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The 52 Book Club's 2025 Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

Stream of consciousness narrative
 Stream of consciousness is a narrative style that tries to mimic the way we think. It shows a character's internal thoughts in a realistic way, often capturing incomplete and non-linear ideas, sensory impressions, incomplete grammar, repetition, etc. It doesn't just show what a character is thinking but replicates the experience of thinking. 

For this prompt, you may choose a book entirely written in stream-of-consciousness narrative, or choose a book that uses stream-of-consciousness for only specific parts or certain characters. 

While a stream-of-consciousness narrative is more than just an interior monologue, we always allow creativity for prompts. Some books contain elements of the stream-of-consciousness narrative style (for example: Catcher in the Rye) and you're welcome to stretch this prompt to include books with a more structured, interior monologue style. 
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Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Sunburn

Chloe Michelle Howarth

288 pages • digital • 2023

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
My Name Was Susan O'Malley by Michael J. Nercessian, Michael J. Nercessian

My Name Was Susan O'Malley

Michael J. Nercessian, Michael J. Nercessian

missing page info • paperback

emotional reflective slow-paced
Delores Claiborne by Stephen King, Stephen King

Delores Claiborne

Stephen King, Stephen King

305 pages • hardcover • 1992

fiction horror thriller dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Killer Instinct

The Naturals #2

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

375 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
School For Spirits: Final Test by Aron Lewes

School For Spirits: Final Test

Spirit School #2

Aron Lewes

167 pages • digital

fiction fantasy romance young adult
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison

The Other Side of Now

Paige Harbison

10 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction contemporary
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

New Moon

The Twilight Saga #2

Stephenie Meyer

563 pages • paperback • 2006

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

A Desolation Called Peace

Teixcalaan #2

Arkady Martine

496 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous tense medium-paced
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin

Scaffolding

Lauren Elkin

400 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Ward D by Freida McFadden

Ward D

Freida McFadden

337 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced