Recs if you like A Doll's House...

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!

A list of translated Norwegian classics, includes children's classics. The list is a work in progress

Not all are clearly the epitome of feminism, but with a feminist flavor if you will (either set or written in the past)

A list of notable plays written throughout history. Not only do these make for great stage productions, they're also fantastic reads.

Acclaimed or well known books from Scandinavia. Only works that have been translated to English. General vibes are dark, depressive books, some fairytales and crime novels.

I tried to find the latest version (2026).

I study literature and this has been my curriculum through the years. OBS: Curriculums change depending on school and country, etc. Updating as I go along.

This list features one book from each country in Europe. I put the focus on women authors, with additional queer and BIPoC representation throughout. Happy reading!

Shakespeare ain't the only playwright worth reading

Found this online - a reading list of a first year English course at Oxford University. Wanted to create this for my own enjoyment and figured someone else might like it too! I only added the fiction and poetry books and I also did not add any companions.

The last bit (from bottom up to Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway) are required reading - top half is recommended.

some of the most popular plays across centuries that everyone must read at least once in their lifetime

Probably auditioned with a monologue from one of these

A list of plays, novellas, short stories, etc. when you need a quick read

Books that highlight the ways gender roles have harmed women, often through assigning an inherent wickedness to the entire gender and using suffering or punishment to “liberate” women from our wickedness. Starting with The Yellow Wallpaper, in which Victorian standards for women expected purity and perfection. Imperfection, whether it be postpartum depression or strong opinions, was labeled as female hysteria and treated in a way that only further harmed women. Exploring empowerment & autonomy

books about young people struggling with adulthood. Because who among us has not had a breakdown in their mid/late twenties?? Bonus points if you’re still figuring it all out in your thirties

The revolution has begun. We ride at dawn.

Plays related to social justice topics