Recs if you like The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
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!
Oscar Winning Books
These books have been turned into movies that went on to win an Oscar
literary tarot reading list
A reading list that I thought I’d share consisting of all the books on the Brink Literacy Project’s tarot deck. I’m going for completionist and this is here for anyone who’d like to keep track and do the same, or who wants to read classic literature paired with tarot cards 🤗
(Apart from the first five, all books are in order, starting with the Major Arcana, and moving Ace to King through the Wands, Cups, Swords, and then Pentacles suit).
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: List
The Primary Works section of the Reading List of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Classics List
List of classics for those interested in the genre.
academy award for best adapted screenplay books!
books that have been adapted into successful movies and have also won an oscar for their screenplay
Classic Eighteenth Century Books
Catherine Morland's TBR
all of the books mentioned in Northanger Abbey that Catherine or another character (wants to) read
Jane Austen's Bookshelf
Books that may have inspired her, as documented in the book of the same name. Updating as I work my way through the source material and some supplemental reading. Note: not all of these were Austen-approved, like Fordyce's sermons, lambasted in P&P. But we are also shaped by what we consider in poor taste and judgement.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
This is the compendium of books from the 2012 edition.
spring reads
books that are like a breath of fresh air or based in nature, or are full of exuberance, sweetness, mischief, long ramblings, and childlike fun
Eccentric literature
Narration interrupted by the narrator, bawdy humor, irreverence, plot development prioritized over content, genre failure, parody... If you can think of other titles, they are welcome to the list!
Emma M Lion Literature
A list of books mentioned in the Emma M Lion series. Got to be well read to be a resident of Whereabouts Lane. In order of appearance 🫶
