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My Books of 2023 Ranking 📖

This is a little late (it's the 12th of January when I'm writing this) but I read 18 books this year and I really wanted to just summarise my thoughts on them.

Obvious disclaimer: these are just my opinions and I would love to have a conversation about any of these books, whether you agree with me or not (the beauty of literature is that it's subjective) so please ask me any questions you might have.

Okay, let's get into it!

Re-reads:

The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Simply incredible. This was my fourth time reading this book. It does have a great deal of nostalgic merit for me so that surely makes me biassed and therefore I can’t say it’s definitively the best book ever (however much I might want to). It’s not some sort of philosophical masterpiece, nor does it present any new views on society or culture. But it does exactly what it sets out to do. It is a book written for teenagers and young people which teaches them, through vibrant characters and rich prose, that they are deserving of love and that a true sense of belonging can always be found if sought. I will be rereading this spring.

First Reads:

16. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

⭐️⭐️

Ugh. This was such a slog. I had only ever read one Dickens work before this - A Christmas Carol, as required by my English GCSE (standard examinations in England, taken at age 15/16) - and I really enjoyed it. Yes, ACC was a novella and therefore, much shorter than Great Expectations and, I believe, most of Dickens’ other novels but I think it also has a spirit to it which just isn’t present in this book. I’m not referring to the “Christmas spirit” or indeed any of the four supernatural spirits which visit Ebenezer Scrooge throughout the stanzas, but rather the sense of movement that tells the reader that a story is progressing and wills them to read on. Great Expectations, to me, felt uninspired and dull. I liked (as in enjoyed reading about them, not solely agreed with them morally) only two characters, Biddy and Joe. The rest of the characters simply didn’t interest me, as they were too trivialised (which seems to be a major component of Dickens’ writing and all I can say is: Bertolt Brecht does it better). I recognise and appreciate what Dickens was trying to do with Miss Havisham having created a monster out of Estella but the way it was conveyed, especially given Pip was telling the story, simply lessened the impact. I didn’t like the convoluted prose, nor did I find the plot particularly engaging. I will be trying another Dickens novel (I own a copy of A Tale of Two Cities but if anyone has a better recommendation, please let me know) but needless to say, my expectations won’t be all that Great.

15. The Tomb in Seville: Crossing Spain on the Brink of Civil War by Norman Lewis

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a travel piece which focuses on Lewis’ journey, with his brother-in-law, across Spain on an errand for his father-in-law, Eugene Corvaja to locate the Corvaja family’s ancestral tomb in (you guessed it) Sevilla. There were several elements of this book which I did enjoy, particularly Lewis’ way of imparting obscure facts (I had no clue there had been witch trials on the Iberian peninsula). Sadly, a lot of the anecdotal stories felt quite distant and unemotional. Perhaps, because I mostly read fiction, I was wrong to expect such sentiment from a travel piece but I do think there should have been more urgency felt when recounting being in the crossfire of a battle. I do want to acknowledge this book’s value as it demonstrates the rest of the world’s view of the guerra civil.

14. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This one was honestly quite a disappointment for me. I know that seems ridiculous to say, given how I’ve rated it three stars, but I was just so excited to read this. I’d heard that Gaskell was an adept writer who did not shy away from political commentary. That much is true. I was extremely impressed by Margaret and Mr Thornton’s political sparring, as most Regency and Victorian era works that I’ve encountered disguise their political and social messaging so as to not create too much controversy. Gaskell, on the other hand, makes no attempt to veil the more sensitive issues of her time. What did disappoint me was her characterisation, or lack thereof. I did not find myself drawn to Margaret Hale, John Thornton, or any of their comrades and rivals. I’m very much a character-driven reader. To properly enjoy a fiction book, its characters must be at least one of three things:

Relatable - a character acts or thinks like me and therefore, I feel a bond with them and am invested in their fate (see: C. Brontë’s Jane Eyre or Austen’s Elinor Dashwood)

Recognisable - a character acts or thinks like someone I have encountered and therefore, feels realistic to me (see: Alcott’s Amy March or Stoker’s Lucy Westenra)

Compelling - a character acts or thinks in a manner with which I am not at all familiar and may find morally reprehensible but does so in a way which engages me and encourages me to read on (see: E. Brontë’s Hindley Earnshaw or Golding’s Jack Merridew)

That seems arbitrary to state but regardless, I must be engaged with the characters for a plot or the writing to be worth reading and unfortunately I was not engaged with the characters of North and South. I will still be picking up Gaskell’s other work though and I can see why she is an exalted author and want to give her another chance.

13. You’ll be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is not the kind of book I usually talk about on here, probably because I rarely read any young adult literature anymore (not for any snobbish reason, my tastes have just changed) and have never been a great fan of mysteries. However, I have an odd devotion to Karen M. McManus books, having fond memories of going to the supermarket after school to pick up her latest novel and trying not to bump into a tree as I read it on the walk home. So of course, I had to read this. It’s simply okay. The crime was basic and its perpetrator was unconvincing but it was an easy and fun read and I like to rate books based on my personal experience, rather than the general academic consensus. Would recommend The Cousins over this but still a good time.

12. The Return by Victoria Hislop

⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had read one Victoria Hislop book before The Return - Those who are Loved, published eleven years after this - and I’m very happy to say that Hislop is not a one hit wonder whose inspiration dims over time. I can see in The Return the ideas that would become her later novels. So naturally, this book was not as emotive or as fleshed out as I would have liked but it’s really nice to see a popular author who is very clearly dedicated to their craft and has improved. I really need to read The Island. Also brownie points for the Lorca mentions!

11. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m actually sort of nervous to post this on here - particularly because I have beloved mutuals who would sail a thousand ships for this book. I’d heard about all the satire and social commentary in Northanger Abbey so I decided to approach it with a more academic viewpoint (especially since I love gothic literature - yes, even the silly and melodramatic stuff which Jane Austen criticises - so I didn’t want to get personally offended). I really respect what Austen set out to do and this is certainly the most transparent social commentary I’ve read from her. I just didn’t connect with the characters. I understand that Catherine is meant to be almost a parody of herself but she didn’t feel as real to me as Austen’s other heroines. Nor did, I truly regret to say, Henry feel like a leading man. I wasn’t very invested in their relationship and felt that their obstacles were resolved too quickly. HOWEVER, biggest compliments to the author for creating John Thorpe, one of the most timeless and insufferable antagonists of all time. I adored the fact that he’s not comically evil, he’s just awful. Where Catherine hopes she might be a heroine, John Thorpe believes down to his breeches that he is a hero. I also thought it was so well done how he tried so hard to get Catherine to fall for him and ended up directly facilitating her relationship with Henry. All in all, I will definitely be rereading because I’m sure I’ve missed some nuance. Unfortunately, Ms Austen has set my expectations so high, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed.

10. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This wasn’t really anything new but Jennifer Saint writes beautifully so I would like to read Elektra and Atalanta.

To me, this novel felt like a story of sisterhood so I’m surprised it wasn’t called Ariadne and Phaedra. Due to it just being called Ariadne, I would always have had a sense of Phaedra’s tragic fate, even had I not known her mythology beforehand. I will say, I read this in Crete after having visited the real Knossos so that definitely helped my enjoyment of the book. I would absolutely recommend this to people wanting to get into mythological retellings but be warned - the feminism is really basic and bland.

9. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck

⭐️⭐️⭐️

All men these days know how to do is get arrested, fall asleep, drink wine and steal vacuum cleaners. This is, again, a brilliant instance of a writer developing over years of honing their skills. In Tortilla Flat, we see Steinbeck’s trademark landscape of the hot California deserts combined with the first inklings of his masterful character work. Danny and his friends are instant favourites of mine - especially the Pirate and Jesús María Corcoran. The plot is pretty weak, especially for Steinbeck, but as I said, this is one of his earlier works. Still a very engaging and atmospheric read and made me wish for five friends to share a gallon (or two) of wine with.

8. The Wedding by Dorothy West

⭐️⭐️⭐️

I would 100% recommend this book to anybody who enjoys media concerning high society and decadence. The Wedding marries themes of familial and racial politics with an idyllic island setting. I found the conversations between Gram, Liz and Shelby to be extremely compelling. I wasn’t as interested in the parallel plotline of Lute and his daughters though so the ending fell a bit flat for me. I also wish that we had seen Shelby’s fiance, Meade. I think West intended for Meade to be a symbol of Shelby’s choice between her family/ race and her love and therefore did not need to be developed into a full character but I just felt that if we had got to know Meade, we would have better understood Shelby’s decisions. Also, this is the second book I’ve read recently where a man dies directly after intercourse - is this a common plot point in books???

7. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Here we are. The behemoth. It’s not actually extremely long but oh boy, is it jam-packed? I really didn’t know how to rate this because it’s just so different from anything I’ve ever read before. I suppose I should get the negatives out of the way first by saying that I did not enjoy the structuring. I wish we didn’t know that the majority of the characters of the first half of the novel are already dead when Nelly recounts the story to Mr Lockwood. I understand that Brontë might have intended to show how all the first generation were doomed from the beginning and I think telling us of Catherine’s death was ingenious but I wish I’d found out about Isabella’s death in the main narrative. Otherwise, what a masterpiece! The pacing was a little slow for the first 100 or so pages but I honestly enjoyed that because it allowed me to really immerse myself in Brontë’s eerie moors. As someone who spent a lot of time in Yorkshire as a child, I found the descriptions to be absolutely transporting. I thought the first half of the book was brilliant but the second half - concerning Catherine, Heathcliff and Hindley’s children - is what makes this book a deserving classic. I have a lot more to say but I promised myself I’d keep these reviews short and digestible so I’ll move on.

6. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was my fourth Fredrik Backman book (following A Man Called Ove, Beartown and Us Against You). I think if it hadn’t been a Backman novel, I would have loved it even more but you know how it is, I have high expectations. The writing was, as ever, extremely charming and engaging (shoutout to the most consistently brilliant translator I’ve ever read, Neil Smith) and the characters were so realistic and loveable. I just felt the plot dragged. Probably because the majority of the novel takes place in one apartment building and the same story is told from multiple perspectives. I felt a lot of joy whilst reading this but it’s definitely my least favourite Fredrik Backman book. Oh well, onto The Winners (which I know is going to make me cry)!

5. Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was so beautiful. I feel I should start by noting that this book was bought for me by my beloved best friend and neither of us realised it was a sequel until I was halfway through reading it so naturally there were elements of the plot and characters that I did not fully understand but I have tried to not let that affect my judgement. The premise of the book is such an interesting one and, as a complete newbie to Japanese literature and a relative novice when it comes to understanding Japanese culture, I didn’t feel too overwhelmed by the different details. My favourite story was that of Yukio, Kyoko and their mother, Kinuyo. Since we’d already met Kyoko in Gohtaro’s story (and likely in the first book - take what I say with a pinch of salt), I had a fondness for the family by the time Yukio came to the café. I cried on the train because that was the best way that story could have concluded, in my opinion. The other stories were very powerful but it was Yukio’s that shone the brightest. I also LOVED the character of Kazu. I will definitely be reading the first (oops), third and fourth books in this series.

4. The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

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My second Greek mythological retelling of the year, The Children of Jocasta was actually quite a shock for me. I’m a huge fan of Sophocles’ Antigone (though I’ve never seen or read Oedipus at Colonus or Oedipus Rex) so I’m very picky when it comes to reimaginings. I found the semi-modernisation aspect to be pretty cringeworthy (not everyone needs a nickname) but I found Haynes’ writing to be so addictive that I could move past those aspects. I was so intrigued by the dynamics between Oedipus and Jocasta and the plague element gave the story a lot more historical grounding (given the Athenian plagues of that era). Such an enjoyable and compelling read. I don’t know if it’s necessarily a good introductory read for those unfamiliar with mythology. If you’re looking for a truly modern Antigone retelling, absolutely give Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie a go.

3. Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

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This was the surprise of the year for me to be honest. A book written in the late nineteenth century by a man about a young maiden and her downfall? Sounds like the most maddening experience. But it wasn’t. Hardy’s portrayal of Tess, and of the women and girls she represents, was incredibly sympathetic. His writing was also remarkably atmospheric - especially during the final scenes at Stonehenge. Even the conversations with Tess and her friends felt like real teenage exchanges. Take notes, Stephen King and F. Scott Fitzgerald - men can write women convincingly and respectfully. Angel Clare also felt like someone I’ve met a million times over, someone who isn’t the epitome of evil but perpetuates so many injustices. Honestly a spectacular read. I’m so excited to pick up Far from the Madding Crowd.

2. Passing by Nella Larsen

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It feels almost strange putting Passing in second place, considering the profound effect it had on me. This book is completely incredible. Larsen’s prose is atmospheric and oddly breezy. It makes the plot feel deceptively light until we, as the reader, understand the stakes. From the second page, on which Clare is referred to as a “pale small girl” (the subversive ordering of adjectives bypassing English grammatical rules and thereby putting the utmost importance on the hue of Clare’s skin), the author puts so much consideration into her choice of wording which really makes this work stand out to me.Clare and Irene are truly two sides of the same coin (forgive the cliché). Their equal opportunities are made all the more clear by the wholly opposite way the two women deal with them. Clare chooses to hide from the truth (that her husband is a racist, that her marriage is founded on lies) whilst Irene cannot bear to live in ignorance when she recognises the connection between her own husband, Brian, and Clare. The two women are shining examples of what literary characters should be. They are complex and flawed and both seem to envy each other. Clare covets Irene’s life and Irene resents Clare for having the power to take that from her. Whilst reading, I considered many possible ways that the story might end but never that. Incredible. I just wish the penultimate scene had been a tad longer but that’s my own critique (barely even that, just personal preference). Also the film is spectacular and a rare faithful adaptation of its source material.

1. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Finally! We’re here! Ugh I love love love this book. Is it as socially or academically impactful as Passing? No, not at all. But it’s just a brilliant book. Anne is fiercely intelligent and kind and just an all-round wonderfully written protagonist. I loved Marilla, Matthew, Gilbert and Diana too. The scenes with all Anne’s classmates are just a perfect reflection of being a tween/ teen girl and feeling the joy of being surrounded by friends and being totally carefree. I feel like I knew Anne and all of her friends - I laughed with them and cried with them and watched them grow up and it was truly a magical experience. I want to visit St Edward’s Island because Montgomery paints it in such an enchanting way. I’m so invested in Anne and Gilbert’s relationship, it’s embarrassing. This book also found me at the perfect time - right as I was starting a distance degree. So I felt comfort in studying alone whilst also pursuing a career knowing Anne was too (I recognise that’s a little silly but oh well, it works for me). I wish I could start Anne of Avonlea right away but I know that I want to buy physical copies because I can tell I’m going to read these books again and again. Pure comfort. Pure timelessness.

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Alright, that's everything! Onto a wonderful new year of reading in 2024 <3

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ennaih · 9 months

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Every Film I Watch In 2023:

132. Sons Of The Desert (1933) - a rewatch

#sons of the desert #sons of the desert (1933)#laurel and hardy #stan laurel #oliver hardy #mae busch #dorothy christy #2023filmgifs #my gifs #yep still brillliant and hilarious #and the same bits make me laugh #but omg the devilry of that script #i love it so much #and stanley's high pitched screams of terror are so hawt #this time i was really digging the women's fashion #so stunning and kinda alien #i'm here for it

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mariocki · 2 years

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The Devil Commands (1941)

"I believe that if I could change the hookup on that recording machine so that, instead of recording your brain waves, I could utilise the energy output and receiving field of an abnormally sensitised human being - like you, for instance - I could bring in that impulse so strongly that I could record it constantly... and perhaps learn to read its message. Eventually, I may bring back my wife's actual voice and show the world how to talk to those who've passed beyond the grave."

"If you can do what you're trying to do, you'll own the world. You know that, don't you?"

#the devil commands #mad doctor cycle #american cinema #1941 #boris karloff #horror film #edward dmytryk #robert hardy andrews #milton gunzburg #william sloane #anne revere #amanda duff #richard fiske #cy schindell #dorothy adams #walter baldwin #kenneth macdonald #shirley warde #ernie adams #lester allen #earl crawford #wheaton chambers #dare i say it? one of karloff's most romantic roles. it's all about love babey!#karloff loses his wife and then everything that comes after is because of his insurmountable grief #something I've really appreciated with the mad doctor cycle is how all the films are really pretty similar in setup (even sharing a lot of #cast and crew) but each manages‚ on a miniscule budget and barely 60 minutes of run time‚ to do something quite different with the setup #equally Karloff is able to build quite a unique character in each entry in the series. and this is probably his most tragic #a mad doctor only because of the madness of love; driven to unethical ends by the sheer chance to hear his wife's voice again #it's really kind of beautiful #also Revere is excellent in a very femme fatale kind of role as a fake spiritualist drawn into his shady experiments

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mydailyvintagephotos · 2 years

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Summer Ready 👙🩱🏊‍♀️🏖🎢

Marilyn Monroe

Carole Lombard at the Beach 🏖 1920s

Joan Crawford ~1930s

Dorothy Sebastian in a lovely beachwear outfit and holding a very large hat, 1929.

Betty Davis

Laurel and Hardy Being Funny with Woman at Fake Beach in Bathing Suits

#marilyn monroe #Carole Lombard #joan crawford #bette davis #Dorothy Sebastian #laurel and hardy

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thenerdygirlexp · 2 years

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Remembering Judy Garland On Her 100th Birthday via @stacyamiller85 #JudyGarland #Happy100Judy #HappyBirthdayJudy

Judy Garland would have turned 100th on June 10, 2022. (more…)

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#A Star is Born #Andy Hardy #Dorothy #Judy Garland #MCM #Meet Me In St Louis #The Wizard of Oz #Warner Brothers

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perfettamentechic · 2 days

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25 aprile … ricordiamo …

25 aprile … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2023: Harry Belafonte, Harold George Bellanfanti Jr., è stato un cantante, musicista, attore e attivista dei diritti civili statunitense. Fu soprannominato “Re del calypso” per aver reso popolare la musica caraibica negli anni cinquanta: uno dei suoi brani più celebri è Banana Boat Song. Nasce da da genitori giamaicani nel quartiere Harlem di New York. Nel 1935 si trasferisce con sua madre ad…

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only-films-i-have-seen · 3 months

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Sons of the Desert (1933)

Stan Laurel as Stan

Oliver Hardy as Oliver

Charley Chase as Charley

Mae Busch as Lottie Hardy

Dorothy Christy as Betty Laurel

Lucien Littlefield as Dr. Horace Meddick, the veterinarian

Stan and Ollie want to go to the national convention of the Sons of the Desert fraternal lodge in Chicago. Unfortunately Mrs Laurel and Mrs Hardy want to go to the mountains.

For me, this is Laurel and Hardy at their very best. The storline, though basic, is a much imitated classic. The gags come thick and fast. The slapstick is perfectly executed, and every performer plays their part to perfection. As always with Laurel and Hardy, it's the lovely slow little bits and pieces around the chaotic gags that make it so very good.

A particular stand-out scene is Ollie faking his "nervous shakedown" and Stan providing chaos and a vet to help out.

Charley Chase makes the most of his cameo appearance as a rather annoying felow Son of the Desert.

Special mention should also go to Ty Parvis and Charita Alden of Honolulu Baby fame.

Director William A. Seiter had already been directing films for almost 20 years when Sons of the Desert came out and he's competent and unflashy.

Mark: 10/10

#Laurel and Hardy #Sons of the Desert #Stan Laurel #Oliver Hardy #Charley Chase #Mae Busch #Dorothy Christy #Dorothy Christie #William A. Seiter #Ty Parvis #Charita Alden

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campgender · 6 months

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Hi, love your blog, no pressure do you have any sex sociology etc related books or movies you recommended? Sorry if silly question!

not a silly question at all!! i love to read about this stuff & am always happy to talk about it :) i am however not very experienced with film so other than Bound being on my to-watch list since forever i don’t have any recommendations in that area

all of these recs are definitely at different points along a spectrum of how much i ascribe to or agree with; i avoid language of “safe, sane, & consensual,” for example, because i disagree with the requirement for safety and the positioning of sanity as synonymous with not doing harm. a lot of kink writing falls into the habit of trying to justify itself to normative society through language of health, which i find both useless & offensive lol. as far as content notes it’s also worth mentioning that many if not all of these works discuss stigma & trauma, including hate crimes, rape, and incest.

i have a prior list on my disability blog with recs about sex & disability, i highly recommend checking out my favorites from there! Emma Sheppard’s work in particular was life-changing for me. many of these were accumulated through her sources as well as from @gatheringbones ‘s excerpts

in no particular order:

sociology

Playing on the Edge: Sadomasochism, Risk, and Intimacy by Staci Newmahr

Safe, Sane and Consensual: Contemporary Perspectives on Sadomasochism, edited Darren Langdridge & Meg Barker

Sex and Disability, edited Robert McRuer & Anna Mollow

The Sexual Politics of Disability: Untold Desires by Tom Shakespeare, Kath Gillespie-Sells, & Dominic Davies

Unbreaking Our Hearts: Cultures of Un/Desirability and the Transformative Potential of Queercrip Porn by Loree Erickson (dissertation)

Dungeon Intimacies: The Poetics of Transsexual Sadomasochism by Susan Stryker (article)

Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex by Pat (now Patrick) Califia

Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice, edited Mark Thompson

The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure, edited Tristan Taormino, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Constance Penley, and Mireille Miller-Young

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent by Katherine Angel

practicality

The New Topping Book by Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy

The New Bottoming Book by Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy

The Lesbian S/M Safety Manual, edited Pat (now Patrick) Califia

Fucking Trans Women by Mira Bellwether (zine)

sex writing

S/HE by Minnie Bruce Pratt

Skin by Dorothy Allison

Lover by Bertha Harris

Trans/Love: Radical Sex, Love, and Relationships Beyond the Gender Binary, edited Morty Diamond

Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink by Midori

#asks #reading lists #mac’s bookshelf #why not take me now as i am?

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camille-lachenille · 11 months

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Elvish names

A list of names of our world translated in Quenya and Sindarin you can use for your fanfics, just credit me if you pick one.

I tried to stay as close as possible to the original etymology of the names but there are sometimes several meaning possible for a component and, the lexicon in both Quenya and Sindarin being relatively restricted, I often had to compromise with the closest synonym I could find or play with the figurative meanings. I always tried to keep the main idea/element of a name, and that’s why I give so many options for some translations. I also tied not to use any fan creation/neo-Sindarin to be as close as possible to the original lore but there are two instances where I hadn’t much alternative so, be sure to read the notes for Chloe and the Latin etymology of Rosamund if you want to use the languages strictly as Tolkien wrote them.

The names are all given with the feminine, the masculine and the neutral form. The first in the list (until Rosamund) are completely gender neutral in their translation and it’s up to you to decide if it sound more masculine, feminine or neutral. All the other names can be declined using various gendered suffixes or words at the end. Every element will be given in English each time but here is a list of the most common suffixes so you can play around with the names by yourself.

Quenya:

Neutral: -wë = suffix for names; quén = person, individual, being; hína = child

Feminine: -iel = feminine suffix, daughter; -ien = daughter; -wen = maiden

Masculine: -ndo = masculine suffix; -ion = son

Sindarin:

Neutral: -u = suffix for names; pen = someone, one, individual; hên = child

Feminine: -iel = feminine suffix, daughter; -il = feminine suffix; -wen = maiden, woman

Masculine: -on = masculine suffix; -ion = son

Adelaide/Alice

(Noble heather/moors) =>

Quenya: Araoricon (ara- =noble & oricon=heather)

Sindarin: Artalath (ar- =noble, talath=flat lands, plain)

Bernard

(Brave/hardy bear) =>

Quenya: Turcamorco (turca=strong, powerful in body & morco=bear), atl. spelling Turkamorco (turka instead of turca)

Sindarin: Bellgraw (bell=strong in body & graw=bear), Bellmdelin (medlin=honey-eater, bear-like)

Dorothy/ Theodora/Theodore

(Gift of God) =>

Quenya: Valanna (vala=god & anna=gift) Valanwa (anwa=gift)

Sindarin: Balanoneth (balan=god & oneth=giving), Rodononeth (rodon=god)

I think that, for this name, it would work to replace the generic “vala” by the name of a specific Vala if the parents prayed one to have a child. Ex. Ivononeth (Ivon= Yavanna in Sindarin) or Vánanna (Gift of Vána). Also works with “Eru” instead of the generic words for “god”

Elizabeth

(My God is an oath) =>

Quenya: Ainovanda (aino, god & vanda=oath/pledge), Valavanda (vala=god), Eruvanda (I'm not sure any Elf would put the name Eru, the equivalent of God with a capital g, in their child's name but it's the closest in meaning to Elizabeth)

Sindarin: Balangwaedh (balan=vala & gwaedh=oath), Rodongwaedh (rodon=vala), Erugwaedh

Louis/Louise

(Loud/famous battle/to fight) =>

Quenya: Rimpaotha (rimpa=loud & otha=war)

Sindarin: Bruidagor (brui=loud & dagor=battle), Bruidagra (dagra=battle)

I strongly doubt any sane Elven parent would call their child like that, but it sounds relatively plausible for a baby born during a time of war (maybe a baby born during the crazy First Age?).

Maud/Mathilda

(Mighty battle) =>

Quenya: Melehtaothawen (melehta=mighty & otha=war & -wen=maiden)

For this one, I used three elements to compose the name because it didn’t sound right otherwise, but it’s not entirely right according to the naming rules in Quenya.

Sindarin: Belaithdagra (belaith=mighty & dagra=battle)

Like the precedent name, I doubt it would be very common, but it might work as an epessë (chosen name/nickname) for a warrior

Myriam

(Sea drop) =>

Quenya: Limbairë (limba=drop & airë= sea), Limbairen(airen=sea)

Sindarin: Limigaear (limig=drop & gaear=sea), Limigaer (gaer=sea)

Nicholas/Nicole

(Victory of the people) =>

Quenya: Aparielië (apairë=victory & lië=people, folk), Túrelië (túrë=mastery, victory)

Sindarin: Tûrgwaith (tûr= mastery & gwaith=people)

Robert

(Bright fame) =>

Quenya: Alcarima (alcar=glory & -ima=fair)

Sindarin: Agarbain (agar=glory & bain=fair), Agargalad (galad=radiant, bright)

Rosamund

(Horse protector (Germanic) OR rose of the world (Latin)) =>

Germanic etymology:

Quenya: Roccovarilë (rocco=horse & varilë=protection)

Sindarin: Rochthand (roch=horse thand=shield)

Latin etymology:

Quenya: Eälótë (lótë=flower, blossom & eä=world) Eämerillë (merillë=rose (fan invention)), Ilúvelótë (ilúvë=world)

Sindarin: Merilamar (meril=rose & amar=world)

Albert/Alberta

(Noble illustrious/brilliant) =>

Quenya: Aralcarindo (ara-=noble & alcarin= glorious, brilliant & -ndo=masculine suffix), Aralcarinon (-on=masculine suffix)

Sindarin: Araglorion (ar-=noble & aglor=glorious, brilliant & -ion=masculine suffix, son)

Feminine form:

Q. Aralcariniel (-iel=feminine suffix)

S. Aragloril (-il=feminine suffix)

Neutral form:

Q. Aralcarinwë (-wë=neutral suffix)

S. Aragloru (-u=neutral suffix)

Alexander/Alexandra

(Protector of men/defending men) =>

Quenya: Alatyanér (alatya- =to ward off, to protect & nér=man), Sandanér (sanda=shield)

Sindarin: Beriadir (beria=to protect & dîr=man), Thandir (thand=shield)

Feminine form:

Q. Alatyanis (nís=woman), Sandanis

S. Beriawen (-wen=woman, maiden), Thandwen (this one can also be used as a title/warrior category as it literally means Shieldmaiden)

Neutral form:

Q. Alatyawë (-wë=neutral suffix), Sandawë

S. Beriau (-u=neutral suffix), Thandu

Arthur

(Bear son/king/warrior) =>

Quenya: Morcotar (morco=bear & -tar=king), Morcomehtar (mehta=warrior), Morcoion (-ion=son)

Sindarin: Grawaran (graw=bear & aran=king), Medlinaran, (medlin=honey-eater, bear-like), Grawhador (hador=warrior), Grawion (-ion=son), Medlinion

Feminine form:

Q. Morcotári (tári=queen), Morcoien (-ien=daughter)

S. Grawrían (rían=queen), Medlinrían, Grawiel (-iel=daughter), Medliniel

Neutral form:

Q. Morcoquén (quén=person, individual), Morcohína (hên=child)

S. Grawpen (pen=one, somebody), Medlinpen, Grawhên (hên=child), Medlinhên

Charlotte/Charles

(Free woman) =>

Quenya: Fairenissë (fairë=free & nissë=woman), Fairënína (nína=woman), Fairewen (-wen=maiden), Fairënis (nís=woman)

Sindarin: Lainbess (lain=free & bess=woman), Laingwen (gwen=maiden, woman), Lainil (-il=feminine suffix)

Masculine form:

Q. Fairënér (nér=man)

S. Laindir (dîr=man), Lainon (-on=masculine suffix)

Neutral form:

Q. Fairëquén (quén=person, individual), Fairewë (-wë=neutral suffixe)

S. Lainpen (pen=one, somebody), Lainu (-u=neutral suffix)

Chloe

(Blooming, fertility, spring) =>

Quenya: Löawen (löa= time of blooming, “spring” & -wen= maiden), Lótëaiel (lótëa=blooming, flowering & -iel= feminine suffix)

Sindarin: Ethuiliel (ethuil=spring & -iel= feminine suffix) Lostadil (lostad=blooming & -il= feminine suffix)

Note that lostad is a fan invention/non-approved by Tolkien so this is not the name for you if you are trying to stick as closely as possible to the language rules.

Masculine form:

Q. Löando (-ndo=masculine suffix), Lótëando

S. Ethuilon (-on=masculine suffix)

Neutral Form:

Q. Loawë (-wë=neutral suffix), Lóteawë

S. Ethuilu (-u=neutral suffix)

Edward/Edmund

(Wealth/fortune/prosperous, guardian/protector/lord) =>

Quenya: Almacundo (alma= good fortune, weal, wealth & cundo=guardian, lord)

Sindarin: Maelighir (maelig= wealth, abundance & hîr=lord)

Feminine form:

Q. Almaheri (heri=lady)

S. Maeligrodel (rodel=lady, high lady)

Neutral form:

Q. Almaquén (quén=person, individual), Almawë (-wë= suffix for a person)

S. Maeligpen (pen=one, somebody), Maeligu (-u=neutral suffix)

Eloise

(Healthy) =>

Quenya: Alwarien (alwa=healthy & -ien= daughter, maiden)

Sindarin: Alwiel (alw=healthy & -iel=feminine suffix)

Masculine form:

Q. Alwando (-ndo=masculine suffix)

S. Alwon (-on=masculine suffix)

Neutral form:

Q. Alwawë (-wë=neutral suffix)

S. Alwu (-u=neutral suffix)

Frederic

(Peace ruler) =>

Quenya: Rainëtur (rainë=peace & -tur=ruler), Rainëtar (-tar=king)

Sindarin: Idharan (îdh=peace & aran=king, noble, lord)

Feminine form:

Q. Rainëtári (tári=queen)

S. Idhrían (rían=queen)

George/Georgina

(Farmer, lit. soil-worker) =>

Quenya: Ceminér (cemi=soil & -nér=man), Kemenér (kemen=earth), Rernér (rer-=to sow)

Sindarin: Caedir (cae=soil & dîr=man), Cevendir (ceven=earth)

Feminine form:

Q. Ceminís (nís=woman), Kemenís, Ceminissë (nissë=woman)

S. Caewen (-wen=maiden, woman), Cevenil (-il=feminine suffix)

Neutral form:

Q. Cemimólë (mólë=work, labour), Kemenmólë

S. Caedrabu (drab-= to work, to labour & -u=neutral suffix), Cevendrabu

Helen

(Sunshine) =>

Quenya: Arien (canon name for the Sun, lit. sun-maiden), Anarcalina (anar=sun & calina=bright), Ancalë (name of a Tengwar letter, litt. radiant one)

Sindarin: Anorwen (anor=sun & -wen=maiden), Anorglân (glân=bright, shining), Glawiel (glaw=sunshine & -iel=feminine suffix)

Masculine form:

Q. Anarion (lit. son of the sun; name of the youngest son of Elendil and second king of Gondor)

S. Anordir (dîr=man), Anoron (-on=masculine suffix), Glawion (-ion=son)

Neutral form:

Q. Anarwë (-wë=neutral suffix), Anarhína (hína=child)

S. Anoru (-u=neutral suffix), Anorhên (hên=child)

Lucy/Luke

(Light) =>

Quenya: Calaiel (cala=light & -iel=feminine suffix), Calaien (-ien=daughter, maiden), Calinaiel (calina= light), Calinawen (-wen=woman, maiden), Calina

Sindarin: Caladiel (calad= light & -iel=feminine suffix), Galadil (galad=light, radiance)

Masculine form:

Q. Calando (-ndo =masculine suffix), Calinando, Calaion (-ion=son), Calinaion

S. Caladon (-on=masculine suffix), Galadon, Caladion (-ion=son), Galadion

Neutral form:

Q. Calawë (-wë=neutral suffix), Calinawë

S. Caladu (-u=neutral suffix), Galadu

Mary

(Beloved) =>

Quenya: Meldawen (melda=beloved & -wen=maiden)

Sindarin: Melliel (mell=beloved & -iel=feminine suffix, daughter), Mellwen (-wen=maiden, woman)

Masculine form:

Q. Meldando (-ndo=masculine suffix)

S. Meldir (dîr=man)

Neutral form:

Q. Meldawë (-wë=neutral suffix)

S. Mellu (-u=neutral suffix)

Melissa

(Bee) =>

Quenya: Nioniel (nion=bee & -iel=feminine suffix)

Sindarin: Glitânil (glî=honey & tân=maker & -il=feminine suffix, daughter)

There is no word for bee in Sindarin so I smashed together honey and maker and it’ll do the job.

Masculine form:

Q. Niondo (-ndo=masculine suffix)

S. Glitânon (-on=masculine suffix)

Neutral form:

Q. Nionwë (-wë=neutral suffix)

S. Glitânu (-u=neutral suffix)

Sarah

(Ruler/princess) =>

Quenya: Aranel (aranel=princess)

Sindarin: Brethil(brethil= princess, litt. queen-daughter), Riel (riel=princess)

Susan

(Lily, flower) =>

Quenya: Indiliel (indil=lily, flower & -iel=feminine suffix)

Sindarin: Ellothiel (elloth=flower & -iel=feminine suffix), Lothiel (loth=flower)

Neutral form:

Q. Indilwë (-wë=neutral suffix)

S. Ellothu (-u=neutral suffix), Lothu

Ursula

(Bear) =>

Quenya: Morcowen (morco=bear & -wen=maiden)

Sindarin: Grawil (graw=bear & -il=feminine suffix) Medlinil (medlin=honey-eater, bear-like)

Masculine form:

Q. Morcondo (-ndo=masculine suffix)

S. Grawon (-on=masculine suffix)

Neutral form:

Q. Morcowë (-wë=neutral suffix)

S. Grawu (-u=neutral suffix), Medlinu

So here is the complete list. As I said at the beginning, you are welcome to pick a name or two for your fanfictions, but CREDIT ME if you do so. I spent hours and hours on this list and I won’t have my hard work stolen. And I’d like to see who these names will become as characters, too. You can either put a link to this post or tag me. I am Camille_LaChenille on AO3.

If you made it this far, congratulations! I also take requests to make Elvish names. Send in my askbox a message with one or two real world name or a general idea of the meaning you'd like, and a brief descrition of your character (gender, origin, social role/status, ) as well as the language you'd like the name in. I will give you two options you can chose from in a week or so. For an Elf who had to change their name from one language to another (think First Age Quenya ban), precise it and I'll give one name in each language.

#tolkien #lotr elves #tolkien elves #elvish #elvish names #quenya #sindarin #names #writing resources #the silmarillion #the lord of the rings #writing resource for Tolkien fanfictions #lord of the rings #fanfiction research #long post

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laddersofsweetmisery · 7 months

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My former English professor is retiring and gave away a bunch of the books in her office. She's a gem. I giddily returned to campus just to sort through her collection. Super excited about the ones I brought home with me. I thought someone else might appreciate some of the books I found.

I've already began poring over the poetry collections, but what should I read first? Are there any that you guys have read that you highly recommend?

Books included in Photo 1:

● Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Alta Edition includin Persuasion)

● Robert Burns by David Daiches

● Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

● Leigh Hunt's What is Poetry? by Albert S. Cook

● Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister by Aphra Behn

● Virginia Woolf: A Biography by Quentin Bell

● Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots, and Revolutionaries 1776-1871 by Adam Zamoyski

● Earnest Victorians by Robert A. Rosenbaum

● Lord Byron: Selected Letters and Journals by Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (Editor)

Books Included in Photo 2:

● Orlando by Virginia Woolf

● Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

● The Portable Irish Reader, (The Viking portable library) by Diarmuid Russell

● The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

● Becoming a Heroine by Rachel M. Brownstein

● To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf

● East Lynne by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs Henry Wood

● Poetry and Prose of Alexander Pope edited by Aubrey Williams

● In Memoriam; An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) by Alfred Tennyson

● Daughters and Fathers by Lynda E. Boose, Betty S. Flowers

Books Included in Photo 3:

● Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

● A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne

● Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti (Dover Thrift Editions)

● Sound the Deep Waters: Women's Romantic Poetry in the Victorian Age includes works by Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, Alice Meynell, and Edith Nesbit

● The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler

● The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein by Thomas Hoobler and Dorothy Hoobler

● Wordsworth and the Poetry of Human Suffering by James H. Averill

● Victorian Ghost Stories: By Eminent Women Writers (Part of the The Virago Book Series) edited by Richard Dalby

● The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

● Victorian Poetry and Poetics by Walter E. Houghton G. Robert

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makeitquietly · 1 year

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Mae Busch and Dorothy Christy in Sons of the Desert (1933)

#Mae Busch #Dorothy Christy #Laurel and Hardy #Sons of the Desert #1933 #1930s #features #movies

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thebirdandhersong · 11 months

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Top 25 books of my heart, as tagged by @rowenabean! Thank you for tagging me! I had SUCH a hard time trying to narrow it down :')

Here they are, in no particular order:

Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

The Story of a Soul - St. Therese of Lisieux

Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett

Shakespeare's Complete Works (ESPECIALLY Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth)

Leave it to Psmith - P.G. Wodehouse

Walking on Water - Madeleine L'Engle

The Time Quartet (first three specifically) - Madeleine L'Engle

Night Watch - Terry Pratchett

Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones

The Man Born to be King - Dorothy Sayers

Middlemarch - George Eliot

Fahrenheit 341 - Ray Bradbury

Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel

Anne of the Island - L.M. Montgomery

Moominland Midwinter - Tove Jansson

Moominvalley in November - Tove Jansson

Tagging @lovesodeepandwideandwell @swinging-stars-from-satellites @madamescarlette @stories-dearheart @permanentreverie @incomingalbatross and you, if you want to list YOUR top 20-25 books of your heart!!!

#i am in fact cheating by grouping shakespeare/lotr/narnia/time quartet but. they are part of a bigger picture so #songbird again #i will elaborate on this list at a later date but rest assured i can and will talk your ear off continuously about these books!!!

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midnightcowboy1969 · 8 months

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My bookshelf

Hey, @beanifred <3 So, here's a big peak at my bookshelf (way too many books as I said)

Beginning with my treasures:

The "Real" Bob Steele and a man called "Brad" by Bob Nareau

The Photostory of "Battling Bob" Bob Steele by Mario DeMarco

2. The Columbo Collection

Just One More thing by Peter Falk

The Grassy Knoll by William Harrington (my enemy)

Murder by the Book by Steven Bochco

And now there's chaos:

Psycho 1 & 2 and Night-World by Robert Bolch (Norwegian edition)

Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

The Body Snatcher by Jack Finney

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Trash by Dorothy Allison (lesbian but at what cost)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Buddah of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (I also have American Gods but I cannot find it)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Complete Short Stories: Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie

Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell

The Hunter by Richard Stark

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The System by John Burke (novelization)

Alien Nation by Alan Dean Foster (novelization)

Edge of the City by Fredrick Pohl (novelization)

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The Collector by John Fowels

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Norwegian edition)

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (novelization)

Ninteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Jaws by Peter Benchley

Wanderer by Sterling Hayden (the actor)

The Wicker Man by Robin Hardy & Anthony Shaffer (Novelization (?))

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Terror by Dan Simmons

Papillon 1 & 2 by Henri Charrière (Norwegian editions)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (book of all time)

The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Midnight Cowboy by John L. Herlihy

Shooting Midnight Cowboy by Glenn Frankel

Cape Fear by John D. McDonald (watch the movies)

The Bretheren by John Grisham (Norwegian edition)

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorgood

Glitz by Elmore Leonard (Norwegian edition)

The Big Sleep and Other Novels by Raymond Chandler (the other novels are Farwell My Lovely and The Long Goodbye)

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Client by John Grisham (Norwegian edition)

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Legion (Exorcist 2) by William Peter Blatty

La Peste by Albert Camu (Norwegian edition)

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffery Cranor (not read)

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

The Day of the Dolphin by Robert Merle

Local Hero by David Benedictus (novelization)

The Glass Cage by Colin Wilson

American Psycho by Brett E. Ellis

Fools Die by Mario Puzo (Norwegian edition)

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Sicilian by Mario Puzo (Norwegian edition)

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin (Norwegian edition) + Four different Game of Thrones books in Norwegian

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

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

The Betsy by Harold Robbins (Norwegian edition)

Aliens by Alan Dean Foster (novelization)

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

The Auctioneer by Joan Samson

Timeline by Michael Crichton

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Dune, The Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert

Hitchiker's Guide to the Galxy by Douglas Adams

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Trumpet by Jackie Kay

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman (short story collection that made me dislike short stories)

Mr. Monk in Trouble by Lee Goldberg (my enemy)

Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop by Lee Goldberg (I hate him)

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Wolf

Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Maurice by E. M. Forster

The Case of the Gilded Lily by Erle Stanley Gardner (Norwegian edition)

The Case of the Glamorous Ghost by Erle Stanley Gardner (Norwegian edition)

Something Happened by Joseph Heller

Marathon Man by William Goldman

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire by Derek Landy

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (Norwegian edition)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurt

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Norwegian edition)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey (bad)

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg

Killing Time by Della Van Hise (Star Trek Spinoff Spirk book)

Star Trek: Department of Temportal Investigations: Forgotten History by Christopher L. Bennet

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Missing by Una McCormack

Star Trek Enterprise: Rise of the Federation: Uncertain Logic by Christopher L. Bennett

7. Stephen King Collection

Outsider

If it Bleeds

On Writing

Blaze

Carrie

The Stand

Hearts in Atlantis (Norwegian edition)

The Tommyknockers

Cujo

Thinner (Norwegian edition)

The Shining

Night Shift

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Norwegian edition)

Dreamcatcher

Doctor Sleep

Rose Madder

Pet Sematary

Christine

Salem's Lot

Dolores Claiborne (Norwegian edition)

The Bachman Books

The Institute

Insomnia

Misery

Finders Keepers

End of Watch

Firestarter

The Body

Needful Things (Norwegian edition)

Bag of Bones

8. Not pictured

A collection of Sherlock Holmes books

Many Hardy Boys books

Chilly Scenes of Winter by Ann Beattie

Some comic books

I believe this is approximately everything lol.

My dream is to have a small cozy rooms dedicated to the books I own. It won't happen any time soon.

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