Lit Hub Recommends: Our New Favorite Genre Personalized Book Recs April 13, 2026 Comments 0 {like: "Like", liked: "Liked", likes_html: {one: "1 <span class='like-text'>like</span>", other: "%{count} <span class='like-text'>likes</span>"}, index: {more_likes: {one: "And one more", other: "And %{count} more"}}} 0 Tom asks: I’m a simple guy; I’m looking for a book that will make me feel broken and devastated, but somehow oddly hopeful. Some of my favorite books (if it’s…