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items Books to Spark Every Imagination!
From epic adventures to mind-bending mysteries, emotional rollercoasters to laugh-out-loud moments—this list has a book for every mood.
Ever felt like you’re living someone else’s idea of your life?
The Bell Jar is a raw, gripping novel that pulls you into the mind of Esther Greenwood—a brilliant, ambitious young woman slowly suffocating under the weight of perfection, pressure, and ...
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Beauty fades—unless you sell your soul to keep it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a dark, decadent tale of vanity, corruption, and the cost of eternal youth. When the handsome Dorian makes a fateful wish, his portrait begins to bear the weight of his ...
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Looking for a gripping, thought-provoking read?
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological masterpiece that dives into the mind of a man who commits murder and faces the crushing weight of guilt. It’s not just about crime—it’s about...
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dreamers, this one’s for you.
White Nights is a beautiful, bittersweet tale of loneliness, hope, and fleeting love. Set over four nights in St. Petersburg, it follows a solitary man who meets a young woman and opens his heart for the first time. In j...
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
One night. One story. A lifetime of loss, love, and escape.
The Night in Lisbon is a haunting, beautifully written novel about two refugees fleeing Nazi Europe. In a single night on the Lisbon waterfront, one man tells his story—of forbidden love, de...
The Night in Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarque
What if being truly good made you look like a fool?
In The Idiot, Dostoevsky gives us Prince Myshkin—a kind, innocent man thrust into a corrupt, cynical world. As he tries to live with honesty and compassion, society mocks, manipulates, and ultimatel...
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Revolution, chaos, and the dark side of ideology.
Demons is Dostoevsky at his most political and prophetic. Based on real events, this explosive novel follows a group of radicals in a Russian town as their utopian dreams spiral into violence and madn...
Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith, doubt, love, guilt—and murder.
The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoevsky’s magnum opus, a sweeping philosophical and emotional epic wrapped in a murder mystery. Three brothers—fiery Dmitri, intellectual Ivan, and gentle Alyosha—struggle with their ...
The Brothers Karamazov
Meet literature’s first true antihero.
In Notes from Underground, Dostoevsky gives voice to a man who rebels against reason, society, and even himself. Bitter, brilliant, and painfully self-aware, the Underground Man dismantles every idea of progress...
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Obsession, silence, and a servant’s quiet descent into darkness.
Leporella is a chilling, elegant short story by Stefan Zweig that unpacks power, loyalty, and the madness that can grow in the shadow of unspoken devotion. When a plain, obedient maid b...
Leporella by Stefan Zweig
A little girl with a big imagination—and an even bigger heart.
Anne of Green Gables is the timeless story of Anne Shirley, a spirited redheaded orphan who is mistakenly sent to live with two elderly siblings in Prince Edward Island. What follows is a...
Anne of Green Gables
Before there were monsters, there was Frankenstein—but the real horror isn’t what you think.
Written when Mary Shelley was just 18, Frankenstein is far more than a gothic tale of science gone wrong. It’s a powerful, heartbreaking exploration of creat...
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
A timeless story of justice, empathy, and courage.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee introduces us to the unforgettable Scout Finch and her father, Atticus, as they navigate the racial tensions and moral dilemmas of the American South. When Atticu...
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A story for both the child and the child within us all.
The Little Prince is a timeless tale of wonder, wisdom, and the search for meaning. Through the eyes of a young prince from a distant planet, we journey into the hearts of grown-ups, love, and l...
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
OH GOD I don’t know how to explain this novel without crying .
What if someone loved you their whole life—and you never knew?
In Letter from an Unknown Woman, Stefan Zweig gives us one of the most devastating portraits of unrequited love ever writte...
Letter from an Unknown Woman by Stefan Zweig
A quiet song of love, loss, and the aching beauty of memory.
Norwegian Wood follows Toru Watanabe, a reserved university student in 1960s Tokyo, as he navigates the fragile terrain of first love, mental illness, and growing up. Haunted by the death o...
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
A love story—but only for one of them.
The Collector is a chilling, psychological masterpiece about obsession, control, and the terrifying power of isolation. When Frederick, a lonely, socially awkward man, wins a fortune, he uses it to “collect” som...
The Collector by John Fowles
Summer, memory, and the magic of being alive.
Dandelion Wine isn’t just a novel—it’s a bottle of golden childhood, uncorked and poured across the pages. Set in a small town during the summer of 1928, it follows 12-year-old Douglas Spaulding as he dis...
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Born into hardship. Raised by cruelty. Saved by hope.
Oliver Twist is a powerful and unforgettable story of a young orphan navigating the harsh streets of Victorian London. From grim workhouses to dangerous pickpocket gangs, Oliver’s world is filled ...
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
A deal with the devil, a love beyond death, and chaos in the streets of Moscow.
The Master and Margarita is a dazzling, surreal novel where satire, romance, and the supernatural collide. When the Devil arrives in Soviet Moscow—disguised as a charming...
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Shipwrecked, hunted, and outnumbered—he’s only fifteen, but he’s the captain now.
In Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen, Jules Verne delivers a thrilling tale of courage, survival, and leadership. When a tragic accident leaves a young sailor in charge o...
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne
Follow your dreams—they already know the way.
The Alchemist is a timeless fable about Santiago, a young shepherd who leaves everything behind to search for a hidden treasure. But what begins as a journey across deserts and through distant lands becom...
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The book that shook a nation—and gave a voice to the voiceless.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is more than a novel; it’s a cry for justice that helped ignite the American abolitionist movement. Through the story of Tom, a deeply compassionate and faithful enslav...
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
She saw the truth—but no one ever listened.
In Cassandra, Christa Wolf reimagines the legendary Trojan prophetess not as a mythic figure, but as a fiercely intelligent woman silenced by power, war, and patriarchy. Cursed to foresee the future yet nev...
Cassandra by Christa Wolf
Two people. One complicated love. An unforgettable connection.
Normal People follows Connell and Marianne, two high school classmates from a small Irish town, as they navigate the complexities of love, friendship, and self-discovery. Their relationsh...
Normal People by Sally Rooney
A monster appears—but it’s the story behind it that will break your heart.
In A Monster Calls, 13-year-old Conor O’Malley is struggling with his mother’s illness and the unbearable weight of loss. But when a monster begins visiting him at night, he’s...
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
A journey through pain, healing, and self-love.
Milk and Honey is a powerful collection of poetry and prose that explores themes of love, loss, trauma, and resilience. Rupi Kaur’s words are raw, vulnerable, and deeply personal, capturing the quiet mo...
Milk and honey by Rupi Kaur
A forgotten garden, a healing friendship, and a life transformed.
In The Secret Garden, young Mary Lennox is a spoiled and lonely orphan, sent to live with her mysterious uncle in a sprawling, dreary manor. But when she discovers a hidden, neglected ...
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A story of complicated relationships, desire, and self-discovery.
In Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney weaves an intimate and nuanced tale of two college students, Frances and Bobbi, who become entangled in the lives of an older married couple...
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
A spiritual journey toward self-discovery and inner peace.
Siddhartha tells the story of a young man’s search for meaning, as he leaves behind a life of privilege to explore truth through asceticism, love, wealth, and eventually, simplicity. Along th...
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Six outcasts. One impossible heist. No heroes—just survivors.
In the gritty streets of Ketterdam, criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker assembles a crew of misfits for the score of a lifetime—break into the most secure fortress in the world and pull off a mis...
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
When the rules disappear, what’s left of humanity?
Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island. At first, they try to build a society—but as fear and power take hold, the thin layer of civilization begins ...
Lord of the Flies: William Golding, E. L. Epstein
A tale of desire, greed, and the price of ambition.
In The Magic Skin, a young and reckless man named Rastignac comes into possession of a mysterious, enchanted piece of leather that grants him unlimited wealth—but at a devastating cost. As he indulg...
The Magic Skin: Balzac, Honore De
A story of friendship, betrayal, and redemption.
The Kite Runner follows Amir, a privileged boy from Kabul, and his loyal friend Hassan, the son of his father’s servant. Their bond is shattered by a moment of betrayal, and as Amir grows up and leaves...
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A story of empathy, manipulation, and the weight of moral choices.
In Beware of Pity, Stefan Zweig delves into the fragile and dangerous terrain of human emotions. The novel follows a young officer, Anton, who becomes deeply involved in the life of a...
Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig
A glittering dream built on lies, love, and longing.
The Great Gatsby is a dazzling portrait of the Roaring Twenties, where wealth flows like champagne and hope hides behind every party. At the heart of it all is Jay Gatsby—a mysterious millionaire c...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A tale of love, loss, and the passage of time—through the eyes of a haunted house.
In A Haunted House, Virginia Woolf crafts a hauntingly beautiful short story that explores the intertwining lives of a couple and the lingering memories of those who h...
A Haunted House - Virginia Woolf
One night. Countless strangers. Everything just below the surface.
After Dark takes place over the course of a single night in Tokyo, where time seems to stretch and reality blurs. As a quiet young woman named Mari drifts through diners, love hotels,...
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
A rebel in the Bible’s shadow—one man’s journey through divine contradictions.
In Cain, Nobel laureate José Saramago reimagines the infamous biblical figure not as a villain, but as a sharp-witted wanderer challenging the very nature of God. After ki...
Cain by José Saramago
A pianist’s hands once played music—now they fight to survive.
The Pianist is the harrowing true story of Władysław Szpilman, a gifted Jewish musician in Warsaw whose life is shattered by the Nazi invasion. As his family is deported and the city fall...
The Pianist: True Story of Survival in Warsaw
A secret kingdom, a powerful friendship, and a story that stays with you forever.
Bridge to Terabithia follows Jess and Leslie, two outsiders who create a magical world in the woods where they can escape reality and be their truest selves. In Terabit...
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A queen caught between power, passion, and fate.
In Mary Queen of Scots, Stefan Zweig brings the tragic life of the Scottish monarch vividly to life. With his signature psychological depth and literary flair, Zweig paints Mary as a complex and captiv...
Mary Queen of Scots - Books
A love letter to art, youth, and a bond that shaped a generation.
Just Kids is Patti Smith’s tender memoir of her deep friendship and creative partnership with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Set against the gritty, electric backdrop of 1970s New Y...
Just Kids: National Book Award Winner
What if existence itself made you sick?
Nausea is the unsettling, deeply philosophical diary of Antoine Roquentin, a man who begins to feel the weight of existence pressing in on him—until even the most ordinary objects seem absurd, unfamiliar, and o...
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
A secret love, a haunting past, and the burden of guilt.
The Reader tells the story of Michael, a teenager who falls into a passionate affair with Hanna, an enigmatic older woman. Years later, as a law student observing a Nazi war crimes trial, he’s ...
The Reader: Schlink, Prof Bernhard - Books
A soul adrift, a mask that no longer fits.
No Longer Human is the haunting confession of Oba Yozo, a man who feels utterly alienated from society and himself. Through a series of notebooks, he charts his slow descent into isolation, addiction, and de...
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Two hearts. One fate. A love that defied the world.
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s most iconic tale of passion and tragedy. In the heart of Verona, two young lovers are caught between the hatred of their families and the pull of a love so fierce i...
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
A legendary war. An immortal hero. And a love story that defies fate.
The Song of Achilles reimagines the Greek myth of Achilles through the eyes of Patroclus, a quiet prince exiled from his home. As the two boys grow into warriors and lovers, their ...
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Guilt without a crime. A trial without end.
In The Trial, Josef K. wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest—for a crime he knows nothing about. As he navigates a nightmarish legal system full of faceless judges, endless corridors, and ambigu...
The Trial by Franz Kafka
Words have the power to save and destroy.
In The Book Thief, Death himself narrates the story of Liesel, a young girl growing up in Nazi Germany. Amid the horrors of war, Liesel finds solace in books, stealing them to escape the grim reality surround...
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
One morning, he woke up and everything had changed—including him.
In The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa—a dutiful son and traveling salesman—wakes to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. As his family recoils in horror and his human needs a...
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
A window into the mind of a literary enigma.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka offer a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the inner world of one of the most mysterious and influential writers of the 20th century. Spanning years of doubt, desire, anxiety, and arti...
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
A strange new world, where freedom feels just out of reach.
In Amerika, Kafka reimagines the immigrant dream through the eyes of young Karl Rossmann, who is sent to the United States after a scandal back home. But instead of hope and opportunity, Kar...
Amerika: The Missing Person - New Translation
Love poured out in words, aching with distance and longing.
Letters to Milena is a deeply intimate collection of Kafka’s correspondence with Milena Jesenská—his translator, confidante, and the woman who stirred one of the most profound emotional conn...
Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka
Step into a world where magic, friendship, and courage light the way.
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is a timeless tale of an ordinary boy who discovers he’s destined for something extraordinary. From the moment Harry boards the Hogwarts Exp...
Harry Potter Books 1-7
Genius has a price—and she’s willing to pay it.
The Queen’s Gambit follows Beth Harmon, a brilliant but troubled orphan who discovers an extraordinary gift for chess. As she rises through the ranks of the male-dominated chess world, her sharp mind an...
The Queen's Gambit: A Novel by Walter Tevis
A quiet strength. A fierce heart. A love that defies convention.
Jane Eyre is the unforgettable journey of a young woman who refuses to be silenced. Orphaned and mistreated, Jane grows into a fiercely independent soul, guided by her principles and lo...
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Mischief, freedom, and the magic of boyhood.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer takes you down the Mississippi River and straight into the wild heart of childhood. Tom is clever, daring, and always getting into trouble—whether he’s tricking his friends int...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Beautifully written. Deeply unsettling. Impossible to forget.
Lolita is a literary masterpiece that explores obsession, manipulation, and the blurred lines between desire and morality. Narrated by the eloquent and unreliable Humbert Humbert, the nove...
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A raw, unfiltered look into the mind of one of the most influential writers of our time.
In The Journals of Sylvia Plath, readers are granted a deeply personal glimpse into the thoughts, struggles, and creative genius of the poet behind The Bell Jar ...
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“A wild, raw rebellion against control, conformity, and the crushing weight of silence.”
Set inside the walls of a mental institution, this unforgettable novel throws you into the clash between two forces: Randle McMurphy, a loud, free-spirited gamb...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Novel (Penguin Modern Classics)
“A slow-burning, razor-sharp mystery where every detail matters—and every character has something to hide.”
In Towards Zero, Christie takes a unique approach: the murder doesn’t happen until deep into the story. Instead, she meticulously sets the st...
Towards Zero (TV Mini Series 2025)
“Heartwarming, nostalgic, and full of soul—this is a timeless celebration of sisterhood, growth, and quiet strength.”
In Little Women, we follow the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—as they grow up in Civil War-era New England, navigating l...
Little Women
“A breathtaking, emotional tribute to the quiet bravery of women in wartime.”
Set in Nazi-occupied France, The Nightingale tells the parallel stories of two sisters—Vianne and Isabelle—who fight to survive, resist, and protect what they love during ...
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
“A seductive climb to power wrapped in charm, ambition, and moral decay.”
In Bel-Ami, Maupassant paints a razor-sharp portrait of 19th-century Parisian society through the rise of Georges Duroy—a handsome, cunning ex-soldier who ascends the social l...
Bel-Ami illustrated : de Maupassant, Guy - Books
“A raw, relentless journey of self-invention, idealism, and the crushing weight of success.”
In Martin Eden, Jack London crafts a gripping, semi-autobiographical tale of a poor, uneducated sailor who becomes obsessed with rising into the world of ar...
Martin Eden, is a 1909 novel By: American author Jack London
“The ultimate tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption—epic, thrilling, and impossible to put down.”
Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, young Edmond Dantès is imprisoned in a dark fortress with no hope. But what begins as a tragedy becomes a mast...
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
“A poetic meditation on art, intellect, love, and the lifelong tension between thinking and feeling.”
In this deeply philosophical novel, Hermann Hesse explores the lives of two vastly different men: Narcissus, the ascetic monk devoted to logic and ...
Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
Ooh, honey—this book hits you like a thunderclap wrapped in heartbreak and raw truth.”
Let me tell you, The Bluest Eye is not your average read. Toni Morrison gives us a gut-punch of a story that digs deep into race, beauty standards, and trauma in ...
BLUEST EYE: MORRISON TONI
“Dark, brilliant, and unforgettable—this psychological thriller redefined the genre.”
In The Silence of the Lambs, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is pulled into a chilling hunt for a serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. To catch him, she must enter th...
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter) : Harris, Thomas
“A sweeping tapestry of love, sacrifice, and the invisible threads that bind generations.”
In And the Mountains Echoed, Khaled Hosseini weaves a heart-wrenching, multi-generational tale that spans continents and decades—beginning with a brother and ...
And the Mountains Echoed : Hosseini, Khaled
“A masterful, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.”
In Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, ten strangers are invited to a secluded island under various pretexts. As the weekend unfolds, they are systemat...
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
“A twist so shocking, it redefined the mystery genre.”
In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, one of Agatha Christie’s most controversial and brilliant novels, Hercule Poirot is drawn into the murder of a wealthy man in a small English village. As he inves...
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Poirot) : Christie, Agatha
“A luxurious train, a murder, and a detective with a mind like no other—this is Christie at her finest.”
In Murder on the Orient Express, one of the most iconic mysteries in literature, Hercule Poirot is traveling aboard the famous train from Istanb...
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery ...
“A globe-trotting mystery brimming with charm, danger, and a heroine you’ll root for from page one.”
Agatha Christie steps away from her famous sleuths to deliver a high-spirited adventure in The Man in the Brown Suit. This 1924 novel introduces Ann...
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
“The brilliant debut of Hercule Poirot—a mystery full of charm, cleverness, and Christie’s signature twist.”
In her first published novel, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the now-iconic Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. When wealthy Emily Ing...
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot) : Christie, Agatha
“When memories are all that remain, the truth hides in the past—and Hercule Poirot is the only one who can uncover it.”
In Elephants Can Remember, Poirot is drawn into an old mystery with fresh consequences. A famous novelist asks him to investigate...
Elephants Can Remember: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized ...
“A twisted family, a poisoned patriarch, and one of Christie’s most shocking endings—it’s mystery at its finest.”
In Crooked House, Agatha Christie steps away from her famous detectives and delivers a standalone thriller filled with psychological de...
Crooked House : Christie, Agatha
A world where books are illegal and firemen start fires? Oh honey, this is a future you never saw coming.”
Welcome to the dystopian nightmare where reading is the crime and firemen don’t put out fires—they start them. Fahrenheit 451 is a blistering ...
Fahrenheit 451 : Ray Bradbury, Brian W. Aldiss
A romance so sweet, it’ll make your heart skip a beat—and then rip it out and make you cry a little. You’re welcome.”
Oh, honey, Safe Haven is not just any romance—this is the kind of love story that’s got it all: passion, suspense, a dash of myster...
Safe Haven - Wie ein Licht in der Nacht: Roman
Oh, darling—this isn’t just a novel, it’s 19th-century drama served with a sharp blade and a side of ambition. Meet Julien Sorel: dangerously smart, fatally charming, and climbing society’s ladder one scandal at a time. He’s seducing aristocrats, sch...
Red and Black: A Chronicle of 1830
Oh, sweet mystery—if Sherlock Holmes had unresolved childhood trauma and a stiff upper lip, you’d get Christopher Banks. A celebrated detective in high society London, Christopher is suave, sharp, and just a tad emotionally repressed. But baby, when ...
Damals In Nagasaki
Oh, it was the best of times, it was the messiest of love triangles. Picture this: revolutionary Paris meets prim-and-proper London, and caught in between is one dashing French aristocrat, one brooding British lawyer, and one very sweet woman who has...
A Tale of Two Cities (1898) / NOVEL /
She’s not your average goddess—she’s the original bad witch with a heartbreak playlist and a killer herb garden. Circe is the daughter of Helios, but forget the golden girl image—she’s too wild for Olympus and way too powerful for the boys to handle....
Circe
Welcome to Regency-era tea, darling—where fortunes fall, hearts break, and every gentleman hides a secret behind his cravat. The Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, are basically the OG opposites: one’s all brains and restraint, the other? Pure, p...
Sense and Sensibility
Prep school, first love, last words—and one girl who turns your whole world upside down. Miles “Pudge” Halter is the shy, awkward kid obsessed with famous last words. But when he meets Alaska Young—wild, brilliant, untouchable—it’s like stepping into...
Looking for Alaska
Sultry summer in Italy. A villa dripping in sunlight. And a slow-burn romance that simmers hotter than a July afternoon. Elio is 17, all nerves and intellect, when Oliver—older, American, and effortlessly confident—sweeps into his family’s home like ...
Call Me by Your Name: A Novel
Imagine a world where the beauty of youth, love, and friendship is undercut by a chilling truth—and the worst part? You don’t even see it coming. Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth are students at Hailsham, an elite boarding school tucked away in the English cou...
Never Let Me Go
Think dark, gritty, and twisty. This isn’t your typical whodunit—this is a story that will grab you by the collar and drag you through secrets, lies, and twisted family drama. Lisbeth Salander—tattooed, fierce, and brilliant—is the kind of woman who ...
Millennium Vol. 1: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Welcome to the gritty underbelly of Edinburgh—where the only thing more addictive than heroin is the raw, brutally honest, and darkly hilarious reality of these lives on the edge. Trainspotting isn’t just a novel; it’s an experience. It’s the chaotic...
Trainspotting
What happens when the line between normal and insane blurs? Girl, Interrupted takes you inside the hauntingly raw world of a psychiatric institution, where Susanna Kaysen recounts her time in a mental hospital after being diagnosed with borderline pe...
Girl, Interrupted: A Memoir
Okay, grab your tea, because this one is a WILD ride that you won’t be able to put down. You know how sometimes you hear a crazy story and you’re like, “There’s no way that’s real”? Well, buckle up, because The Minds of Billy Milligan is one of those...
The Minds of Billy Milligan: A True Story of Multiple Personality
Oh, sweetie, get the tissues—because this book? It’s a total emotional wreck in the best, most devastating way. Imagine two women, worlds apart, brought together by fate, heartbreak, and one seriously brutal husband. Mariam and Laila’s story is like ...
A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel
Okay, imagine the sassiest, most stubborn 90-year-old grandma you’ve ever met—now crank that up and give her a tragic past, a sharp tongue, and zero filter. That’s Hagar Shipley. She’s judgmental, proud, and oh-so-complicated—but under all that salt ...
The Stone Angel
Okay, babes—this one is not for the faint of heart. It’s Wall Street meets full-blown madness, and trust me, Patrick Bateman is one psycho you won’t forget. By day, he’s a drop-dead gorgeous investment banker with a skincare routine to die for (liter...
American Psycho
Two boys. One name. Endless drama. This book is like fate crashing into hormones, heartbreak, and high school secrets—and honey, it is so much fun. When two totally different Will Graysons accidentally meet (cue the chaos), their lives start weaving ...
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Oh honey, buckle in—because this is one of those sweeping, generational sagas that has it all: family secrets, forbidden love, dramatic escapes, and one wildly unforgettable identity journey. At the heart of it? Cal, who was born as Calliope, and has...
Middlesex: A Novel
Okay sci-fi lovers, get ready to gag (in the best way)—this isn’t just spacey escapism, it’s high-concept, gender-bending brilliance with political intrigue, icy survival drama, and some seriously tension-filled friendships.
Picture this: an ambassa...
The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition
Oh honey, this one’s got more twists than a telenovela on espresso. A famous painter, Alicia, shoots her husband in the face five times—and then never speaks another word. Like, literally silent. Not a peep. Not even a “he deserved it,” and you know ...
The Silent Patient
Alright darling, this isn’t your average literary drama—it’s brainy, broody, and dripping with obsession. Meet Bradley Pearson, a pretentious, repressed writer who thinks he’s above it all… until he falls madly, inconveniently, and maybe inappropriat...
The Black Prince
Okay, picture this: a guy cursed to push a boulder up a hill forever—and Camus says, “yup, that’s all of us.” Existential crisis? Camus serves it with a side of philosophical sass and a whole lot of brilliant angst. This isn’t just some dusty essay—i...
The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus
Let’s just say… Meursault is not your average literary heartthrob. He’s emotionless, sun-dazed, and casually indifferent—even when he probably shouldn’t be (like, at a funeral or, you know, during a murder trial). This book? It’s Camus’ ultimate mic ...
The Stranger
Imagine meeting a charming stranger at a smoky Amsterdam bar—he’s suave, mysterious, confesses everything… and totally unravels your moral compass over one drink. That’s The Fall. Camus serves up a monologue so slick, so scandalously self-aware, you ...
The Fall a book by Albert Camus
This is Camus at his most tender—and yes, we’re getting emotional. The First Man is part novel, part autobiography, all heart. It’s raw, unfinished (found in his car after the accident that killed him), and feels like reading someone’s beautifully wr...
The First Man a book by Albert Camus, Jacques Ferrandez ...
Think of this as The Stranger’s elusive cousin—just as moody, but a little more romantic in its nihilism. Before Meursault, there was Mersault (yes, one letter off—Camus was already playing mind games). In A Happy Death, Camus toys with the idea of c...
Happy Death - Albert Camus