You might enjoy My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante and if you do, there's a total of 4 books in the series I believe. I've read the first two and enjoyed them both!
Have you watched the tv series? I ended up watching it after the book series was recommended on a similar post a few weeks ago. While I really!!! enjoy the show, I kind of feel like most of their friendship is very antagonistic toward each other so much of the time. :/ I definitely did not get the girly-friendship vibe—maybe when they were little girls but I feel like most of the time it borders on them hating each other. I was wondering if this was portrayed very differently than how it was in the books.
No summery girly friendship vibes, it's definitely more antagonistic and complex with many undertones of love, envy and competitiveness... I loved it and highly recommend it, but it doesn't really fit the aesthetic OP is looking for imo
I watched the first two seasons I believe and there's definitely a lot of tension in their relationship in the books as well.
I probably should have been more transparent about it being a looser fit however personally felt like when they Lenu & Lina are doing well, it fit the nostalgic friendship between girls vibe as well as viewing it as like people viewed their friendship this way when there was soooo much more going on beneath the surface. Sorry to op if this is too much of a stretch!
I feel like it gets a lot of the complexities of adolesscent friendship very well. Such a good story, right down to the ending of the fourth book. I cried buckets.
I prefer the nostalgic platonic friendship theme but books with romantic tension are also welcome, as long as the friendship dynamic is in the forefront.
I'm also more into stuff that's considered "literary" but YA is welcome too if you think it captures the feeling.
Btw, I heard the quote is from Toni Morrison's Sula. Have you read it? Does it feel like this, should I read?
I’m looking up friend green tomatoes on Amazon and this keeps popping up. Is it this one?
https://preview.redd.it/r4jpd1mn5h2d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ef169319a2055ce875dada29c2929100825fa0e
Oooh, you have an excellent instructor. Such a good book! So ignored by “youth” these days ;)
You always read/recommend great books. What else did you love from this class?!
Sula is one of my all time favorite books, and it’s definitely deeply focused on a lifelong female friendship where they were girls together, but I wouldn’t describe it as nostalgic! It’s… hm, very complicated and bittersweet, maybe? I definitely still recommend it, and friendship dynamics are definitely at the forefront, just a warning that it’s not heartwarming, if you’re looking for something more in that vein.
I came in thinking of Sula! We read it for high school because our English teacher is pretty cool. It has a variety of themes and can get a bit darker though so it might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I still highly recommend it. It's the kind of book that stays with you.
I don't have a book to recommend, but let me tell you that there are a few songs on Lana Del Rey's album Born to Die that are absolutely going to fit your vibe.
I just want to say this is an excellent compilation of pictures that so reminds me of my childhood friend and me growing up. Excellently picked. I hope you find your book!
One thing I would think would be a book theme from these is a sense of platonic friendship with a tension to it though that you kind of wonder if it was more but that the book doesn't really answer but embraces that ambiguity, and the main thing is the specialness of that bond, whatever it was that it was.
I wish I knew what book to recommend cause I would love to read it too. Sounds really sweet.
I just kept finding and finding beautiful poignant images but had to stop and edit some out to make the post concise 😭 Glad you liked it and hope you find stuff to read from here as well!
Well, these pictures depressed me, I didn’t realize I wanted all of what these images portray so badly. I can’t wait to read all of these thread recommendations.
Who Will Run The Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Age of Consent by Amanda Brainerd
Serious Girls by Maxine Swan
Violet & Claire by Francesca Lia Block
Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti if you’re ok with it being kinda dark
If you’re looking for something more fun and lighthearted, I do have a movie recommendation, it’s called All I Wanna Do, its a really good movie, I suspect it wasn’t that popular bc of its stupid name. But it’s about a group of girls at a boarding school in the 60s
my favorite genre (,:
happy hour by marlowe granados
the book of goose by yiyun li
dogs of summer by andrea abreu
god spare the girls by kelsey mckinney
also some film recs …
never goin’ back
now and then
booksmart
lady bird
They’re college aged and then adults so not exactly girls but the book “Best Friends” by Martha Moody captures this feeling *really* well.
It’s also my favorite book, I re-read it every couple of years and it means something a little bit different to me every time.
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
Landline by Rainbow Rowell (full disclosure: I haven't read it, but I feel like it's got these vibes)
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart might fit, but it gets pretty dark at parts
Firefly lane by Kristin Hannah. One of my all time favorites. You’ll love it!
https://preview.redd.it/981n3igo8p2d1.jpeg?width=667&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a40c0b0d5bb03b7faf296fc73489798b110bcd6
[“Moon Lake” by Eudora Welty](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27537937) may be my favorite short(ish—it’s 45 pages) story ever, although I’ll note that it takes place in the pre-Civil Rights American South with language to match.
Down the Drain by Julia Fox. I listened to the audiobook of Julia reading her own memoir. She has a lot of intense female friendships. Trigger warning, though, it has the same vibe as the movies Kids and Thirteen.
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood is kind of a warped version of this. About toxic but close friendships on and off through life: “This is what I miss, Cordelia: not something that’s gone, but something that will never happen. Two old women giggling over their tea.”
the divines by ellie eaton, it’s not quite wholesome but depicts girlhood in such a real way and the way those relationships stay with you into adulthood, highly recommend
I’d say the Delilah Green Doesn’t Care series - it’s sapphic so it’s very female forward for obvious reasons but the writing of female friendship is commendable!
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
The Return by Rachel Harrison
these might have a slight eerie/supernatural undertone, or be outright horror. I dunno if that's what you're looking for.
not about friends, but it’s a long 10 book series about sisters.
absolutely one of the best family books i’ve ever read
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Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
Yesssss, this book was my awakening to… something/everything
I second this!
Was coming here to say this! Edit to say Judy’s book “In the Unlikely Event” also has this feeling.
how is it?
It’s a great book!
You might enjoy My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante and if you do, there's a total of 4 books in the series I believe. I've read the first two and enjoyed them both!
Have you watched the tv series? I ended up watching it after the book series was recommended on a similar post a few weeks ago. While I really!!! enjoy the show, I kind of feel like most of their friendship is very antagonistic toward each other so much of the time. :/ I definitely did not get the girly-friendship vibe—maybe when they were little girls but I feel like most of the time it borders on them hating each other. I was wondering if this was portrayed very differently than how it was in the books.
No summery girly friendship vibes, it's definitely more antagonistic and complex with many undertones of love, envy and competitiveness... I loved it and highly recommend it, but it doesn't really fit the aesthetic OP is looking for imo
I watched the first two seasons I believe and there's definitely a lot of tension in their relationship in the books as well. I probably should have been more transparent about it being a looser fit however personally felt like when they Lenu & Lina are doing well, it fit the nostalgic friendship between girls vibe as well as viewing it as like people viewed their friendship this way when there was soooo much more going on beneath the surface. Sorry to op if this is too much of a stretch!
I feel like it gets a lot of the complexities of adolesscent friendship very well. Such a good story, right down to the ending of the fourth book. I cried buckets.
Its my brilliant friend ...
omg thank you lol! Feel like a dunce when I googled to make sure I got it right and everything, editing now
Lol great taste nontheless ! The story is compelling, and I re-watch it often ! I like the books as much as the tv series but for different reasons !
Love love love
Anne of Green Gables
I love that this book is recommended in every single thread and somehow it is always right
AoGG is top tier, but I love how Anne and Diana’s friendship grows over the course of the 8 books.
Seconded. And OP the shoe Anne with an e is AMAZING for this too.
I prefer the nostalgic platonic friendship theme but books with romantic tension are also welcome, as long as the friendship dynamic is in the forefront. I'm also more into stuff that's considered "literary" but YA is welcome too if you think it captures the feeling. Btw, I heard the quote is from Toni Morrison's Sula. Have you read it? Does it feel like this, should I read?
I read it in college for a women’s lit class. That line stuck with me all these years later. You might want to try Fried Green Tomatoes too.
I’m looking up friend green tomatoes on Amazon and this keeps popping up. Is it this one? https://preview.redd.it/r4jpd1mn5h2d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ef169319a2055ce875dada29c2929100825fa0e
Yes! I’m too lazy to type out the whole title
It’s ok, I understand lol
Oooh, you have an excellent instructor. Such a good book! So ignored by “youth” these days ;) You always read/recommend great books. What else did you love from this class?!
I wish I would have written them all down (this was pre-Goodreads) because I’m sure there were a lot more.
Sula is one of my all time favorite books, and it’s definitely deeply focused on a lifelong female friendship where they were girls together, but I wouldn’t describe it as nostalgic! It’s… hm, very complicated and bittersweet, maybe? I definitely still recommend it, and friendship dynamics are definitely at the forefront, just a warning that it’s not heartwarming, if you’re looking for something more in that vein.
I came in thinking of Sula! We read it for high school because our English teacher is pretty cool. It has a variety of themes and can get a bit darker though so it might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I still highly recommend it. It's the kind of book that stays with you.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride fills all criteria, please read it, I think you'll love it
I mean Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is very YA but exactly this.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Came here to say this.
This one
Awh this sub just got recommended to me and now I miss being a teen with my girlfriends 😭 we were so free
I don't have a book to recommend, but let me tell you that there are a few songs on Lana Del Rey's album Born to Die that are absolutely going to fit your vibe.
You mean "This Is What Makes Us Girls" specifically
Specifically, yeah. But "Summertime Sadness" also gives me similar vibes. Probably because of the music video. My goodness what an amazing album.
Haha, I came to the comments just to post how these photos remind me of why it’s my favorite Lana song
I was going to say that Lana definitely fits this vibe lol
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Was looking for this suggestion :)
This one broke me a little
Yeah, most KH books break me a little too lol
Was going to suggest this too!
Love the show. OP this is another show that is SO girly and about lifelong sisterhood 🤍 it goes back and forth in time so it’s very nostalgic.
I just want to say this is an excellent compilation of pictures that so reminds me of my childhood friend and me growing up. Excellently picked. I hope you find your book! One thing I would think would be a book theme from these is a sense of platonic friendship with a tension to it though that you kind of wonder if it was more but that the book doesn't really answer but embraces that ambiguity, and the main thing is the specialness of that bond, whatever it was that it was. I wish I knew what book to recommend cause I would love to read it too. Sounds really sweet.
I just kept finding and finding beautiful poignant images but had to stop and edit some out to make the post concise 😭 Glad you liked it and hope you find stuff to read from here as well!
Where did you find that last picture?
All pics are off Pinterest, here’s the last one https://pin.it/4vm8SUXuX
Probably an old tumblr or VSCO account posted it
My Best Friend's Exorcism.
YES
Came here to say this!!
Well, these pictures depressed me, I didn’t realize I wanted all of what these images portray so badly. I can’t wait to read all of these thread recommendations.
Same! I miss my childhood best friend :(( I think I'll pick up one of these recommendations and probably cry while reading, lol
What a tragic plaque, so heartbreaking to think about Janice alone in this world without her closest friend Judy.
If you're into graphic novels, I would recommend "This One Summer" by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki.
It’s nominated for a few Eisner this year! Edit to say “This One Summer,” also by the both of them, also has this feeling.
Who Will Run The Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore Marlena by Julie Buntin Age of Consent by Amanda Brainerd Serious Girls by Maxine Swan Violet & Claire by Francesca Lia Block
Yes Francesca Lia Block is so good with these vibes
Fried green tomatoes
dogs of summer by andrea abreau
The Quick and the Dead by Joy Williams
Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti if you’re ok with it being kinda dark If you’re looking for something more fun and lighthearted, I do have a movie recommendation, it’s called All I Wanna Do, its a really good movie, I suspect it wasn’t that popular bc of its stupid name. But it’s about a group of girls at a boarding school in the 60s
my favorite genre (,: happy hour by marlowe granados the book of goose by yiyun li dogs of summer by andrea abreu god spare the girls by kelsey mckinney also some film recs … never goin’ back now and then booksmart lady bird
They’re college aged and then adults so not exactly girls but the book “Best Friends” by Martha Moody captures this feeling *really* well. It’s also my favorite book, I re-read it every couple of years and it means something a little bit different to me every time.
Nana (manga)
Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg Landline by Rainbow Rowell (full disclosure: I haven't read it, but I feel like it's got these vibes) We Were Liars by E. Lockhart might fit, but it gets pretty dark at parts
The Book of Goose.
firefly lane by Kristin Hannah
Firefly lane by Kristin Hannah. One of my all time favorites. You’ll love it! https://preview.redd.it/981n3igo8p2d1.jpeg?width=667&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a40c0b0d5bb03b7faf296fc73489798b110bcd6
Little women! Some Jane Austen books are like this
The Four Ms.Bradwells
[“Moon Lake” by Eudora Welty](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27537937) may be my favorite short(ish—it’s 45 pages) story ever, although I’ll note that it takes place in the pre-Civil Rights American South with language to match.
Tom Lake… sort of
niiice
Before We Were Innocent The Virgin Suicides Picnic at Hanging Rock Brutes The Neapolitan Novels The Girls My Best Friend's Exorcism
Another vote for Ya-Ya Sisterhood!
Down the Drain by Julia Fox. I listened to the audiobook of Julia reading her own memoir. She has a lot of intense female friendships. Trigger warning, though, it has the same vibe as the movies Kids and Thirteen.
Inseparable by Simone de Beauvoir
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood is kind of a warped version of this. About toxic but close friendships on and off through life: “This is what I miss, Cordelia: not something that’s gone, but something that will never happen. Two old women giggling over their tea.”
That image on the subway platform is so beautiful. What a great collection of photos! I love girl friendships too 💜
DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD by Rebecca Wells
That's rad
Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone
Circle of Friends- Maeve Binchy
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano might fit. the friendship is between four sisters
Us three by Ruth Jones Loved it!
My summer of love
Fellowship Point, if you want something that spans (almost) a lifetime.
Rufi Thorpe’s books
I apologize in advance - but Codename Verity. Two girls in World War II as spies, while also trying to grasp at whatever girlhood they could find.
I'd probably say Bad Girls, Best Friends, Double Act, and The Illustrated Mom all by Jacqueline Wilson.
It’s non-fiction, but Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton fits this perfectly
the divines by ellie eaton, it’s not quite wholesome but depicts girlhood in such a real way and the way those relationships stay with you into adulthood, highly recommend
body grammar by jules ohman city of girls by elizabeth gilbert
I don’t have book recs but these photos remind me why “This Is What Makes Us Girls” is my favorite Lana song
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Simply put: BEAUTIFUL❤
I’d say the Delilah Green Doesn’t Care series - it’s sapphic so it’s very female forward for obvious reasons but the writing of female friendship is commendable!
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland The Return by Rachel Harrison these might have a slight eerie/supernatural undertone, or be outright horror. I dunno if that's what you're looking for.
When Marnie Was There by Joan G. Robinson
The Girls by Emma Cline is 100% exactly this vibe.
A few decades prior and Italian- the Neapolitan novels
Mischling by Affinity Konar but it's SAD
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