Recs if you like The Joke...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
The Rise of the Counter-Culture (50 Novels)
Books with a distinct literary DNA that reflects the chaotic, revolutionary era they were born into and often show a systemic distrust of authority. Whether the enemy is the military (Catch-22), psychiatric institutions (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), or government surveillance (Vineland)
Classic Literature around the World
The intention of this list is to highlight classic literature from around the World. This is excluding the USA and UK from this list because they get enough attention. (Just kidding but also... not ๐คญ)
Curated by the PB community from ๐this PB club post please check out this club post for the original recommendation and any possible additions that I haven't added to the list.
Any suggestions welcome! I am special requesting suggestions from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. As long as the book is considered classic literature in your country, I want to hear about it!
behind & beyond the iron curtain
(mostly fiction) books that deal with the experience, repercussions, and cultural memory of repressive regimes in the former warsaw pact countries + former yugoslavia. see pinned comment for further notes!
Counterpunch's 100 Best Novels, in Translation, Since 1900
ยฉ 2025 Pagebound