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1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
books insufferable people claim to have read
puts beret on a jaunty angle ‘why yes i went to Oxbridge and go skiing on my holibobs with papa, why do you ask?’ takes a hit of tobacco flavoured vape, puts asterisk in margin of the obscure classic i’m ‘reading’
the list for people who want to look ‘well read’ and need some books to name drop - look no further
if you have read them, more power to you, but this is explicitly about the people who claim to have read them but can’t read instructions on pasta
100 Gothic Classics
A list of 100 gothic classics which covers over 250 years of literature, from the high-drama castles of the 1700s to the psychological "New Gothic" of today.
Baptized in Southern Gothic
Family Secrets. Decay. Death. Rebirth.
Books set firmly in the Southern Gothic genre or books that incorporate Southern Gothic elements.
Southern Gothic
Stop Yelling At Me!
Books that like to exclaim their titles
A Comprehensive List of Gothic Literature
A comprehensive list from Dr. Rebecca Marks (ig:culture_dumper). Includes English, American, Irish, Scottish, German, French, Spanish and Latin American Gothic stories.
Literary Modernism
Originating in the late 1800s and continuing until the end of World War II, works of the modernism movement feature new and innovative styles, a break from traditional writing, and attempts to recontextualize literature in response to both the devastation of the series of global conflicts between 1900-1950 and the emergence of new technology, ideas, and world order. Subgenres of modernism include absurdism, surrealism, dadaism, and stream of consciousness.
english major vibes
the most beloved of classics!
southern gothic summer
for haunted hotties
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: List
The Primary Works section of the Reading List of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Fiction Involving the Faith
Included in this list are titles that contain Bible references, themes of redemption, and the struggle between good and evil.
Not included: Christian romance 🚫🚫🚫
The Great American Novel
Hey, this is just a copy of Wikipedia's notable candidates for the Great American Novel. This will probably change if the page does. How neat is that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_Novel#Notable_candidates
American Gothic fiction through history
American Gothic fiction from the 18th century until today.
Backlisted
Books that were featured on an episode of Backlisted.
Southern Gothic
r/TrueLit readalongs
Compilation of all weekly readalongs
Southern gothic
Tristan & the Classics Ultimate Reading List
This list is from the BookTube Channel "Tristan and the Classics" in 2022. It is compiled from quite a few best or most influential book lists. He does have a disclaimer on how everyone will have their own top 50 list. He also talks about how the books are just a list of books. However, there is one that I am not sure I will ever read. The YouTuber, also said he would never read the same book.
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