reading instead of going to therapy

Four books for people who prefer to examine their inner life through other people's sentences or, saying to themselves, 'well at least I'm not like THAT'.

Trick Mirror — Jia Tolentino
For the person who wants their self-examination sharpened by cultural critique.

In the Dream House — Carmen Maria Machado
For the person interested in memory, intimacy, and the architecture of damage.

Running the Light — Sam Tallent
For the person who finds comfort in watching someone else's spectacular self-destruction unfold in real time.

The Puttermesser Papers — Cynthia Ozick
For the person who likes their existential crises accompanied by impossible ambitions, elaborate fantasies, and the occasional golem.