Recs if you like The Pearl...
books to claim to have read to look insufferable
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
consider this a shopping list 🖤
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California Dreamin'
I know there are already several lists with a California theme, but I am hoping this acts as a syllabus of sorts for books that deal with the core myth, history, violence, dream, and contradiction of California. Suggestions are welcome!
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book recs for blue readers
book recs for blue readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically
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20 Classics under 250 Pages
For when your attention span is broken and your TBR list is judging you.
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Soul Crushing Books to Cry About for Years
Books that leave a lasting impression long after you’ve returned them to the shelf. Romance is not required to break your heart - this list also includes fantasy, fiction, and nonfiction compiled by my own heartbreak, friends, and social media recommendations to hurt your feelings. Happiness? Don’t know her, I need to call my therapist for a higher antidepressant dose. [Never take these away from me.]
If any of these novels or authors are problematic in any way please let me know.
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bite-sized (twisted) reads
short but emotionally intense (and sometimes morally uncomfortable) books
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My reading slump did my reading goal dirty
Playing the catch up game!
Last year my slump hit me hard so here’s a collection of quick read to help you catch up or just town over the line in time!
It’s a mix but promise the all pack a punch! All <270 pages 🥳
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John Steinbeck
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Classics List
List of classics for those interested in the genre.
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₊ ⊹ 𝕮𝖑𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖈𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖚𝖒𝖊 🀢
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"I forgot I read that!" American Lit
Welcome back to high school
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Literary Classics
The classics: mostly english & french lit, with some american & eastern european lit sprinkled in
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A Gen X High School/ College Reading List
I don't think kids today have to read so much? Some of these books felt like torture to get through, but also grateful for a good foundation. I will add as I remember more.
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Short King Energy
tiny books for your nonexistent attention span and/or to get out of a reading slump
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reading these to judge people intellectually
some timeless classics that everyone honestly should read at least once.
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Pov: youre in hs english/ap lit
list of commonly assigned reading. Whether its something that you havent been assigned but want to check out, or things you read when you were younger and want to revisit! Id also love suggestions bcs i want to see what others have read in school compared to me <3
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Pocketbooks
Books that are usually small enough to fit in your pocket and are therefore perfect to read on the go, in between classes, during lunch and so on.The majority if not all are also classics
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