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Entity reviews the four best breakup books to help you get back on your feet.

Breakups suck.

We’ve all been there – the pain can feel like quicksand, slowly but strongly pulling you under. It may feel rough now, but stay strong! To help ease the breakup blues and get you back up and walking in your Louboutin designer heels, check out this collection of books.

1 THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER – JUNOT DIAZ

A haphazard love story about a man who continually messes up his relationships, Junot Díaz creates a protagonist who needs some serious tough love, but is still somehow likable. Quick and engaging to read, this book (and especially the final story) will remind you that men often need to realize they’re being awful before they can stop being awful.

2 THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – PAULA HAWKINS

The main character, Rachel, is a hot mess. She is battling alcoholism and has a tendency to drunk-dial her ex-husband among other less-than-savory habits. As you read it, a persistent thought is likely to be that “At least my love life has never been this terrible.” Also, it’s a fantastic mystery novel with an unexpected twist.

3 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE – ANTHONY DOERR

Set against the backdrop of pre- through post- WWII, the book tells the interwoven tales of Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French woman, and a German orphan named Werner Pfennig. As they are pulled into the fierce tide of the war, lives are brought together and pulled apart by a coveted national treasure. Filled with poetic beauty and tragic reality, Anthony Doerr has crafted a story that gives a deep insight into the effects of the war. If you aren’t sold by the narrative itself as a means to be distracted from the pain of a breakup, think of it this way: At least you weren’t born in Europe during the 1930s.

4 I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR BAND – JULIE KLAUSNER

Finally, in honor of women misled on the idea of love everywhere, here is  how the author describes her insightfully hilarious book:

“As a kid, I took my cues from [Miss] Piggy, chasing every would-be Kermit in my vicinity with porcine voracity and what I thought was feminine charm. Remember how content Kermit was, just strumming his banjo on a tree trunk in the swamp? That’s the guy I’ve chased my whole life, killing myself trying to show him how fabulous I am. Kermit never appreciated what he had in Piggy, because she was just one great thing about his awesome life. I wonder how many guys from my generation looked to Kermit as an example of what the coolest guy in the room looks like. How maybe they think it’s fine to defer the advances of the fabulous women they know will always be there, while they dreamily pursue creative endeavors and dabble with other contenders.”

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