Recs if you like I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki...
cozy escapism
books that transport you into gentle adventures and charming worlds (with a side of life-altering epiphanies and self discoveries)
these titles are complete sentences!
Well, you have options
Book titles that represent reasons you might go to the doctor, what you might say to each other, or what treatments might be offered to cure your ailments. It's up to you to decide what is what๐
(This is not a commentary on these books or authors! The focus of this list is purely on the titles---but if you find a favorite new read here, I'd love to know๐คญ)
disability pride - psychiatric disabilities
in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! our second colour on the disability pride flag is blue, which represents psychiatric disabilities and mental illnesses. numerous examples of those include bipolar disorder, depression, general anxiety disorder, PTSD, PMDD, selective mutism, dissociative identity disorder, and many more. books within this list series will be both fiction and non-fiction literature. as always, feel free to recommend any books!
recipes for remembering
the bittersweet power of food // food and its relationship with memory, culture, identity, family, and love
Translated Korean Literature
books set in South Korea / by Korean authors
a favourite niche of mine, partly inspired by 4 years spent living there โจ
translated korean lit.
a non-exhaustive list.
It's....SMALLER ON THE INSIDE?!
Books with short chapters!!! I started a challenge where I read a super long book a chapter-a-day and annotate it using a study guide! I found that annotating short chapters is super accessible and not overwhelming at all for me, so I wanted to share this list with anyone that wants to start over-analyzing their books :) I included a variety of stories because HOW you read is as important (if not more) than WHAT you read!!!!
Disability Rep Books
Book with main characters that are disabled. Both physical and mental included. Eg chronic/terminal illness, physical disabilities, mental illness, neurodivergance, addiction, injury and injury recovery, symptoms causing health issues etc. Doesn't have to be a diagnosed condition. Not necessarily by authors with shared experiences. Books any be any genre. Added only 1st book of series unless there are different characters.
Feel free to leave suggestions in the comments! No "magic cure" books.
Lost in Translation (and Loving It)
Translated fiction
korean literature in translation
literature that transcends borders and often breaks my heart
your kpop idols favourite readsหโโฎ
this list includes various book recommendations by kpop idols across all genres, featuring:
แฏโ Minghao & Wonwoo (SVT), Irene (Red Velvet), Namjoon & Yoongi (BTS), Jonghyun (Shinee), Kihyun (MONSTA X), Nichkhun (2PM), Yunho & Changmin (TVXQ), Kanghyun (ONEWE), Lily (NMIXX), Dahyun (TWICE), Sungho & Taesan (BND), Hyun (XLOV), Sangwon (ALD1), IU
why do you read like youโre running out of time
because we gotta hit our reading goal ๐ซก short books (around or under 200 pages) for when you need something in between longer reads or want to up your reading count ๐ฅฐ includes almost all genres and different age groups! and will definitely have some graphic novels because thatโs my favourite way to speed through books hehe
weird, mentally ill, insufferable women
i support womenโs rights and wrongs (maybe not all wrongs but some for sure)
BTS's Reading Recommendations
This is just a list of all the books that BTS members have recommended or shared.
Girl dinner
All a girl needs is a good book written by a woman about a woman who's losing her mind. Here's a collection of "weird girls" books including female rage and bad decisions. I also want to include lighter books and satires about the search for meaning or happiness as a woman.
Non-fiction and essays to get you thinking
As much as I love the escapism of fiction, here is a collection of non-fiction and essays to pull me back into the real world
btsโ recs !
books that every bts member (mainly namjoon) has read, recommended or talked about in lives, songs, behinds, etc. ๐ซฐ๐ป๐
note: i wonโt get everything right or on the list so please be patient with me!! ๐
Manic Pixie Dream (Girl?) Fiction
the reading list of people struggling with their existence. it's mostly girls and women right now but id love more guys included
TRIGGER WARNING explorations of: friendship in the mental ward, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, asst. disorders, trauma, etc (SUBMISSIONS WANTED:PLS HELP ME FIND MORE)
i wanna make a series of videos examining this topic as someone that had a voracious appetite for fiction that made me feel seen in my hopelessness in my youth
