Travels With Charley – John Steinbeck (1961)
Steinbeck embarks on a road trip across America with his poodle Charley, reflecting on society, landscapes, and the changing nature of the country.
Non Fiction
Restart Reading
Adventure
Historical
Romance
Ivanhoe – Sir Walter Scott (1819)
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott is a medieval romance set in 12th-century England, following Wilfred of Ivanhoe’s quest to restore his honor and reunite with Lady Rowena.
Classics
Romance
Memories of My Melancholy Whores – Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2004)
A ninety-year-old man seeks a final night of passion, only to stumble upon a love so pure it transforms his soul in the twilight of life.
Classics
Satire
Dead Souls – Nikolai Gogol (1842)
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol follows Pavel Chichikov’s scheme to buy deceased serfs from landowners, exposing the corruption and absurdity of Russian society.
Adventure
Fantasy
Supernatural
The Children of Húrin – JRR Tolkien (2007)
In a tragic tale set in the First Age, Túrin Turambar battles fate and Morgoth’s curse, facing sorrow, heroism, and his ultimate downfall.
Classics
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Galpagos – Kurt Vonnegut Jr (1985)
Mary Hepburn and a band of castaways face a ruined world, where survival reshapes humanity and evolution rewrites destiny on the wild shores of the Galápagos Islands.
Romance
Satire
As You Like It – William Shakespeare (1599)
As You Like It by William Shakespeare follows Rosalind, who flees to the Forest of Arden, disguising herself as Ganymede while navigating love and self-discovery.
Classics
Psychological
Ariel – Sylvia Plath (1965)
A searing journey through death, rebirth, and the fractured self, this lyrical tempest strips silence bare and transforms anguish into breathtaking, unflinching art.
Mystery
Psychological
Supernatural
The Cask of Amontillado – Edgar Allan Poe (1846)
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe follows Montresor’s calculated revenge against Fortunato, whom he lures into the catacombs for a gruesome fate.
Classics
Psychological
Satire
The Portrait of a Lady – Henry James (1881)
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James follows Isabel Archer, a young American woman in Europe, as she navigates love, betrayal, and personal freedom.