#there's a page early on in my copy of fellowship of the ring where i went on a righteously angry rant

[lesbienneanarchiste]

I'm basically an influencer now bc after 2.5 years of watching me use mine, my mom has finally started a book/reading journal 💅

[haveyoureadthisscifibook]

FAQ: read before submitting

a note re series: I am more than happy to queue up an entire series on request! if this is what you want, please indicate that explicitly in your submission, especially in cases where the first book in a series and the series as a whole have the same title. otherwise I need to ask for clarification, and it slows down the process of getting your submissions queued up.

where do I submit books?

here. before you submit books, though, please check the list of books that have already been posted or queued. (note: if you’re using the mobile app on an Android phone, you may have to copy the link into your browser in order to access it.)

when submitting multiple books, please submit all of them in a single ask so it’s easier for me to keep track of, especially if you’re submitting them anonymously. also, please include the author’s name!

what counts as having “read” a book?

did you finish the book? then you’ve read it. if you did not finish the book, you have not read it.

do audiobooks / having a book read to you count as having “read” a book?

do you think you’ve “read” the book? then you’ve read it. I’m not here to police your experiences or your relationships with physical books / ebooks / audiobooks / whatever.

does [graphic novel / manga / manhua] count as a “book”?

for the purposes of this poll, a book is a prose narrative, so graphic novels and other visual media with text do not count as “books”.

does [“novella” / “novelette” / short story] count as a “book’?

was it ever published in the form of a book, by itself (i.e., not as part of a collection of texts)? then yes. I don’t care if it was a 10-page pamphlet or a 1000-page behemoth: if it was published on its own, it’s a book. ebook releases count, but short stories published in periodicals (including online periodicals like Uncanny or Strange Horizons) do not.

the one exception is things like The Fellowship of the Ring, which is explicitly the first volume of a single, larger book — in a case like this you would submit The Lord of the Rings, rather than its component volumes.

does [short story collection] count as a “book”?

for the purposes of this poll, no, unless the stories are linked into some kind of overarching whole. simply sharing a common setting does not qualify (so Yoon Ha Lee’s Hexarchate Stories would not count as a “book”).

what about [series] as a whole?

no. this blog is asking about single books. feel free to submit multiple books in a series if you’re so inclined, though!

what counts as “sci-fi”?

if you think something should count as sci-fi, feel free to submit it. I haven’t read every book, and I have a flexible definition of the genre. there are some limits to my flexibility, but as long as it is set in the future, has some kind of futuristic technology, is set an an alternate timeline, or includes other non-realist phenomena that are explained (pseudo)scientifically, I’ll probably consider it sci-fi.

I’m a bit more ambivalent about older texts — I tend to think that something like Lucian’s True History (for example) can’t really be meaningfully said to be science fiction, for all that it involves space travel. once we start getting into early modern philosophical novels like More’s Utopia we’re on somewhat firmer ground, but really only in the nineteenth century do we start getting things I would unequivocally consider to be science fiction.

note that I am definitely willing to include works of science fantasy like Tamsyn Muir’s The Locked Tomb books or Piers Anthony’s Incarnations of Immortality, as long as there’s clearly sci-fi stuff going on along with the magic.

what about fantasy?

there’s a blog for that. :-)

does it have to be in English?

no! I read a number of languages and would be more than happy to include books in any language. the demographics of tumblr mean that you’re probably unlikely to get an overall “yes” result for something not in English unless it has a very popular English translation, but I’m happy to post the poll anyway — and maybe get some book recommendations in the languages I read. :-)

you can see links to all the language tags on this blog here.

why don’t you include blurbs for the books in these polls?

there are both practical and ideological reasons for this. tl;dr, it’s a lot of work, presents logistical problems for books not originally published in English, and there are books and authors that I categorically don’t want to promote beyond showing people the cover.

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check the #faq tag for additional questions and answers.

[justalittletomato]

Of Dragons and Fantasies  (Eddie x Fem!reader) SMUT 18+

A GIANT SHOUT OUT TO @literatureandqueen who really helped with the start of my decent into Eddie Munson and shout outs to @eyecandyeoz who continues to support and encourage said descent! 

@spookiifi​ @apocalypticwafflekitten​ @stardustbee​ Some fellow Eddie fans...first time writing smut for this fella..im a tad rusty  Warnings: SMUT 18+ ONLY,  MINORS DNI, sex, P in V, unprotected sex ( wrap it up y’all), roleplay  let me know if there is any I missed. 

“You have reread that book like what 5 times?” 

The copy of the Fellowship had been scoured from a bookshop in town, already secondhand with its spine cracked and pages yellowed but nonetheless it was a treasure on its own. 

“What can I say I am consumer of fine literature.” 

You laugh at that, “Munson, I know you love to mark the pages with Arwen in it,” 

“No! I just appreciate the elves!” You quickly snatch the book from him and begin to read about the: most beautiful high elf of her generation” a smile on your lips as you flip through the many instances where the Lady of Rivendell was mentioned. Eddie did enjoy himself with a pretty girl. 

“I’d say you had a crush on her!” 

He turns bright red at that and tries to snatch the book back, 

—

You knew exactly what this was doing to him, good. It was the effect you wanted as you once again went around him, the long gown dragging behind you. 

Soft blue velvet texture hugged just right, the chiffon sleeves giving a dainty and mystical appearance, and the low neckline gave a lovely view of the tops of your breasts. Eddie was frozen to the spot, eyeing you wide-eyed as you pushed a lock of hair behind your ear. 

Undeniable points glued to the tips of your ears. Tonight you would be one of Eddie’s fantasies…

His room had been slightly cleared for your visit, not the best but it was an effort. Hell, he even tried to make it romantic with some candles that you will discreetly turn off, don't want a fire hazard while the two of you enjoy another’s company. 

“How did you? This dress?! You?!” he sputters unable to praise coherently. 

“Early Halloween costume, do you like it?” you know he loves it, that look in his eyes is telling. You let your gaze lowers, a smile playing at your lips. Hell, he loves it…

“Yeah…” he is trying to get another glance at your side, you make it better and give a slow twirl, the long dress spinning below while all your form moves. 

An ever quiet ‘fuck’ heard escaping Eddie’s lips.  He was not going to let you out of sight tonight. 

—

You give a loud moan as you have pressed again the wall, Eddie’s lips at your throat savoring the soft perfume he loved and leaving marks all over. Your sported more scarfs and turtle necks now due to Eddie Munson. 

Hands traveled down and up, he couldn't help but savor the fantast you brought to him. 

A soft whimper as he moves up from your neck to the shell of your ear. 

“A pretty elven princess all mine for the taking.” a hitch of breath as he bites down on your earlobe. Pressed against you, his hard-on pressed to your thigh you reach to tug your dress down. Eddie grabs your hand quickly. 

“Oh no Princess, you are keeping that dress on all night.” 

Your face burns, oh he really wanted to live out his fantast didn't he? 

—

Most of your dress stays intact minus the bit of undoing of the straps at the front, you moan as Eddie undoes it enough so your tits are on display. 

You shiver at the cold touch of his rings pressing hard as he gropes at your chest, your own hands moving to undo his jeans. Fingers brush over his hard cock as you tug down the offensive clothes. 

You wanted all of him. Fingernails scraping up his hips and under the signature Hellfire teeshirt, if you got to stay in the dress it was only fair that you got Eddie out of every piece of clothes.

The dress is given the utmost care as it's pushed upwards to give Eddie access between your legs, your poor cunt already soaked from the heat of it all. 

“Aw Princess you even got matching lace panties…these are mine now, you know.” 

You can't help but laugh, many a panty had gone missing from your trysts with Eddie, these white panties would be the latest. 

“You better pay me back for them,” 

“Wallet is dry, Princess but I can work off my dues,” 

—

The mattress springs protest but there will be no stopping. Your legs hitched on Eddie’s hips as he pounds away into you. 

Quick and fast thrusts that echo, the telltale sound of sex. You claw at Eddie’s back, harder and faster. 

He grips under your thighs harder, his nails will leave bruises and crescent marks and you loved it. 

“Gonna get you a crown, Princess, get you absolutely ruined…” 

Your cunt seems to enjoy that idea, Eddie moaning, “You like this huh? Being my Princess? Should fuck you all dressed up all the time,” 

You mewl and try to meet his fast thrusts, “Please….” you beg. 

The kisses are not sweet whatsoever, harsh, almost biting, your pretty dress disheveled, and the pretty braids you had worked so hard on disarrayed from Eddie’s touches. You must be an absolute sight. 

A sight Eddie was worshipping, moving harsher and faster and having you gasping. 

“Almost there…” he bites at your lip,

Your begs of don't stop obeyed and frantic movements have the bed loud and threatening to break. 

Your scream is devoured in another biting kiss as Eddie comes with you. Panting and shivering pleasantly you hold tight to him. You will never tire of this…

Nor will Eddie, pulling back with a big grin on his face and already hard once more. 

“EDDIE?!” you manage before he is moving you onto your belly and rubbing himself on your exposed ass. 

“Can’t expect me to just have you once, Princess…can’t pass up the chance.” 

—

[amytanworld]

15 Beloved Books You May Have Hated the First Time You Tried Them

A book can hook us from the first page, and it can also lose us at any page. We’ve all abandoned books—it’s part of being a reader. But some books deserve a second chance…especially those classics you tried to tackle as a teenager.

We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What’s a book you love now but didn’t enjoy the first time you read it (or tried to read it)? Check out some of the top answers below!

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

“I got to the part with the first dance when Darcy snubbed Elizabeth, and I didn’t like him at all—so I quit reading it. I didn’t try it again for years.” –Rita

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

“I was a fool who didn’t know a good thing slapping her in the face. I learned, though. Oh, I learned.” –Maggie

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

“It seems insane to say it now, but I only got a couple of chapters in before abandoning this book. After I had my baby, I picked it up where I had left off and fell in love with it. So much so that after I finished it the first time I went straight back to the first page and read it again. I’ve read it countless times since.” –Sian

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

“I found this really confusing, and I didn’t get why it was jumping all over the place. I abandoned it pretty early on. But this is one of the very rare occasions when I gave a book another go after seeing the film. Now the book is one of my all-time favorites!” –Kristy

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Garbiel García Márquez

“Only after closely observing the eccentricities of generations of my own family did I realize I could relate to this book.” –Punin

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

“I started this again in desperation when I ran out of books on holiday and discovered it’s a marvelous read.” –Nina

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

“My dad tried to get me to read it when I was young, and I totally dismissed it. But the copy stayed with me, and I just finished it—it’s a beautiful, intense book.” –Aida

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

“I generally enjoy long books and older classics, but I think it was the Russian nicknaming that ruined it the first time for me. Who did what? Levin? Kostya? This time I’m listening to Maggie Gyllenhaal read it and I’m really enjoying it because she offers some differentiation in voice inflection so that I can tell who’s talking. Also, I made a name chart.” –Heather

In the Woods by Tana French

“The second time I tried this I got the audiobook version. It was so much easier to get the book done this way. I listened when I walked the dog.” –Del

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

“I read it for the first time when I was 12 years old. I read it again when I was 28, and I saw a lot more bits and pieces and history—I enjoyed the story so much more with my ‘grown-up’ eye.” –Veronique

Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner

“It took me a few tries, but once I got to the third story in the book, I couldn’t put it down. Now it’s one of my all-time favorite books.” –Andrew

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

“I tried starting this book several times, but the first few chapters bored me to tears. I forced myself to stick with it, and once Claire went back in time, I was hooked. I’m so glad I stuck with it because Jamie Fraser is one of my favorite book characters now.” –Briana

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

“There were so many names and French words. I wasn’t used to his prose. The second time I read it I opened the book with an open mind and truly fell in love.” –Tina

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

“It didn’t do it for me at first. I had the wrong mindset. But I tried again a couple of years later, and now I love it dearly.” –Ben

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

“The first five (!) times I started reading it I had to put it down. But the sixth time I loved it. Sometimes it pays off to be persistent. LOL! I usually don’t try so many times, but this one was on my ‘Books to Read Before I Die’ list.” –Titti

Do you have your own tale of second-chance book love? Share it with us in the comments?

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(Top image credit: The 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series)

posted by Hayley on August, 23

[billdecker]

2018.

 Here we are with the films list again. Bold = watched first time. 

Films.

The English Patient

The BFG

Anna Karenina [1967]

King Kong [2005]

54

Henry VIII and his Six Wives [1972]

The Disaster Artist

Napoleon Dynamite

The Addams Family

Kong: Skull Island

Justice League

The Addams Family Values

Johnny English

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Wayne’s World

Lady Bird

Westworld

Carol

Green Lantern 

England is Mine

Rush Hour

Pride and Prejudice [2005]

Call Me By Your Name

The Greatest Showman

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Dante’s Peak

Only Lovers Left Alive

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Blade Runner

Moonrise Kingdom

Clue

Get Smart

Darkest Hour

Blade Runner 2049

Lost in Translation

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Lego Movie

Anchorman

The Shape of Water

Get Out

San Andreas

The Beguiled

Lady Chatterley’s Lover [1981]

Interview With a Vampire

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Song to Song

Atonement

La La Land

Drop Dead Fred

Attack the Block

Another Mother’s Son

I, Tonya

The Sense of an Ending

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Cold Mountain

Step Up

The Founder

The Fugitive

The Promise

Papadopoulos and Sons

Rob Roy

The Florida Project

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Head in the Clouds

Crooked House

Miami Vice [2006]

Miss Sloane

Molly’s Game

Battle of the Sexes

Half of a Yellow Sun

A Quiet Passion

Lady Jane

Anne of a Thousand Days

Mars Attacks!

Zoolander

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nina

Pele: Birth of a Legend

2001: A Space Odyssey

A Futile and Stupid Gesture 

The Mask

Phantom Thread

Black Panther

Eyes Wide Shut

The Death of Stalin

Baywatch

Paddington 2

Wonder Woman

Star Trek [2009]

Star Trek Into Darkness

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Star Trek Beyond

Denial

Chariots of Fire

Captain America: The First Avenger

Iron Man

The Incredible Hulk

Borg vs McEnroe

Iron Man 2

Thor

Avengers Assemble

Iron Man 3

Thor: The Dark World

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War 

Doctor Strange

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Thor: Ragnarok

War Horse

God’s Own Country

In Bruges

The Big Sick

The Towering Inferno

Magnolia

Our Souls at Night 

Dog Day Afternoon

Willow

Roman Holiday

Sabrina

Annihilation 

North by Northwest

The Emoji Movie

Coco

Grease

Dirty Dancing

Captain Fantastic

The Wicker Man

This is Spinal Tap

Magic Mike XXL

Come Sunday

The Dark Tower

Bill

Avengers: Infinity War

Loving Vincent

Mansfield Park

Three Men and a Little Lady

Oliver!

Rough Night

Avatar

One Last Dance

Girls Trip

Alex and the List

The Dambusters

The Mummy [2017]

London

The Damned United

The Wedding Video

Deadpool

Enter the Dragon

Atomic Blonde

The Red Shoes

The Great Gatsby [2013]

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut

Morris: A Life With Bells On

Boss Baby

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Kenny

All About Eve

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon 2

Final Portrait

The Little Mermaid

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

Men in Black 3

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Tomb Raider [2018]

Crocodile Dundee

Jabberwocky

Legend

Lethal Weapon 3

The Witches

Down With Love

Clash of the Titans [1981]

Clash of the Titans [2010]

I Give it a Year

Terminal

Where the Wild Things Are

The Handmaiden

The Muppet Movie [1979]

Brakes

Ready Player One

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

A Wrinkle in Time

Breathe

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Eagle vs Shark

Farenheit 451 [2018]

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Mission Impossible

Mission Impossible II

Mission Impossible III

The Saint [2017]

JFK

Ocean’s 8

Deadpool 2

Falling Down

Duck Butter

Peter Rabbit

44 Inch Chest

You Instead

The Deep Blue Sea

Not Another Happy Ending

Punch Drunk Love

The Fast and The Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift

Fast & Furious

Fast Five

Fast & Furious 6

Furious 7

The Fate of the Furious

Geostorm

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Escape to Victory

Porcupine Lake

The Snowman

The Incredibles

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Daphne

Ingrid Goes West

One Day

My Neighbor Totoro

There Will Be Blood

Rampage

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Incredibles 2

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Belle de Jour

Mission Impossible - Fallout

The Spy Who Dumped Me 

The Meg

Little Ashes

Meet Joe Black

The King of Comedy

Jason and the Argonauts

Flash Gordon

Odette

Strictly Ballroom

Into the Woods

Cars 3

The Book of Life

Murder on the Orient Express [2017]

Kath & Kimderella

Madame Bovary

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Apocalypse

All the Money in the World

Quincy

The Post

Becoming Bond

Early Man

Little Women [1994]

Dangerous Liaisons

The Party

Operation Finale 

Nappily Ever After

What’s New Pussycat?

Saved!

A Star is Born [1976]

Modern Life is Rubbish

Jaws

The Mercy

Swept from the Sea

Permission

Venom

A Star is Born [2018]

Far and Away

Heat

Jane Eyre

Braveheart

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

Juliet, Naked

First Man

Christopher Robin

Vincent and Theo

Pollock

Bohemian Rhapsody

One More Time With Feeling

Interlude in Prague

The Mask of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro 

You, Me, and Him

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 

Crazy Rich Asians

Bobby [2016]

Outlaw King

Space Jam

They Shall Not Grow Old

The Grinch [2018]

The Big Lebowski 

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Mulan

The Battle of the River Plate

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead

My Generation

Batman Begins

Being John Malkovich

Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part One

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part Two

Widows

Immortal Beloved

Basquiat 

Goya’s Ghosts

The Madness of King George

Charade

Star Wars: A New Hope

Stars Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Stars Wars: Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: Rogue One

The Polar Express

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Dr. No

From Russia With Love 

Goldfinger

Thunderball

You Only Live Twice

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Diamonds Are Forever

Live and Let Die

The Man With the Golden Gun

The Spy Who Loved Me

Moonraker

For Your Eyes Only

Octopussy

A View to a Kill

The Living Daylights

Licence to Kill

Goldeneye

Tomorrow Never Dies

The World is Not Enough 

Die Another Day 

Casino Royale

Quantum of Solace

Skyfall

Spectre

Superbob

Greenfingers

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

A Christmas Prince

Aquaman

Love, Cecil

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Copying Beethoven

The Party’s Just Beginning 

Point Break

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

The Sound of Music

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppets

Cars 2

The Holiday

A Bad Moms Christmas

The Holiday Calendar

The Christmas Chronicles

Nativity

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger

Arthur Christmas

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

Zootropolis

Mary Poppins

The Good Dinosaur

Trolls

Rise of the Guardians

Bros: After the Screaming Stops

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Get Carter [1971]

Bottle Rocket

Turbo

Closer

Nothing Like a Dame

Bolt

Make Us Dream

Die Hard

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Porridge

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Books.

A Book For Her - Bridget Christie

Hickory Dickory Dock - Agatha Christie

Bright Star - John Keats

The Oberon Book of Comic Monologues for Women - Katy Wix

The Oberon Book of Comic Monologues for Women: Volume 2 - Katy Wix

Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut

Division Street - Helen Mort

The Victorian Guide to Sex - Fern Riddell

A Woman’s Work - Harriet Harman

Help - Simon Amstell

The Princess Diarist - Carrie Fisher

Selected Poems - Sylvia Plath

Ariel - Sylvia Plath

The ‘If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One’ EP - Stewart Lee

The Rachel Papers - Martin Amis

Parker Pyne Investigates - Agatha Christie

Bone - Yrsa Daley-Ward

Pages For You - Sylvia Brownrigg

The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur

Different for Girls: A Girl’s Own True-Life Adventures in Pop - Louise Wener

A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood

A Room of One’s Own - Virginia Woolf

Repeal the 8th - Una Mullally

Why Not Socialism? - G.A. Cohen

The Chaos of Longing - K.Y. Robinson

High-Rise - J.G. Ballard

Animal Farm - George Orwell

Fully Coherent Plan - David Shrigley

The Lesser Bohemians - Eimear McBride

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 - Sue Townsend

Hera Lindsay Bird - Hera Lindsay Bird

Submarine - Joe Dunthorne

In the Penal Colony - Franz Kafka

Babette’s Feast - Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) 

The Expelled - Samuel Beckett

Youth - Joseph Conrad

The Life of Rylan - Rylan Clark-Neal

Autumn - Ali Smith

The Cornet-Player Who Betrayed Ireland - Frank O’Connor

Two Gallants - James Joyce

Teaching my Mother How to Give Birth - Warsan Shire

Selected Poems - Edgar Allan Poe

Casino Royale - Ian Fleming

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

The Door in the Wall - H.G Wells

Terra Incognita - Vladimir Nabokov

Dirty Pretty Things - Michael Faudet

Women  & Power: A Manifesto - Mary Beard

Dear Illusion - Kingsley Amis

Bitter Sweet Love - Michael Faudet

Smoke & Mirrors - Michael Faudet

Girl Meets Boy - Ali Smith

Pre-Raphaelites - Heather Birchall

Conspiracy - Charlotte Greig

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

Sex and Rage - Eve Babitz

Scoop - Evelyn Waugh

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh - edited by Mark Roskill

Role Models - John Waters

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

How Not To Be a Boy - Robert Webb

Animal - Sara Pascoe

Absolute Pandemonium - Brian Blessed

Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh

A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness

A Handful of Dust - Evelyn Waugh

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters - Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Feminists Don’t Wear Pink - Scarlet Curtis and Others. 

Parsnips, Buttered - Joe Lycett

The Humans - Matt Haig

The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster

Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott

Poems for a World Gone to Shit - Various