Recs if you like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values...

A compilation of books (mostly fiction) in which the main character/s set out on a journey, leading to moments of meditation, introspection, meandering walks through the memory, conflicts with both the self, the path, and others, and ultimately: change, for both the characters and the reader. In these novels, the journey is more important than the destination.

Recommendations are welcome!

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)

Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.

And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, HarperCollins curated a list of their books they say "define the nation". This is that list of books!

MUNA wrote the song it gets so hot. And these are books that feel like that song. Literally and metaphorically.

The sun or summer or heatwave is a character or an oppressive force. Or the city of LA is a character or an oppressive force or a key setting. Or a combo of both. Or it’s a book MUNA have recommended. Or it’s just a bit steamy 🥵

Books that I think Dean Winchester would have read or would enjoy reading. Some would hit him hard, some he would read to laugh at the lore but end up loving, and some guilty pleasures.

Books that delve deep into the very nature of knowledge. Ranging between discussing academia as an institution (Katabasis, Blood over Brighthaven, This Side of Paradise) and search for knowledge as deeply personal phenomenon (Nausea, Flowers for Algernon, Piranesi), these are the books that I have found to mirror an academic tone, transporting you back to uni days, and feel heartbreakingly real.

books that range from 2015-2022 and a sprinkle of ? purchase dates lmfao. i can at least say 70% of this list is inherited books

making this a list just to share with the collective, soz

Some of the best books are written by a Robert. I hope to finish them.