#LES SURVIVANTS DE JANE HARPER

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# 25 Inspirational Novels to Read In a world that often seems filled with darkness and despair, literature stands as a beacon of hope and inspiration. Novels, with their intricate plots and complex characters, have the power to transport readers to different realms, challenge their perceptions, and inspire them to see the beauty and potential in their own lives. This article explores 25 inspirational novels that promise to uplift, motivate, and provoke thought in their readers. From timeless classics to contemporary masterpieces, these books offer a diverse range of perspectives and themes that resonate with the human spirit's resilience and capacity for growth. ## Timeless Classics ### To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is not only a profound commentary on racial injustice in the American South but also a heartwarming tale of childhood innocence, moral courage, and the power of empathy. ### The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho A magical story about following one's dreams, "The Alchemist" follows the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago who travels from Spain to Egypt, learning life's lessons along the way. ### Les Misérables by Victor Hugo An epic tale of redemption, love, and revolution, this novel explores the depths of human misery and the incredible power of grace and forgiveness in transforming hearts. ### Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen More than just a romantic novel, Austen's masterpiece delves into themes of class, prejudice, and the pursuit of happiness, showcasing the strength and resilience of its protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet. ### The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry A tender tale that speaks to the child in all of us, this novel reminds readers of the importance of love, friendship, and the simple joys of life. ## Contemporary Inspirations ### The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini A powerful story of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of Afghanistan's tumultuous history, this novel explores the bonds that define us and the choices that can redeem us. ### Educated by Tara Westover In this gripping memoir, Westover recounts her journey from growing up in a strict and abusive household to earning a PhD from Cambridge University, highlighting the transformative power of education. ### The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah This novel tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to resist the German occupation, showcasing the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. ### A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman At its core, this novel is a touching narrative about the unexpected friendships that shape us and the profound impact one life can have on countless others. ### The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Set in Nazi Germany, this novel narrates the story of a young girl's relationship with her foster parents, the Jewish man hidden in their home, and her love for books, offering a unique perspective on the war. ## Novels That Challenge and Inspire ### Life of Pi by Yann Martel A survival story with a twist, this novel follows the protagonist, Pi, as he is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with only a Bengal tiger for company, exploring themes of faith, reality, and the will to live. ### Beloved by Toni Morrison This haunting novel delves into the legacy of slavery in America, examining the deep scars it has left on individuals and the nation as a whole, while also offering a message of hope and redemption. ### The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, this novel follows the life of Peekay, a young English boy who dreams of becoming a welterweight champion, exploring themes of racism, perseverance, and the impact of one individual on the world. ### Wild by Cheryl Strayed In this memoir, Strayed recounts her solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, undertaken in a moment of personal crisis, and how the journey helped her rediscover herself and come to terms with her past.

### The Color Purple by Alice Walker This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of Celie, an African American woman in the early 20th century South, and her journey from oppression to empowerment, highlighting the strength and resilience of women. ## Uplifting Reads for All Ages ### Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling More than just a children's book series, Harry Potter explores themes of friendship, courage, and the fight against darkness, inspiring readers of all ages. ### Wonder by R.J. Palacio This novel introduces readers to August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who attends a mainstream school for the first time, promoting messages of kindness and acceptance. ### The Giver by Lois Lowry A thought-provoking novel set in a seemingly utopian society, "The Giver" explores the importance of memory, emotion, and individuality in a world that has sacrificed everything for conformity and sameness. ### Matilda by Roald Dahl This beloved children's novel celebrates the power of imagination and learning, as young Matilda uses her intelligence and special powers to overcome obstacles and stand up to bullies. ### Charlotte's Web by E.B. White A touching story of friendship and sacrifice, this novel tells the tale of a pig named Wilbur and his spider friend Charlotte, who devises a plan to save him from being slaughtered. ## Conclusion The novels listed above offer more than just entertainment; they provide valuable life lessons, moments of profound insight, and a source of inspiration that can motivate readers to reflect on their own lives and perhaps even change them for the better. Whether you're looking for a story of adventure, a tale of resilience, or a narrative that challenges societal norms, there's something in this list for everyone. In reading these inspirational novels, we are reminded of the power of literature to uplift, to heal, and to inspire.

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Partageons mon rendez-vous lecture #29-2021 & critiques

Partageons mon rendez-vous lecture #29-2021 & critiques

Voici mes critiques littéraires sur Livres à profusion, Malefico de Donato Carrisi Malefico de Donato Carrisi – Editions Le Livre de Poche Les survivants de Jane Harper Les survivants de Jane Harper – Editions Calmann Lévy En lecture, Eden, fille de personne de Marie Colot Eden, fille de personne de Marie Colot – Editions Actes Sud Junior Présentation de l’éditeur : À presque seize ans, Eden a…

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First lines from the books I read in 2018

Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd: Thus is 1711, the ninth year of the reign of Queen Anne, an Act of Parliament was passed to erect seven new Parish Churches in the Cities of London and Westminster, which commission was delivered to Her Majesty’s Office of Works in Scotland Yard.

Métamorphose en bord de ciel by Mathias Malzieu: Les oiseaux, ça s'enterre en plein ciel.

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: The family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex.

Le plus petit baiser jamais recensé by Mathias Malzieu: Le plus petit baiser jamais recensé.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?”

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll: One thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it -it was the black kitten’s fault entirely.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson: Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity, baripity, baripity-Good.

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin: Dear James: I had begun this letter five times and torn it up five times.

The Secret in Their Eyes by Eduardo Sacheri: Benjamín Miguel Chaparro stops short and decides he’s not going.

At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft: I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why.

The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes: This books is the factual account of the life, up to now, of William Stanley Milligan, the first person in U.S. history to be found not guilty of major crimes, by reason of unsanity, because he possessed multiple personalities.

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket: If you are interested in stories in happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.

Puckoon by Spike Milligan: Several and a half metric miles North East of Sligo, split by a cascading stream, her body on earth, her feet in water, dwells the microcephalic community of Puckoon.

Piercing by Ryu Murakami: A small living creature asleep in its crib.

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket: The stretch of the road that leads out of this city, past Hazy Harbor and into the town of Tedia, is perhaps the most unpleasant in the world.

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini: So, then.

The Shape of Water by Guillermo Del Toro and Daniel Kraus: Richard Strickland reads the brief from General Hoyt.

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell: He’d stopped trying to bring her back.

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell: The Rue du Coq d’Or, Paris, seven in the morning.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart: Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusack: First the colors. Then the humans. That’s usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket: If you didn’t know much about the Baudelaire orphans, and you saw them sitting on their suitcases at Damocles Dock, you might think they were bound for an exciting adventure.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.

Battles in the Desert by José Emilio Pacheco: I remember, I don’t remember.

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket: Sometime during your lifetime -in fact, very soon- you may find yourself reading a book, and you may notice that a book’s first sentence can often tell you what sort of story your book contains.

The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby: The word is everywhere, a plague spread by the President of the United States, television anchors, radio talk show hosts, preachers in megachurches, self-help gurus, and anyone else attempting to demostrate his or her identification with ordinary, presumably wholesome American values.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare: Theseus, duke of Athens, is planning the festivities for his upcoming wedding to the newly captured Amazon, Hippolyta.

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: We were in study hall when the headmaster walked in, followed by a new boy not wearing a school uniform, and by a janitor carrying a large desk.

The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket: If you were going to give a gold medal to the last delightful person on Earth, you would have to give that medal to a person named Carmelita Spats, and if you didn’t give it to her, Carmelita Spats was the sort of person who would snatch it from your hands anyway.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding: The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: Christopher Sly, a drunken beggar, is driven out of an alehouse by its hostess.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: My name is Katy H.

Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami: “There’s no such thing as a perfect piece of writing.”

The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket: The book you are holding in your two hands right now -assuming that you are, in fact, holding this book, and that you have only two hands- is one of two books in the world that will show you the difference between the words “nervous” and the word “anxious.”

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: 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.

Adventure Time: The Enchiridion & Marcy’s Super Secret Scrapbook!!!: My Devoted Evil Daighter, Marceline, I admit we’ve had a somewhat volatile father-daughter relantionship ever since the regrettable Fry Incident.

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin: Ser Waymar Royce glanced at the sky with desinterest.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami: I used to love listening to stories about faraway places.

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket: No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don’t read is often as important as what you do read.

Dracula by Bram Stoker: 3 May. Bistritz. –Left Munich at 8:35 P.M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:43, but train was an hour late.

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare: I know this hartred mocks all Christian virtue, but They I loathe: their very sight  abhors me.

On the Road by Jack Kerouac: I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up.

A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami: It was a short one-paragraph item in the morning edition.

The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket: There are two reasons why a writer would end a sentence with the word “stop” written in entirely in capital letters STOP.

The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia: The chain-link fence around Praisley Park is woven with purple ribbons and roses, love notes, tributes, and prayers for peace.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare: Who’s there?

A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin: The comet’s tail spread across the dawn, a red slash that bled above the crags of Dragonstone like a wound in the pink and purple sky.

Out of Africa by Isak Dinensen: I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Ngong Hills.

Carrie by Stephen King: News item from the Westover (Me.) weekly enterprise, August 19, 1966: RAIN OF STONES REPORTED.

The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket: When my workday is over, and I have closed my notebook, hidden my pen and sawed holes in my rented canoe so it cannot be found, I often like to spend the evening in conversation with my few surviving friends.

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick: The P-38 WWII Nazi handgun looks comical lying on the breakfast table next to a boal of outmeal.

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve on an old house, a strange tale should essentially be, I remember no comment uttered till somebody happened to say that it was the only tale he had met in which such a visitation had fallen on a child.

Carmilla by Sheridan J. Le Fanu: Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborated note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: No one has ever suffered as I have.

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski: I still get nightmares.

Othello by William Shakespeare: In the streets of Venice, Iago tells Roderigo of his hatred for Othello, who has given Cassio the lieutenancy that Iago wanted and has made Iago a mere ensign.

Dance, Dance, Dance by Haruki Murakami: I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel.

The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket: A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called “The Road Less Traveled,” describing a journey he took through the woods along a path most travelers never used.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: “What you looking at me for? I didn’t come to stay…”

A Most Haunted House by G. L. Davies: The house first came to my attention a few  years ago.

Ghost Sex, The Violation by G. L. Davies: I met with Lisa at her home in Pembroke Dock.

Any Man by Amber Tamblyn: Am I in a body?

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay: “This must be so difficult for you, Meredith.”

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin: The day was grey and bitter cold, and the dogs would not take the scent.

Macbeth by William Shakespeare: When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?

You by Caroline Kepnes: You walk into the bookstore and you keep your hand on the door to make sure it doesn’t slam.

The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket: After a great deal of examining oceans, investigating rainstorms and staring very hard at several drinking fountains, the scientists of the worlds developed a theory regarding how water is distributed around our planet, which they have named “the water cycle.”

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys: They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did.

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen: About thirthy years ago, Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the country of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet’s lady, with all the comforts and consequences of a handsome house and a large income.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë: My name is Gilbert Markham, and my story begings in October 1827, when I was twenty-four years old.

The Tempest by William Shakespeare: Boatswain!

Lucky by Alice Sebold: In the tunnel where I was raped, a tunnel that was once an underground entry to an amphitheather, a place where actors burst forth from underneath the seats of a crowd, a girl had been murdered and dismembered.

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket: Certain people had said that the world is like a calm pond, and that anytime a person does even the smallest thing, it is as if a stone has dropped into the pond, spreading circles of ripples further and further out, until the entire world has been changed by one tiny action.

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Hi tumblr! Since my most popular post by far was this Read Across the United States map, I felt I should stop acting like the US comprises the entire world and make an equivalent map of wlw books for the countries of the world. This list includes novels, anthologies, and memoirs that take place, and often are written by natives of, countries across the world. And again, I need some help filling in the blanks. Some areas of the world I really struggled with, and others I could see were replete with options, but the only lists I found were in the native language (sorry to say I’m a stereotypical monolingual American). 

Afghanistan : Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes

Argentina : Edge of Glory by Rachel Spangler, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Australia :  The Flywheel by Erin Gough, Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough, A Story of Now by Emily O’Beirne, Points of Departure by Emily O’Beirne, Here’s The Thing by Emily O’Beirne, The Monkey’s Mask by Dorothy Porter, About A Girl by Joanne Horniman, May Day Mine by Verity Croker, Not-So-Straight Sue by Cheyenne Blue, Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Austria : Küss Mich, Libussa by Sophie Strohmeier, Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Bangladesh : Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

Belgium :  The Princess Deception by Nell Stark, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Botswana :  Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba

Brazil : Tempo ao Tempo by Olívia Pilar, Dia de Domingo by Olívia Pilar, Entre Estantes by Olívia Pilar

Canada : Landing by Emma Donoghue, That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston, The Dirt Chronicles  by Kristyn Dunnion, Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote, Gravity by Leanne Lieberman, The Young in One Another’s Arms by Jane Rule, After the Fire by Jane Rule, 96 Hours by Georgia Beers, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

China :  When Fox Is A Thousand by Larissa Lai, Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon by Ken Liu, Red Azalea by Anchee Min, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Cuba :  The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Cyprus :  The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Democratic Republic of the Congo : Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Denmark :  The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Egypt : A Smokeless Flame by Aziza Amador, A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar, Felucca Dreams by Natalie Debrabandere, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

England : Another Life Altogether by Elaine Beale, Disobedience by Naomi Alderman, The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, Affinity by Sarah Waters, The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson, I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif, Radio Silence by Alice Oseman, The Dark Victorian series by Elizabeth Watasin, Days of Grace by Catherine Hall, The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson, She Rises by Kate Worsley, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Finland : The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta, Fair Play by Tove Jansson

France : The Last Nude by Ellis Avery, Last Words From Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Germany : The Music Box by Elaine Atwell, Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer, Snapshots of a Girl by Beldan Sezen, Paper Love by Jae, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Greece : My Best Friend, Maybe by Caela Carter

Hong Kong : Fool for Love by Harper Bliss

India :  Love Bi The Way by Bhaavna Arora, Babyji by Abha Dawesar, Kari by Amruta Patil, Falling Into Place by Sheryn Munir, Out! Stories from the New Queer India by Minal Hajratwala, Facing the Mirror: Lesbian Writing from India by Ashwini Sukthankar, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Iran : If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan, Moon at Nine by Deborah Ellis

Ireland : Hood by Emma Donoghue, Stir-Fry by Emma Donoghue, Fionn:  Defence of Ráth Bládhma by Brian O’Sullivan, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Israel : A Small Country About to Vanish by Victoria Avilan, The Rosebush Murders by Ruth Shidlo, Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman, Dearest Anne by Judith Katzir, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Italy : Summer Heat by Harper Bliss, Sword of the Gladiatrix by Faith L. Justice

Jamaica : The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin, Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn, Bliss by Fiona Zedde, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Japan : The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery, A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi

Jordan : I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif

Kenya : Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani

Kuwait : A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar

Lebanon :  Bareed Mista3jil, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Malawi :  Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani

Mexico : The Two Mujeres by Sara Levi Calderon, Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders by Alicia Gaspar De Alba, Sor Juana’s Second Dream by Alicia Gaspar De Alba, 24/7 by Yolanda Wallace, Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Monaco : The Princess and the Prix by Nell Stark

Nigeria : Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

New Zealand : Tahuri by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock, The Shattering by Karen Healey, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Norway : The Four Winds by Gerd Brantenberg, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Pakistan : Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall

Palestine : Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman

Peru : The Copper Egg by Catherine Friend

Philippines : Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love and Revolution by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, Don’t Tell My Mother by Brigitte Bautista, Women Loving: Stories & A Play by Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz

Portugal : Seasons of Love by Harper Bliss

Russia : Sophia Parnok: The Life and Work of Russia’s Sappho by Diana Lewis Burgin, Love in Revolution by B.R. Collins, The Revolution of Marina M. by Janet Fitch

Saudi Arabia : The Others by Seba al-Herz

Scotland : Valhalla by Ari Bach, Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron, Once the Clouds Have Gone by K.E. Payne, Four Steps by Wendy Hudson, The Crazy Jig: Gay and Lesbian Writing from Scotland by Joanne Winning

Slovenia : The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

South Africa : The World Unseen by Shamim Sarif, Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life As a Lesbian Sangoma by Nkunzi Kandile Nkabinde, The Invisible Ghetto: Lesbian and Gay Writing from South Africa by Matthew Krouse, Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell, Porcupine by Jane Bennett, Reclaiming the L-Word: Sappho’s Daughters Out in Africa by Alleyn Diesel, Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba, Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Spain : The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend, The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Sri Lanka : The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Syria : Cinnamon by Samar Yazbek

Taiwan : Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin

Tanzania : Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba, Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani

Thailand : The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Trinidad : The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

Uganda :  Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba, Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani

United States

Uruguay : The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction by Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle

US Virgin Islands : Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender

Wales : Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

Zambia : Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani,

Zimbabwe :  Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction by Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba, Not Yet Uhuru by Dolar Vasani

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It has come to our attention that some millennials on Tumblr people don’t like 1st person narrative in fiction. We were quite baffled by the notion (”But... like... Song of Achilles is 1st person. And half of Bleak House. And Gone Girl!”). Immortality AU, of course, is 1st person, and so are the books on this list which we compiled off the top of our heads because they are immensely popular and/or personal faves:

British and Irish Classics:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Villette by Charlotte Bronte

Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (the omniscient narrator narrates in the 1st person)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

all (?) of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

half of Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Vendetta by Marie Corelli

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

as well as other Christie stories, including Poirot ones

loads of classic horror short stories

American Classics:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

all or most of Edgar Allen Poe

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

Other Classics:

Justine by the Marquis de Sade

Much of Pushkin’s work

La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils

Modern English-language novels

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

half of The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

also: some of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s short stories, most notably the one with the Lesbian Reveal

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

half of House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

Modern non-English novels

The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco

A Heart So White by Javier Marias

ALL epistolary, memoir and diary-style novels:

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Fanny Hill by John Cleland

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

Just Kids by Patti Smith

Carrie by Stephen King

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend

The Diary of Bridget Jones by Helen Fielding

We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar

World War Z by Max Brooks

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

half of Emily Climbs by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Children’s Books:

How to Survive Summer Camp by Jacqueline Wilson

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

There’s also books that pass by English speakers because they’ve never been translated or never caught on, but are popular in other countries:

Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (the first novel in the German language)

Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren

Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren

Felidae by Akif Pirinçci (cat detective mysteries)

Der Rumpf by Akif Pirinçci (thriller from the PoV of a disabled mastermind)

Confessions of Felix Krull by Thomas Mann

Olfi Obermeier und der Ödipus by Christine Nöstlinger (coming-of-age story of a boy who grows up in a household ruled by women)

Konopielka by Edward Redliński

The Devil's Elixirs by E.T.A. Hoffmann

Aischa by Federica de Cesco (coming-of-age story of a Muslim immigrant girl in Paris)

Lélia by George Sand

Chronicler of the Winds by Henning Mankell

The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki

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Literary Wishlist

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

2 The Chamber of Secrets 3 The Prisoner of Azkaban 4 The Goblet of Fire 5 The Order of the Phoenix 6 The Half-Blood Prince 7 The Deathly Hallows

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 2 The Reptile Room 3 The Wide Window 4 The Miserable Mill 5 The Austere Academy 6 The Ersatz Elevator 7 The Vile Village 8 The Hostile Hospital 9 The Carnivorous Carnival 10 The Slippery Slope 11 The Grim Grotto 12 The Penultimate Peril 13 The End

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 1 The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe 2 Prince Caspian 3 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 4 The Silver Chair 5 The Horse and His Boy 6 The Magician's Nephew 7 The Last Battle

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan 2 The Hammer of Thor 3 The Ship of the Dead

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel - The Lightning Thief: Illustrated Edition - The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel - The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel

The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan - The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel

The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan - The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide - The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 1 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children 2 Hollow City 3 Library of Souls

1984 by George Orwell

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

A Question of Heroes by Nick Joaquin

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Basagan ng Trip: Complaints About Filipino Culture and Politics by Lisandro Claudio

Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Circe by Madeline Miller

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

Heneral Luna: The History Behind the Movie

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Iliad by Homer

To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Outsider/Stranger by Albert Camus

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

They Both Died at the End by Adam Silvera

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Ulysses by James Joyce

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli

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Les survivants de Jane Harper

Les survivants de Jane Harper

Les survivants de Jane Harper – Editions Calmann Lévy Les survivants de Jane Harper, présentation Une femme sur une plage. Un homme est derrière elle. Mais qu’est-il obligé de faire ? Kiera est de retour dans la maison de ses parents. Son père est atteint de démence. Il rencontre Ash, un amie de lycée. Olivia, sa petite amie, n’aime pas Bronte. Avis Les survivants de Jane Harper Kieran revient…

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Bal in my Pal #12-2021

Bal in my Pal #12-2021

Une Kube Majuscule et un SP. Eden fille de personne de Marie Colot – Actes Sud Junior Les survivants de Jane Harper – Editions Calmann Lévy