When You Want to Laugh, Cry, Then Text a Friend
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When You Want to Laugh, Cry, Then Text a Friend

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When You Want to Laugh, Cry, Then Text a Friend

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35 picks in “When You Want to Laugh, Cry, Then Text a Friend”, curated by TheBookworm on TheLysts.

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When You Want to Laugh, Cry, Then Text a Friend — 10 items
NameTitleAuthorYearGenreToneBrief Description
11Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle Zevin2022Literary Fiction, Friendship StoryBittersweetTwo friends build video games — and a lifetime of love, loss, and complicated creativity.
12Dial A for AuntiesDial A for AuntiesJesse Q. Sutanto2021Comedy, MysteryLightheartedA wedding planner accidentally kills her blind date, and her aunties help hide the body.
13The GuncleThe GuncleSteven Rowley2021Contemporary FictionHeartfeltA gay former sitcom star becomes guardian to his niece and nephew after a tragedy.
14Beach ReadBeach ReadEmily Henry2020Romantic Comedy, DramaLightheartedTwo writers with very different styles find inspiration and unexpected love by swapping genres.
15The Reading ListThe Reading ListSara Nisha Adams2021Contemporary Fiction, UpliftingHeartfeltA widower and a lonely teenager bond through a mysterious reading list found at the library.
16Iona Iverson’s Rules for CommutingIona Iverson’s Rules for CommutingClare Pooley2022Contemporary FictionLightheartedA group of London commuters realize life is richer when you break social barriers and talk to strangers.
17The UnhoneymoonersThe UnhoneymoonersChristina Lauren2019Romantic ComedyLightheartedTwo enemies pretend to be newlyweds on a tropical trip they can’t escape.
18The Authenticity ProjectThe Authenticity ProjectClare Pooley2020Contemporary Fiction, Feel-GoodHeartfeltStrangers' lives intertwine after someone leaves behind a notebook confessing their true self.
19Daisy Jones & The SixDaisy Jones & The SixTaylor Jenkins Reid2019Historical Fiction, DramaEmotional RollercoasterA fictional oral history of a 1970s rock band’s meteoric rise and devastating breakup.
20Love and Other WordsLove and Other WordsChristina Lauren2018Romance, Coming-of-AgeBittersweetChildhood sweethearts reconnect as adults and confront the heartbreaks that separated them.
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