Classic Literature
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Your 2015 Bookshelf
Celebrity Memoirs
100

This Louisa May Alcott novel was published in 1868 and follows 4 sisters on the brink of womanhood

Little Women 

100

Matt Damon goes to space in the adaptation of this Andy Weir sci-fi novel

The Martian

100

This 2021 rom-com novel follows decade-old friends who go on one vacation every year. 

People We Meet on Vacation

100

The books in this early 2010's dystopian romance series feature pictures of giant eyeballs on the cover. 

The Shatter Me Series

100

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

200

Scout, Jem and Atticus are the main characters in this 1930's classic American novel.

To Kill a Mockingbird

200

Jacob Elordi was almost unrecognizable in this 2025 adaptation of a classic novel

Frankenstein 

200

Two brothers, a beach house, and an unlikable narrator are all components of this romance trilogy that was first published in 2009

The Summer I Turned Pretty

200

This tragic early 2000's novel follows Miles "Pudge" Halter as he attends Culver Creek Boarding School, falls in love with a girl, and then she (spoiler alert) dies. 

Looking for Alaska

200

Spare

Prince Harry

300

Also an award-winning musical, this novel follows an escaped convict who was arrested for stealing a loaf of bread during the French Revolution Era. 

Les Miserables

300

Disappointingly, Zendaya had a screen time of only seven minutes in this sci-fi adaptation.

Dune

300

This fantasy novel, featuring a crown dripping with blood on the cover, was originally published in 2016 but was repopularized on BookTok

Red Queen

300

Tumblr divas went crazy for the last line of this tragic coming-of-age story, which reads "And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite" (que Heroes by David Bowie)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower 

300

Becoming

Michelle Obama 

400

The Catcher in the Rye is written by this American author. 

J.D. Salinger

400

"If you're a bird, I'm a bird," is a quote from this 2004 adaptation of a 1996 novel.

The Notebook

400

Calling all video game lovers, the name of this 2022 novel is inspired by a popular Macbeth soliloquy.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 

400

Some would describe this series as The Bachelor, but make it royal with a little bit of violence. 

The Selection

400

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

500

"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the first line in this classic American novel.

The Great Gatsby

500

This adaptation featuring actors like Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe featured a lot of leather, and a lot of hair grease.

The Outsiders

500

Set to be released in May of this year, this novel is Carly Fortune's upcoming release in her series of Canadian centered romance novels. 

Our Perfect Storm

500

This novel is a 3rd installment in a series and opens with a Robert Frost poem

Eclipse

500

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

Matthew Perry