Recs if you like Miss Lonelyhearts...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Bleakness Is My Weakness
For when you need to wallow in melancholy and misery: a collection of pessimistic, cynical, downbeat, depressing, doom and gloom fiction for my disillusioned friends.
More to come!
Got the holiday blues? Check out my list Christmas with the Cranks!
Criminally Underrated (Deep Cuts <35 ratings)
If it has <35 ratings on Pagebound but you've read and are rabid about it, drop that shit in the comments!!!!
Pitch Black Comedy
"Turn me over, I'm done on this side!" —St. Lawrence, whilst roasting on a spit
Gallows humor, black comedy, l'humour noir — whatever you call it, this is the place for it. This list includes André Breton's seminal anthology of dark humor, a number of the works excerpted in this anthology, and beyond. You can find a link to the complete contents of Breton's anthology in the comments.
Want more weird humor? Check out my list Nitpicky Neuroticism (Comedy Edition)!
20 Classics under 250 Pages
For when your attention span is broken and your TBR list is judging you.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
This is the compendium of books from the 2012 edition.
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