Didn't Even Sparknotes It....
"It was pretty predictable...of course if you commit a crime, you're gonna face punishment?"
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
This sinister pick of the past told the story of a young woman sent to the Mexican country help save her cousin, only to slowly become embroiled in the unsettling mysteries surrounding her cousin's in-laws.
What is Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia?
What is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?
AITV if I continue sending letters to my illiterate son to let him know that I still keep track of him?
Who is Jan Van Eck from Six of Crows?
"Oh my god, I have that book on my TBR!"
To Be Read
"I mean, how little were they? Like 5'?"
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
This novel, one of my personal favorites of last-year's season, is the first novel in a popular author's "Cosmere", telling of a magical city and the mystery of its ruination.
What is Elantris by Brandon Sanderson?
My personal favorite novel by this author, starring the legendary Kathy Bates on screen, this novel takes a look at what happens when an author's biggest fan finally meets her idol.
What is Misery by Stephen King?
AITV if I accidentally gaslit my not moved-on ex into thinking we might actually work out this time only to stay with my husband?
Who is Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby?
"Ugh, I did not like that book. A total DNF."
Did Not Finish
"I mean there definitely were two of those metropolises!"
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
This past-pick tells of a girl's (named after a month...) irregular training at a school meant for spies and the murder mystery she has to solve in that foreign environment.
What is Killing November by Adrianna Mather?
This children's book series, with a franchise consisting of over 230 books, is the source of the tagline that inspired the name of this category.
What is R.L. Stine's Goosebumps?
AITV if I killed my brother and married my sister-in-law to become the king of Denmark?
Who is Claudius from Hamlet?
"SFF is absolutely my favorite genre!"
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
This mysterious novel, the last of our book club reads last year, was one that we ran out of time in the academic year to discuss together!
The first part of this "comedy" might not leave you chuckling, telling a solemn, grim tale of what tortures and demons lie after the conclusion of our lives...
What is Dante's Inferno?
AITV if, in the my plan for vengeance on the man who took my first love, I forced their daughter to marry my weak son?
Who is Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights?
"I picked this book up at an LFL about a week ago!"
"Oh yeah! My favorite part of that one was how in love all the characters were! I mean, why else would the title be a pet-name?"
Beloved by Toni Morrison
This novel, one read in my freshman year of the club, takes heavy inspiration from The Talented Mr. Ripley and comes from acclaimed YA author, E. Lockhart.
What is Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart?
This book, although not actually the first, has undoubtedly become the most classic and well-known example of its special horror genre, with its eponymous character being named as "the most portrayed literary character" by the Guiness World Book of Records.
What is Dracula by Bram Stoker?
AITV if I keep raising the mission counts for the soldiers under my command if it means we might get featured on the news?
Who is Colonel Cathcart from Catch-22?
"Some people really dislike MMPBs, but I honestly think, once you break the spine, the cheap price makes them worth it."
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