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1001 Books to Read Before You Die

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

Aesop’s Fables

The Metamorphosis

The Golden Ass

The Aethiopica

Aesop’s Fables

The Metamorphosis

Disturbing Novel Iceberg- Tier 4

Tier 4 of the Disturbing Novel iceberg, inspired by the disturbing movie iceberg.

This Tier contains significant gore, taboo topics, and is not for the faint of heart.

The 120 Days of Sodom

4.48 Psychosis

Caligula and Three Other Plays (Vintage International)

Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door

The 120 Days of Sodom

4.48 Psychosis

7 Deadly Sins: Lust

Books where obsession and power dynamics are central themes.

My Husband

My Dark Vanessa

These Violent Delights

Vladimir

My Husband

My Dark Vanessa

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

by emstrongarmreads

This is the compendium of books from the 2012 edition.

The Tale of Genji

The Golden Ass

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

La Celestina

The Tale of Genji

The Golden Ass

Reading Special Topics in Calamity Physics

book in "Chapter 30: The Nocturnal Conspiracy by Smoke Wyannoch Harvey" is fictional

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Othello

The Woman in White

Wuthering Heights

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Othello

Romantasy writing inspo

Venus in Furs

Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue

Erotism: Death and Sensuality

Philosophy in the Bedroom

Venus in Furs

Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue

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