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Underrated books?

the naturals by jennifer lynn barnes

the fixer by jenniger lynn barnes

penryn and the end of days by susan ee

the archived by victoria schwab

we are the ants by shaun david hutchinson

at the edge of the universe by shaun david hutchinson

all our yesterdays by cristin terrill

the lost girl by sangu mandanna

an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir

the illuminae files by amie kaufman and jay kristoff

the star-touched queen by roshani chokshi

the diviners by libba bray

graceling realm by kristin cashore

cyclone series by courtney milan

poison study by maria v. snyder

wolf by wolf by ryan graudin

letters to the lost by brigid kemmerer

starbound trilogy by amie kaufman

into the blue by pene henson

mermaids of eriana kawi by tiana warner 

timekeeper by tara sim

gallagher girls by ally carter 

dangerous girls/dangerous boys by abigail haas

everything by patrick ness/adam silvera/natalia jaster

Pauline’s book recs : a MASTERPOST

It’s time for a summer cleaning, so I thought I would organise my book recs once and for all. I’ll try to update this post once in a while and I also added it to my info page so that you can access all those links super easily. HAVE FUN.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE (ANTIQUITY) Where should I start? The fundamental works Where should I start? The mythology-oriented works Where should I start? The translation edition A very touristic overview of Ancient Greek literature Different texts for Antigone Different texts for Elektra  Different texts and translations for The Odyssey

CLASSIC BOOKS (ALL ERAS) First things first : a few favourites Where should I start? My first classics A very touristic overview of literature reading Modern classics Reading women : a few favourites Where should I start? English and US literature  Where should I start? Modern Italian literature Where should I start? German and Austrian literature Where should I start? Russian literature Where should I start? Renaissance literature Where should I start? French Medieval literature Where should I start? Victorian literature Reading classics to children Children literature for adults  Short-length classics Short stories One last thing: books I don’t want to check out

POETRY First things first : a few favourites Second things second : a bunch of recs Where should I start? Poetry Learning French? Easy French poetry Narrative poems  Mystic poems Poems about separation Poems about love Poems about happiness Poems about exile

DRAMA First things first : a few favourites

NON-FICTION First things first : a few favourites On feminism On translation On literary analysis and adaptation On biographies and diaries On writing theory On art history On reader-response theory On Sufism Literary interviews Essays

YEARLY SUMMARY Best of 2015 : Fiction Best of 2015 : Poetry 2015 - 2016 awaited releases 2016 Summer reading list Best of 2016 : Fiction Best of 2016 : Poetry

THEMATIC LISTS By character Works featuring Persephone Works featuring Kassandra Works featuring mermaids Works featuring the femme fatale archetype Works featuring female villains Works with Nature as a character Works with introspective characters Works with narcissistic characters Trope : Star-crossed lovers Trope : Friends to lovers Trope : Villainous love Trope : Toxic mother figure By theme Rewriting Greek and Roman myths LGBTQ (a terribly lacking list) Introspection and self-discovery Melancholy and sadness Happiness and hope Symbolism and atmosphere Moral corruption Spiritual decadence Sex politics and philosophy The female rage World War I Southern Gothic Great love stories Unusual love stories Dystopias Crime novels Medieval historical fiction Beach reading Travel reading By book Books similar to The Secret History Books similar to Wuthering Heights Books similar to A Grief Observed Books similar to The Brothers Karamazov Recommended editions of Romeo and Juliet Recommended editions of Shakespeare’s Sonnets Recommended translations of Tristan and Yseult Books adapted to the screen (1) Books adapted to the screen (2) By author Favourite French writers Favourite Contemporary writers What to read? By Women French writers What to read? By Anne Carson (And some prep reading for Anne Carson) What to read? By Richard Siken What to read? By Roland Barthes What to read? By Agatha Christie What to read? By E. A. Poe What to read? By Priya Sarukkai Chabria If you love Angela Carter  If you love Louise Glück  If you love Virginia Woolf  If you love Sylvia Plath  If you love Marguerite Duras If you love Emile Zola

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Lovely art by a very talented artist!

some covers i did for the Over The Garden Wall comics from across the past year

Hey. I was wondering if you had any books you've read that you'd recommend to others? Thanks in advance.

Oh yes, I always have many book recommendations! It depends on what your preferred genre or tastes are, so I’ll just list a bunch of my favorites for you. Also apologies for taking so long to respond to this - college is wrecking my time availability. ( & taking away from my reading time )

Classics : 

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 

Paradise Lost by John Milton 

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

1984 by George Orwell 

Contemporary : 

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Heist society by Ally Carter

It ends with Us by Colleen Hoover 

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

This is where it ends by Marieke Nijkamp

Historical Fiction :

And I Darken by Kiersten White

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente 

Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman 

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

Horror : 

Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin

The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

Fantasy/Young Adult : 

A book of spirits and thieves by Morgan Rhodes

A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J. Maas

A daughter of smoke and bone by Laini Taylor

A series of unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir 

Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rhodes

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 

Incarcenon duology by Catherine Fisher 

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan

Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks

Obsidian Blade by Morgan Rhodes

Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard

Six Of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo 

The Diviners by Libba Bray

The False Prince series by Jennifer A. Nielsen 

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare 

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski

The wrath and the dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Mystery/Crime : 

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Plays : 

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Medea by Euripides 

Anything by Euripides for that matter!

Sir gawain and the green knight

Romance : 

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead 

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons 

Science Fiction/Dystopia : 

Insider duology by Maria V. Snyder 

Legend by Marie Lu 

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken 

Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown 

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

The Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken 

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

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Reference

How to Draw a Rose

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