Look at the Harlequins! – Vladimir Nabokov (1974)
A haunted writer wanders through love, madness, and memory, crafting illusions so vivid they blur with truth in a dazzling dance of identity and invention.
Classics
Restart Reading
Psychological
Science Fiction
Blazing World – Margaret Cavendish (1666)
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is an early feminist sci-fi novel, following a woman who becomes ruler of an alternate universe filled with strange beings.
Classics
Historical
Satire
The Gilded Age – Mark Twain (1873)
A scathing, satirical portrait of greed, ambition, and political rot in post-Civil War America - where fortune beckons, failure waits, and dreams are as fragile as promises.
Fantasy
Supernatural
Moonchild – Aleister Crowley (1917)
Moonchild by Aleister Crowley is an occult novel blending mysticism, magic, and philosophical battles between rival factions seeking to create a supernatural child.
Classics
Psychological
A Report for an Academy – Franz Kafka (1917)
An ape's haunting transformation into a man reveals the cost of survival, the illusion of freedom, and the quiet tragedy of losing oneself to become acceptable.
Romance
Young Adult
Underdogs – Markus Zusak (2011)
This coming-of-age trilogy follows brothers Cameron and Ruben Wolfe as they navigate love, identity, and hardships in working-class Sydney.
Classics
Historical
Satire
Picture This – Joseph Heller (1988)
A philosopher, a painter, and a forgotten poet converge across centuries in a darkly brilliant reflection on power, art, and the eternal absurdity of history.
Romance
Satire
The Battle of Life – Charles Dickens (1848)
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens follows Marion and Grace Jeddler as they navigate love and sacrifice in an English countryside setting without supernatural elements.
Adventure
Satire
The Million Pound Bank Note – Mark Twain (1893)
The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain follows a poor American in London who is given a massive banknote as part of a bet, testing the power of wealth.
Classics
Psychological
Romance
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft (1788)
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft follows Maria, confined to an asylum, as she reflects on gender oppression and seeks personal freedom.