Recs if you like Thus Spoke Zarathustra...
books to claim to have read to look insufferable
puts beret on a jaunty angle ‘why yes i went to Oxbridge and go skiing on my holibobs with papa, why do you ask?’ takes a hit of tobacco flavoured vape, puts asterisk in margin of the obscure classic i’m ‘reading’
the list for people who want to look ‘well read’ and need some books to name drop - look no further if you have read them, more power to you, but this is explicitly about the people who claim to have read them but can’t read instructions on pasta
The Good Place
Books from NBC's The Good Place.
"What matters isn't if people are good or bad. What matters is if they're trying to be better today than they were yesterday."
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/
Books that inspired rock/metal music
From Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden to Metallica to... you name it, these books inspired musicians into making some really cool music.
well read classic lit
fiction and non-fiction literature books that help me feel cool and cultured 😎 as listed in the Hardcore Literature Book Club with Benjamin McEvoy, on Patreon
Pages of the Soul: Inspired by BTS
Beyond the Words: A curated collection of books recommended by the members of BTS, books that inspired their music and artistic vision, and books related to BTS and their journey.
my 2027 reading menu
Rather than a TBR I like to have a list of menu options
Maeve Wiley + Rory Gilmore
Maeve Wiley (Sex Education) + Rory Gilmore (Gilmore girls)
Genshin Impact Inspiration & References
Because if I can’t have my library full of Teyvat’s books, I may as well fill it with the inspiration.
Ego Eimi
Books about religion and theology. Big questions, bigger chills
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