Recs if you like The Castle...
The Curio Cabinet: The Symbolic, Strange & Surreal
Not all collections hold things you can touch. This one holds worlds that breathe, selves that dissolve, and realities that refuse to hold their shape. These are the fictions that live on the edge of what language can contain - and sometimes just beyond. Admission is free, through entry requires a signed waiver: the curator cannot be held responsible for any transformations that occur upon your exit. We welcome specimen recommendations!
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Penguin's 100 Must-Read Classics
Penguin asked its readers in 2022 for the must-read classics. This is that list!
Bleakness Is My Weakness
For when you need to wallow in melancholy and misery: a collection of pessimistic, cynical, downbeat, depressing, doom and gloom fiction for my disillusioned friends.
More to come!
Got the holiday blues? Check out my list Christmas with the Cranks!
Public Domain Day 2026 (USA)
A list of written works entering the Public Domain in the United States on January 1st, 2026! Go find a copy and get thee reading!
Standard Ebooks Offerings!
I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but I talk about Standard Ebooks a TON. I wanted to make a list of some of the most popular offerings they have available to read. Their full library of over 1300 books is 100% FREE and from the US Public Domain. From Kobo to Kindle, they have a format that'll work for however you want to read, even PDFs! Save a few bucks (or library holds) here: https://standardebooks.org/
Penguin's 100 Must Read Classics
I'm going to read every book every
Books with hyper-sensory dreamlike spaces
I guess you could call it liminal...
Pitch Black Comedy
"Turn me over, I'm done on this side!" —St. Lawrence, whilst roasting on a spit
Gallows humor, black comedy, l'humour noir — whatever you call it, this is the place for it. This list includes André Breton's seminal anthology of dark humor, a number of the works excerpted in this anthology, and beyond. You can find a link to the complete contents of Breton's anthology in the comments.
Want more weird humor? Check out my list Nitpicky Neuroticism (Comedy Edition)!
Architect's Dream
Books featuring strong architectural themes, love of cities, setting as character, weird buildings, etc.
Absurdist Fiction Starter Pack
Literary Modernism
Originating in the late 1800s and continuing until the end of World War II, works of the modernism movement feature new and innovative styles, a break from traditional writing, and attempts to recontextualize literature in response to both the devastation of the series of global conflicts between 1900-1950 and the emergence of new technology, ideas, and world order. Subgenres of modernism include absurdism, surrealism, dadaism, and stream of consciousness.
The Ao3 Curse isn't just for Clicks
These are books, short stories or poems (and poetry collections) that were interrupted before the advent of the Internet because something happened to the author (like them getting into a situation, dying... suddenly becoming a merchant). List in progress!
Penguin's 100 Classics as Chosen by Readers
Surviving Romanian Literature
Trying to pass my exams
books that make me feel a bit funny 🐛
just some books that left me feeling 🦭
Classics I Actually Want to Read
Kafka on the shore- Kafka Tamura's list
Every book mentioned in Kafka on the shore by Haruki Murukami
Full Blossom of the Evening
A list of books that are recommended and/or discussed on my favorite podcast of the same name.
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