Recs if you like Thérèse Raquin...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Books Gone Broadway
Stories that traded chapters for showtunes! From literary classics to contemporary novels these books found a second life under the Broadway lights! Please let me know any that I've missed!! (Note on curation: I've been cross checking titles with Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) which is Broadway's official archive)
French Literature Final Boss
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Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature, I made starter packs (check my profile 👀) but I'm thinking we just need a big dump! Thanks to everyone participating!
This list covers books across time by French authors (as in people that have the nationality no matter their origins) and can hopefully incentivize crossovers with the Francophonie mon amour list!
Check comments to see how I diversified the list!
We Have Different Life Paths
Weird, mostly girlys going through different unique life adventures. Supporting girlies (the girls, theys and thems) rights and wrongs.  Regina George screaming down her hallway into her room hunting down the Burn Book
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!
Reading List: The Musical!
As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.
French Classic Literature
a non-exhaustive collection of works
French Classics ⁺‧₊˚ ☕️⋆°｡⋆🥐 ˚₊‧⁺
This list comprises numerous French classics, from romantic epics, to realist critiques of society, to philosophical fiction, to scandalous stories, poetry, & more! I’ll be updating it sporadically.
French Classics Starter Pack II
Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature! Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion and helped me put these together!
This list covers books published between the 12th and the 19th centuries. See comments for more info on the methodology I used!
See also:
- French Classics Starter Pack I
- French Modern Classics Starter Pack I
- Francophonie mon amour
- French Literature Final Boss
French classic lit (that's not Hugo and Camus)
Some staples of French literature that might be lesser known in the English-speaking world. List not finished, and all books are available in English. Centuries currently included: 12th to 20th. Genres: Novels, poems, plays, essays.
Overdue Podcast readalong
Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013
Blank Check Podcast Adaptations
Every book that has been adapted into a movie covered by the Blank Check podcast
Backlisted
Books that were featured on an episode of Backlisted.
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