Recs if you like The Driver's Seat...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
Horror in < 200 pages
Horror books with a page count of 200 pages or less.
Before we started defining novellas by word count, they were defined as being any book less than 200 pages. Source: my Analysis of Short Stories & Literature professor in community college. I loved that class. But he loved James Joyce. So, ymmv, I guess.
The Booker Prize Shortlist & Winners 1969-2000
For people who are interested in a long-term challenge to read all of the Booker Prize longlisted books, but before 2001 there were only shortlisted books so I am going to separate these into two different lists. Please see the pinned comment for the 2001+ companion list link and the winners for each year!
Weird Women of the Late 20th Century (1945-2001)
Lives of outsiders rendered in sharp prose style. Descendants of Shelley, the Brontes, and Woolf; forebears to 'Weird Girl Lit'. Title refers to the authors, the subjects of the work may not always be women. Focused on novels published between WW2 and 9/11, with a few memoirs and short story collections.
Backlist Bangers: Vintage Thriller and Suspense
I love thrillers! I also...hate thrillers. π This list is borne of a personal quest to find more of the thrillers I enjoy, specifically ones published in the 20th century. No Gone Girl or Freida McFadden here, I'm afraid.
Under construction β recs welcomed with enthusiasm
twisty stories
stories with lots of twists and turns, including (but not limited to) murder mysteries
Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Books written by Scottish authors/set in Scotland ~ will be editing as I try to read more Scottish literature
Classics List
List of classics for those interested in the genre.
Penguin Archive - 90 years of Penguin books
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin books. No particular order as there is no need. I will try and input the actual cover. This is such an amazing collection of works from literally 90 authors, the perfect way to try new genres and find your next fave author.
From one place to Another place
Novel as travelogue, travelogue as novel
20th century fiction by female writers
Books which document womenβs lives throughout a century of change
