Recs if you like The Epic of Gilgamesh...

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

katabasis (n.) “descent”; often referring to a descent into the underworld, or the realm of the dead.

The queer agenda has taken over your English lesson and the compulsory reading list to make you disgustingly educated and gay af 🏳️‍🌈

Based off having to study older books that have monumental impact 💥 Will keep updating the curriculum, CLASS IS IN SESSION 🔊

puts beret on a jaunty angle ‘why yes i went to Oxbridge and go skiing on my holibobs with papa, why do you ask?’ takes a hit of tobacco flavoured vape, puts asterisk in margin of the obscure classic i’m ‘reading’

the list for people who want to look ‘well read’ and need some books to name drop - look no further if you have read them, more power to you, but this is explicitly about the people who claim to have read them but can’t read instructions on pasta

Books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes that are considered to be classics in one way or another

my attempt at collecting queer books so our history doesn't become lost + to hopefully interest others within it too.

*please note I'd love recommendations on works i may have missed!!

Here's a list of every book I studied, read, or was reccomended to read as part of my Writing and Literature BA - for eager academics, fellow writers & nostagic graduates💕 Let's milk my education💪

Famous epic poems from a range of different countries

Something compelling to make you think

When gods were real and heroes walked the earth, these stories were everything.

If you like The Odyssey, The Iliad, and crave more knowledge on mythological epics told around the world - this list is for you! As much as I love the existing quests and lists around Greco-Roman mythology and its retellings, it fuelled the flame to read other epics that are overshadowed by Greek/Roman/Norse mythology. Start exploring! May you be blessed by the Gods/Goddesses, traveller!

Credits to @tardy_grade on Reddit for the idea and some of the books

A curated list of books about the goddesses Inanna, Ishtar, Venus, and Aphrodite.

Every culture has stories of creation, explaining how things came to be, telling of heroes, divine beings and the people. I want to learn more of different stories so I’m adding the translated versions where possible.

Books I genuinely enjoy, but likely only read because I thought it would make me look/be smarter

Ideas for the 'Road Trip' and 'Traipsing Through Regions' squares of the board :) and maybe at a push, the 'Biomes' square too!

Books are set in regions from around the world, countries around the world or states of the USA (outside of the heavily populated NYC/CA)

created by a western gal — trying my best but might have inaccuracies

added as i read the book

collection of poetry books