i’m obsessed… with this list!
books centering on characters obsessed with a certain thing, ambition, or goal! one of my favorite types of characters… you could say I’m obsessed with them
created by tinychangestoshane
last updated August, 2026
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What a unique idea for a list! Love that!
First book that came to mind for me was A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes... Though I have no clue if you're interested in villainous obsessions with power and money (or suggestions! ;) )
I love that you're obsessed with obsessed people, and with making a list for obsessed people about obsessed people! 😆
thank you! it’s a character type i consistently love :D several of these are sourced from a club post i made a while back asking for recommendations of books about obsessed characters! and i’ll add Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes for sure🙂↕️ obsession-ception!
Love a good peer-reccs thread! 👏
Another rec that I think might fit this is Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
just added! ty!
This is such a cool list! I love characters who are a little insane about one specific thing, it‘s one of the reasons I enjoy sports books so much 🤭
ty!! and same on sports books🙂↕️
I love a story centered on an obsession 🙂↕️ A few books immediately came to mind, if you want recommendations:
-Rouge by Mona Awad (skincare) -House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (the documents the MC finds from an old man's house) -The Picture of Dorian Gray (the picture, youth and beauty) -A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman (the house at the bottom of a lake that the protagonists find) -The Double by José Saramago (the MC with his double) -Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (the MC with Rebecca) -Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov (the MC with Lolita)
And I'm sure there's more... I don't want to spam, but as I said I love this kind of stories haha 🙈
tysm for all of these! busy rn but i will make sure to add them later
i LOVE this list shane!!
THANK YOUUUU particularly proud of the name🙂↕️🙂↕️
the name is iconic honestly you crushed
