Kindred and Parable Of The Sower by Octavia E Butler I've wanted to read (I've been too intimidated for whatever reason, I know they are going to be great, I just have not gotten there yet)

Some brief mentions, I have been meaning to read The House Of Spirits by Isabel Allende for a very long time, I'm not a big horror person, We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson is one that I'm interested in, she is a classic in her own genre.

10. I went back and forth about this, I did want to include a book that was from my childhood The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett It somehow captures wonder (it is by no means a perfect book and there's a lot that does not hold up to the modern lens, it has still stuck with me)

9. Complete Broadway: 1918-1923 Dorothy Parker Her reviews are so interesting and written so well, I don't know if she's as well known or well regarded as she should be, she is a classic writer in my opinion and her reviews showcase that

8. The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez Vampires, written by from the perspective of a black lesbian, that and told through the ages, this book I would love to see adapted (I think there was rumours it was going to be but I never heard more about it)

7. Reel To Reel: Race, Class And Sex At The Movies by bell hooks This is a book that I really did read on a whim and I'm so glad I did, it is a great book and I wish I had found it sooner

6. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The first time I ever read this, I had no idea what the plot was, unreliable narrators are not new and this narrator is probably the most unreliable of them all (I don't think any movie has really captured this book and maybe never can)

5. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti There's something about this that has stuck with me, poetry I find really hard to really connect to, this has stayed with me, well worth reading

4. This is a cheat as I've not read this in a really long time The Tennant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte I think this book is always overlooked and there's some really great writing here, if you are going to read a Bronte? Read this one

3. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The reason I'm including this? There's an adventure here (plus I might not know much about French history, this is going to give you some insight)

2. Valeperga by Mary Shelly This isn't as well known as Frakenstein, I wish that it was, I liked this more and if you are into the vibe of this? The writing is great (be warned this a million pages long, as are most gothics)

I've been thinking about this for a while, okay classics that I think are worth reading a thread: 1. Lady Susan by Jane Austen (I am going off the beaten track here, I really think this does some incredibly interesting things and all in letters)

Last book I read for the #TransRightsReadathon Trans/Rad/Fem by Talia Bhatt, if you only read one book that I have posted about, have it be this one, it is excellent, I have been doing this for two years now and will do it every year

For the #TransRightsReadathon I read Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, this I really, really liked this, it is well worth adding to your list

For the #TransRightsReadathon I read Gender Euphoria: Stories Of Joy From Trans, Non-Binary And Intersex Writers Ed. Laura Kate Dale, this is one of the books that I enjoyed reading most

For the #TransRightsReadathon I read Dilf: Did I Leave Feminism by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, I really liked this and this is by a totally new author to me

For the #TransRightsReadathon I read The Out Side: Trans and Non Binary Comics, this is well worth reading, the designs in this are great