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A PureWow Quiz

What New Book Should You Read This Summer?

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Maybe you’ve been on a real true-crime kick and are ready for some lighter fare. Maybe you’ve been slacking on your reading goal and have no clue how to get back into the swing of things. Either way, you’re in search of a new book and are totally overwhelmed by the seemingly endless lists of thrillers, memoirs, dystopian fictions and beyond. No worries—scroll down for a quick quiz to find out what new book you should add to cart next.

1.

First Things First:

Fiction

Nonfiction

2.

Choose a TV Show:

Modern Family

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

True Detective

How I Met Your Mother

Mrs. America

Russian Doll

3.

How Do You Want This Book to Make You Feel?

Warm and fuzzy

Uneasy

Creeped out

Galvanized

Thrilled

Nostalgic for family

4.

What Are Your Thoughts on Book Clubs?

Sign me up!

I’m actually busy that day…

5.

Choose a Current Fashion Trend:

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Blurred patterns

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Loose legs

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Ballet flats

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Quiet luxury

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All denim everything

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Cargo pants

6.

If You Could Only Read One Author for the Rest of Your Life, Who Would it Be?

Margaret Atwood

Jon Krakauer

Celeste Ng

Curtis Sittenfeld

Gillian Flynn

Roxane Gay


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