Mithila Menezes, 21, was scrolling through Instagram last November when she came across a post by Bibliotherapy, an account she had been following for a few months. The next session was dedicated to reading and discussing My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh.

"We discussed the major themes from the book, including toxic relationships, using sleep as an anchor, and celebrating the individual. The meeting was a good balance between our analysis of the book's plot and our life experiences around these themes. It was a safe and warm space, truly one for peer-learning," she says. While it might have been Menezes' first book club meeting, there's a chance it might not be her last. At least not if she finds a book like Moshfegh's—which follows the journey of a rich New Yorker who attempts to self-medicate in an attempt to "put herself into chemical hibernation for a year," as The New Yorker puts it.