Recs if you like For Whom the Bell Tolls...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

This list brings together fiction from around the world that documents historical events or periods of time. Titles in this list aren't necessarily "historical fiction" but do have an important historical element to them.

I find fiction is an easy media to help educate me about world history I never learned in school. These titles aim to bring to light historical events that may not be taught in schools!

As always, I'm open to any and all suggestions! 🤠

If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that go past the July start date and match at least one of these title prompts: Periodic Table, Familial Terms, Rainbow of Words (also Joseph's coat), Numerical Titles, Titular Counting 5+, Pun in the Title, and First & Last Name in the Title. Recommendations welcome!

Books that use the language itself as a narrative and literary device, switching from English to Spanish and back again in a variety of ways, from light sprinklings for flavor and atmosphere to requiring the reader to be functionally bilingual to fully understand. Suggestions always welcome!

all the books, plays, and authors mentioned in we didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel, which is also my go-to karaoke song 🙂‍↕️

note: the books are in the same order as the lyrics!

A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...

books mentioned in Solitaire by Alice Oseman

From Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden to Metallica to... you name it, these books inspired musicians into making some really cool music.

All books read by Tough Guy Book Club since 2014. The club that wants men to Read More, Talk More, and have more Friends.

Books on the reading list for Goalhanger's 'The Book Club' podcast, discussed by Tabitha Syrett and Dominic Sandbrook

Iconic classic literature published pre-WWII, selected for immersive storytelling and expansive narratives suited to summer reading. These novels reward long reading sessions with richly drawn settings, layered plots, and timeless prose.

If you love… immersive classics, long novels, richly built worlds, and losing track of time while reading

Read a Destiel fic so good I have to get into poetry now. This is every book (or author) I could find mentioned in the fic. Author: opal_bullets on ao3

Books mentioned in the banana fish anime, so I will finally get around to reading them :) aka the Hemingway and Fitzgerald bookclub.