,132 ratings — published 2025
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 41,373 ratings — published 1963
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 367,741 ratings — published 1925
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Conversations on Love Conversations on Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 50,049 ratings — published 2021
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The Sky So Heavy (The Sky So Heavy, #1) The Sky So Heavy (The Sky So Heavy, #1)
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avg rating 3.83 — 2,188 ratings — published 2013
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Culpability Culpability (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 80,794 ratings — published 2025
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Perfection Perfection (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.68 — 47,034 ratings — published 2022
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Things: A Story of the Sixties / A Man Asleep Things: A Story of the Sixties / A Man Asleep (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,935 ratings — published 1965
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The Book Eaters The Book Eaters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 58,332 ratings — published 2022
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Baby Teeth Baby Teeth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 88,484 ratings — published 2018
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The Mad Wife The Mad Wife (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 120,536 ratings — published 2025
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Mary Mary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 48,120 ratings — published 2022
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,931,501 ratings — published 1813
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The Poet X The Poet X (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 144,494 ratings — published 2018
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Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 3,842 ratings — published 2022
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Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)
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avg rating 4.25 — 940,344 ratings — published 2022
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Singapore Also Got Cardenio: Love On The Spectrum / Singapura Juga Ada Cardenio: Kasih Sayang yang Berlainan Singapore Also Got Cardenio: Love On The Spectrum / Singapura Juga Ada Cardenio: Kasih Sayang yang Berlainan (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published
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When We Fell Apart When We Fell Apart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,873 ratings — published 2022
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Hakuda Photo Studio Hakuda Photo Studio (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.57 — 605 ratings — published 2022
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Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7,045 ratings — published 2023
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The Coast Road The Coast Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 11,312 ratings — published 2024
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The Convenience Store by the Sea (Convenience Store by the Sea, #1) The Convenience Store by the Sea (Convenience Store by the Sea, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 10,524 ratings — published 2020
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,854,823 ratings — published 2022
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Counterfeit Counterfeit (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 106,995 ratings — published 2022
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,031,675 ratings — published 2017
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,214,266 ratings — published 2012
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Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1) Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
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avg rating 4.34 — 192,447 ratings — published 2010
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Marigold Mind Laundry (Marigold, #1) Marigold Mind Laundry (Marigold, #1)
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avg rating 3.35 — 8,018 ratings — published 2023
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Tourorist: How I Failed To Find Myself In Southeast Asia Tourorist: How I Failed To Find Myself In Southeast Asia (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 15 ratings — published
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Dream Count Dream Count (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.77 — 51,523 ratings — published 2025
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Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
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avg rating 4.20 — 142,428 ratings — published 2003
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The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Pleasure District The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Pleasure District (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,712 ratings — published 2005
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Out of the Dark (Club Caliber, #2) Out of the Dark (Club Caliber, #2)
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avg rating 3.93 — 595 ratings — published
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Away Away (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.38 — 11,711 ratings — published 2007
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The Marriage of Opposites The Marriage of Opposites (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 63,134 ratings — published 2015
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The Story of Beautiful Girl The Story of Beautiful Girl (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 27,524 ratings — published 2011
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 39 ratings — published
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 247,318 ratings — published 1864
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Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 23,711 ratings — published 2011
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-expectations)
avg rating 3.97 — 201,023 ratings — published 1920
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Ghachar Ghochar Ghachar Ghochar (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 20,557 ratings — published 2013
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The Island of Sea Women The Island of Sea Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 179,593 ratings — published 2019
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Piglet Piglet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.38 — 46,863 ratings — published 2024
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Breasts and Eggs Breasts and Eggs (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 86,038 ratings — published 2008
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The Whispers The Whispers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 96,748 ratings — published 2023
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Frog Music Frog Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.20 — 26,973 ratings — published 2014
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The Push The Push (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 458,216 ratings — published 2021
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Rebecca Harlem
“Fame to an artist is like light to a vampire.”
Rebecca Harlem, The Pink Cadillac

Eve Babitz
“I have a lot of friends who are positive life isn't worth living without True Love Forever. They're always on the prowl and sulk against the gods when they go to a party and don't fall in love. Women, especially, engage themselves in ghastly self-inflicted tortures for which they've been primed since childhood. After all, historically it's always been dreadful for women, and the logic given them was "It's going to be dreadful so you may as well learn to enjoy it.”
Eve Babitz, Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, & L.A.

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