Recs if you like Ovid's Metamorphoses...
Pagebound User Book Cameos
For when your PB friends share the same name(s) as a book character! (See pinned comment for master list! Please feel free to chime in if you want to be added and/or if you want a different book assigned to you; I didn’t want to step on toes and add people I haven’t really talked to without their permission ❤️ also my brain is smooth and I forget book character names all the time lol)
would you still love me if i was a plant?
books about people transforming into, or being reincarnated as, plants 🌱 (or trying their best to)
suggestions welcome!
harrowings of hell
katabasis (n.) “descent”; often referring to a descent into the underworld, or the realm of the dead.
Hozier's literary influences
Works of literature, both prose and poetry, that according to Hozier have inspired his songs and music. For those who want to uncover the hidden dephts of his lyricism, give the yearning another layer of meaning and and fall into a Hozier-shaped rabbit-hole.
TTU Banned Books
Texts that teachers at Texas Tech have been warned not to teach
Grief is The Thing
Books where grief is personified, given a body, a voice, or a shape, to explore how loss lives alongside us.
Greek mythology was never just a phase mom
All the greek mythology I can find out there! There is a lot of Percy Jackson, and there is a lot more!
Epic poetry: A Selection
Famous epic poems from a range of different countries
Dark Academia except you are also a character
Notes in the margins are a must. — Me, a neurotic literature degree holder
books that feel like a song by the decemberists
"As it ever was, so it will be again."
aka you know there's gotta be a river, there's gotta be some obscure and complicated folklore, there's gotta be some sort of myth/historical reference or retelling.
Where to start with Classics
Books I recommend when I’m feeling pretentious
Books I genuinely enjoy, but likely only read because I thought it would make me look/be smarter
Greek and Roman Classics
A compilation of Greek and Roman classics.
Some related lists pinned in the comments
Ancient Greek & Roman literature (starter pack)
Good Werewolf Literature
No twilight allowed
Greek Mytology
Tony Nominated Plays (Best Play) by Women
did you know women have been nominated for best play at the tonys 45 times!!! over 79 years!!! and 3 of those times were for translating Jean Anouilh!!! and including translation have won 6 whole times!!!! and 3 women have won as sole playwright!!! broadway is soooo progressive you guys.
edit: i realize this is not complete yet sorry
Literature Reading List
Most commonly taught books from English departments in English majors. Basically, english literature canon. Not complete. From Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adamgagewalker/p/the-complete-english-literature-reading?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1xyg4b
books for classicists !
percy jackson got me into a classical civ. classroom so i want to compile any related books that i've enjoyed or am interested in since then 🙂↕️
The Telegraph’s “50 greatest books of all time”
On August 9, 2026, The Telegraph published a list of “The 50 greatest books of all time” by Jake Kerridge
