Recs if you like Bonjour tristesse...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
French Literature Final Boss
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Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature, I made starter packs (check my profile 👀) but I'm thinking we just need a big dump! Thanks to everyone participating!
This list covers books across time by French authors (as in people that have the nationality no matter their origins) and can hopefully incentivize crossovers with the Francophonie mon amour list!
Always happy to discuss criteria and suggestions!
French Lit Starter Pack Vol I
My attempt at a french lit starter pack. I'm doing this with the goal of mixing up the genres each time, so that you can get a feel of the whole range of things french lit has to offer. Might move stuff around as I go, as I plan on making this a series, taking the side quests starter packs as inspiration.
This first one is a bit on the classics side.
classic shorties
For when reading a classic feels too daunting. Classics under 200 pages!
Weird Women of the Late 20th Century (1945-2001)
Lives of outsiders rendered in sharp prose style. Descendants of Shelley, the Brontes, and Woolf; forebears to 'Weird Girl Lit'. Title refers to the authors, the subjects of the work may not always be women. Focused on novels published between WW2 and 9/11, with a few memoirs and short story collections.
50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages
As seen on Lithub
French Modern Classics Starter Pack I
Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature, here is the third list of a series to remediate it :) Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion and helped me put these together!
This list only covers books published in the 20th century. See comments for more info on the methodology I used!
See also:
- French Classics Starter Pack I
- French Classics Starter Pack II
- Francophonie mon amour
- French Literature Final Boss
Essential Francophone Lit: Classics & Contemporary
A collection of acclaimed classic and contemporary Francophone literature. I chose to classify as Francophone rather than French in order to include authors who wrote in French but were/are not of French nationality, especially authors from colonised countries. Non-exhaustive as I'm not an expert I am keeping this list to one book per author but suggestions very welcome! :)
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
I tried to find the latest version (2026).
Overdue Podcast readalong
Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013
Books like ‘The White Lotus’🪷
This is a list of books with some of the same vibes as the HBO series ‘The White Lotus’ has. If you’re looking for intrigue, mystery, rich people💰, or a little vacation getaway gone awry, these are the books for you!💵🪷🧘🥳
sunlight and fleeting feelings
𖤓˚࿔ what is this feeling? stopping me in my tracks through my fingers, trickling oh, sweltering air~ take me back
summer reads
stories of excess, sensuality, pleasure, adventure, reactivity, and eros, as well as stories that reflect the feeling of a summer holiday or the lethargy and fatigue of late summer
People on holiday (spring/summer)
Stories involving people on holiday during the warm months.
Classiques français partie 1
Short books to start reading again
French literature across genre
Some books from french author across genre and time period !🥐
the laufey book club
what it must be to live the life of a human being?
sweet tea in the summer
by the beach or on the lake, seasonally summer reads
