Recs if you like White Nights...

Penguin asked its readers in 2022 for the must-read classics. This is that list!

Short books that you can read in a sitting, to help you achieve your yearly reading goal 🤭🥳 Feel free to mention anything else from the list, I'm so glad to add & check them out 😁

It includes novels that would appeal to potentially new readers;

A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 17k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~

TL;DR - short stories with 7k-17k words. Get out of that slump.

classics (including modern classics) under 200 pages

The Entire Collection of Penguin's Little Black Classics

NOTE: the ones with non matching covers just won't switch to the LBC edition no matter what I do

I'm going to read every book every

Books where we never find out the narrators'/ protagonists’ names. Feel free to comment any additions!

Various titles, from Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Baltic, & Balkan authors.

Notes in the margins are a must. — Me, a neurotic literature degree holder

for those who are trying to get a little bit smarter but also have short attention spans.

Some of these are more depressing than others... ☕

for when you’re craving an emotional hangover.

books that feel like a cigarettes after sex song—melancholy, sensual and longing.

Book ideas for the ‘Rainbow of Words’ - Books with colours in the title. I know that not all these colours are in the challenge but I’m down the rabbit hole now okay and I’m not leaving you can’t make me!!!

Includes: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Jade, Blue, Purple, Violet, Black, White, Brown, Gold, Silver, Rose & Pink

plus some french, spanish & german titles for colours too

Books where we don’t know the MCs name (they are either the narrator or nobody addresses them by their name)

recs are welcome!

No specific theme here I've just found books over time. All books are under 300 pages and I hope you find something you enjoy!

short but emotionally intense (and sometimes morally uncomfortable) books

wintry, whimsical and cosy reads for the colder seasons ❆

All the books in the little black classic collection from Penguin.