Recs if you like The Old Man and the Sea...
Badge Gremlins
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.
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Iโm on a boatโผ๏ธ
I got my swim trunks & my flippy floppies ๐ฉณ๐ฉด
I was listening to the lonely island and the next thing you know, this list happened.
this list contains a variety of books that take place on a variety of boats, ships and vessels
as always, taking any and all suggestions
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
HRCYED 3.0 x Pagebound Quests (Titles Edition)
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!
I gotta finish my reading challenge ๐๐ป๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐
Short books that you can read in a sitting, to help you achieve your yearly reading goal ๐คญ๐ฅณ Feel free to mention anything else from the list, I'm so glad to add & check them out ๐
rory gilmore book chalenge
well, this is all the books read by rory in the gilmore girls tv show.
classic shorties
For when reading a classic feels too daunting. Classics under 200 pages!
award winning, no matter the medium!
these books won a major award, then their on-screen adaptations went on to win one, too!
Nobel prize winners in literature (authors)
Awarded annually to an author from any country, since 1901.
This list contains popular books from all the award winning authors.
Awards from 1901 -2025
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winners
(Most) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners since 1918!
The Western Literary Canon
When you loved the books assigned in English class.
Gotta Catch them All! Pokemon to Book Matches
This is a list of books representing every pokemon in HeartGold and SoulSilver (So Johto+Kanto regions). For my sanity, this is one book per evo line. The list with match-ups is in the commentsโ๐ป๐
Zero To Well-Read
this is the reading list for the Zero To Well-Read podcast hosted by Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky at Book Riot. "A fun and irreverent guide to the books everyone talks about from classics...to modern hits.
updated weekly.
Under 10 hours - Short, workday audiobooks
Audiobooks that are less than 10 hours long and are safe for work AKA not aiming to get your horned up at your desk (no guarantees that you won't cry or get the creeps though). Recommendations welcome!
20 Classics under 250 Pages
For when your attention span is broken and your TBR list is judging you.
Lost at Sea (water symbolism)
Transformation. Destruction. Renewal. Water holds significance symbolism throughout literature. Take a DIVE into books where water elements play a DEEP role.
Short classics for when you want to feel intellectual but not drained
Some of these are more depressing than others... โ
cillian murphyโs reading list
โจ๏ธ๐ Under 300 pages for everyone! ๐โจ๏ธ
No specific theme here I've just found books over time. All books are under 300 pages and I hope you find something you enjoy!
