Recs if you like The Pearl...

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 where avarice is a central theme.

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!

book recs for blue readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically

For when your attention span is broken and your TBR list is judging you.

None of the characters in these books do themselves any favors in being the heroes of their own stories. Some may be more likable than others, but they all are students in the art of self sabotage. Featuring hubris, obsession, greed, apathy, vanity, addiction, power & fame, or just plain old psychopathy. Some are humorous and some are decidedly not and some have a happy endings and some are tragic through and through. Either way, you’re in for a fascinating ride. Recommendations encouraged!

short but emotionally intense (and sometimes morally uncomfortable) books

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 🥳

List of classics for those interested in the genre.

Welcome back to high school

The classics: mostly english & french lit, with some american & eastern european lit sprinkled in

Made for busy adults who wanted to read various World Classics but have little time and energy left after a long day 🫡

Working TBR-list for me (as a busy adult with unwarranted responsibilities) 🫠💤

Not letting capitalism hinders my desire to read 🙂‍↔️📖 Open for suggestions!

The major works of John Steinbeck for the completionist.

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.

tiny books for your nonexistent attention span and/or to get out of a reading slump

some timeless classics that everyone honestly should read at least once.

[this list is in progress] !!

books that shaped me as a person that i've reread over the years or plan to reread, assigned reading from school that i want to read again, and continuations of the series that came out in my adult years