Recs if you like Brideshead Revisited...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

Penguin asked its readers in 2022 for the must-read classics. This is that list!

step into the glittering world of the 1920s, most commonly known as the roaring twenties or the jazz age. this list features books set within that time period, capturing the culture of western society in a post-war time of economic prosperity, artistic exploration, and social rebellion. all genres.

A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...

All the 2026 BOTM monthly, add on, and Allurial titles

I'm going to read every book every

EVERY GAY VICTORIAN AUTHOR KNEW EACH OTHER. And this list proves it. Making an evil map (a drag path if you will) and nobody can stop meeeeeeee.

This list has all time classics (Dorian Gray, Orlando, etc) and DEEP CUTS (Bertha, Loom of Youth, etc).

enjoyyyyyy <<<<<<3

Notes in the margins are a must. — Me, a neurotic literature degree holder

from multi-generational tales to sibling sagas!

Service95 Book Club Monthly Reads + more and more books from their lists :)

Books where apathy, disengagement, and idleness are central themes.

I tried to find the latest version (2026).

Time Magazine’s All-Time Best 100 English Language Novels from 1923 to 2005 as published in 2005.

novels that take place in and/or around large buildings, in which the building itself becomes an important part of the story

Books that are banned, censored, removed from bookshops, marketplaces, and libraries, and writers that are considered as a threat to the authorities. Some called it a "Fahrenheit list".

Books that all take place in Oxford

For those who yearn for old timey queer baiting. Set or written in the past with a homoerotic flavor

Books mentioned in the show Frasier. Have taken the liberty (iykyk) of adding books even when they mention shows/movies as well (Oliver Twist, How Green Was My Valley, etc)

Time Magazine’s compilation of the 100 best novels published since 1923.

(101 because “The Berlin Stories” is an omnibus of “Mr Norris Changes Trains” and “Goodbye To Berlin.”)