Paradise Lost – John Milton (1667)
Paradise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem recounting Satan’s rebellion, the fall of man, and the battle between good and evil.
Fantasy
Psychological
Restart Reading
Historical
Satire
Middlemarch – George Eliot (1872)
Middlemarch by George Eliot is a social novel exploring ambition, marriage, and reform in 19th-century provincial England.
Romance
Pigs in Heaven – Barbara Kingsolver (1993)
A fierce mother fights to keep her adopted Cherokee daughter, as love, law, and heritage collide across the American Southwest in a journey of heart and identity.
Mystery
Supernatural
The Turn of the Screw – Henry James (1898)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a psychological ghost story about a governess convinced that malevolent spirits are haunting two children.
Psychological
Thus Spake Zarathustra – Friedrich Nietzsche (1883)
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche presents philosophical reflections on the Übermensch, the death of God, and self-overcoming through allegory and parables.
Fantasy
Psychological
The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri (1320)
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri follows Dante’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, exploring sin, redemption, and divine justice.
Mystery
Psychological
Supernatural
The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins (1859)
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is a gothic mystery involving mistaken identity, crime, and a conspiracy that unravels through multiple narrators.
Classics
Historical
Mystery
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood (2000)
Iris Chase reflects on her family’s dark past, her sister Laura’s mysterious death, and a novel-within-a-novel that reveals hidden secrets and betrayals.
Classics
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Sirens of Titan – Kurt Vonnegut Jr (1959)
Malachi Constant’s journey from Earth to Titan weaves through love, fate, and cosmic absurdity, where a rich man, a broken family, and a lonely robot shape the meaning of existence.
Classics
Historical
Nine Stories – JD Salinger (1953)
A collection of short stories exploring themes of innocence, trauma, and human connection, including A Perfect Day for Bananafish and For Esmé—with Love and Squalor.