Elif Batuman's most recommended books

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Books like The Idiot

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Books like The Possessed

Book lists with Elif Batuman's books

4 authors created a book list with a book by Elif Batuman as one of their picks.

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• The best books about relationships and dating in the modern age
• The best books about books (and the authors who write them)

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• The best coming-of-age horror novels
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