Traumatic Short Stories
Famous for James and the Giant Peach and The BFG, this author has also written many short stories such as Lamb to the Slaughter, in which a woman kills her husband and serves the murder weapon to investigators for dinner.
Who is Roald Dahl?
The Lion King, but set hundreds of years ago in England
What is Hamlet?
This author wrote It Ends With Us among other stories, and has become very popular, but also extremely criticized.
Who is Colleen Hoover?
Famous author who was engaged for one night...before breaking it off the next morning because her fiance was "very plain in person"
Who is Jane Austen?
Austen novel that begins with "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife".
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Object thrown at the winner of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Stones
A bunch of pigs go power-hungry in this classic novel.
What is Animal Farm?
The number of posts under #booktok on TikTok
What is 64 million
Virginia Woolfe had a very unusual pet, despite not living in a place that grew bananas naturally...
What is a monkey?
"In my younger and more vulnerable years..." this unreliable narrator begins his tale of glitz, glamor, and despair.
What is The Great Gatsby?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman story featuring a woman locked in an attic for "the good of her mental health" by her husband
What is The Yellow Wallpaper?
A plane crash leads to the most deadly student council elections ever
What is Lord of the Flies?
This genre is attributed to BookTok, and is a combination of fantasy and romance.
What is romantasy?
This famous American author based her most popular novel on the story of her sisters—and grew up in Massachusetts.
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
"Two households, both alike in dignity
(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."
What is "Romeo and Juliet"?
Story featuring a severed primate hand that grants wishes
What is The Monkey's Paw?
A teenage girl falls in love with her employer, but flees when he tries to make her his polygamous wife. All ends happily after his first wife sets herself on fire.
What is Jane Eyre?
This book, featuring Dragons and Riders, was awarded Book of the Year at the annual TikTok book awards, and has sold over twelve million copies in 30 languages since its publish date.
What is Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrows?
Agatha Christie was one of the first people to ever go _ standing up.
#9 most popular book taught in United States high schools that starts with the words the "It was a pleasure to burn."
What is Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451?
In this short story, a sweet old lady keeps stuffed humans in her attic.
What is "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
A man shoots his best friend after promising to buy him a rabbit.
What is Of Mice and Men?
This romance book set in academia has sold over 750,000 copies worldwide. (Also, Cecelia's mom has written fan fiction about the characters...)
What is The Love Hypothesis?
This famous author was the first Black woman to ever be depicted on a piece of U.S. currency
Who is Maya Angelou?
"It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they executed the Rosenbergs, and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York."
What is The Bell Jar?