endearingly grumpy old people and their found families
books whose main characters are older and disillusioned with life and go on a little adventure that melts their hearts (and heals yours)






get in, loser! we're going on a road trip!
sometimes they're running to something, sometimes they're running from something, sometimes they're just running.






A Journey Through the Self
A compilation of books (mostly fiction) in which the main character/s set out on a journey, leading to moments of meditation, introspection, meandering walks through the memory, conflicts with both the self, the path, and others, and ultimately: change, for both the characters and the reader. In these novels, the journey is more important than the destination.
Recommendations are welcome!






old age is not for the young
βWe live a full human life not by stopping at any stage, but by becoming all that is in us to become.β β Ursula K. Le Guin
Books that talk about or illustrate aging, elderhood, and living the last chapters of a life.






Life starts after your 60s...
I think more books should be about old people getting into shenanigans. There is this small part of the book space with the stories of people who find the meaning of their life or mess others up because they don't care anymore. These are their stories , hilarious, emotional, heartwarming and heartbreaking, each unique...
Hope they make you feel alive!






please allow me to introduce myself
the nameβs Bond. Alexz Bond. π
always taking suggestions for books with a full name in the title.






Reading List: The Musical!
As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.






Act 2: Books with Senior Citizens as MCs
Second chances, found family, cranky but comedic old folks. No 20 somethings as main character's here!






Travel Tomes
Characters in novels traveling our world, either via road trip, flights, tours, what have you, that will make you want to travel.






Walking as a Key Element
Fiction, memoir, or essay collections that heavily or centrally feature walking.






mentioned in βThis Book Made Me Think of Youβ
The ultimate bookish read!






On the Road
Inspired by the Road by Cormac McCarthy and the Long Walk by Richard Bachman/Stephen King, these are books featuring characters going on long walks and plots that take place on the road.





