I am enjoying Dark Academia. Like you I so enjoyed the Poppy War, Babel, No One is Talking About This and the Atlas Books! We have books in common for sure. I dislike horror and would go as far as saying I dislike being scared. I certainly wouldn't pick a book up for that purpose. However, I love the characters and how they unfold throughout these novels. It is as though their personality magic dust is being sprinkled through the telling of the story. We get invested in these characters. The stories are complex and that is also something I truly enjoy. Thank you for sharing these in your Curiosities letter. You made my morning.
Would you consider Simon Wincheste's "The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary" dark academia? Although nonfiction, Winchester's prose reads as literary fiction. Couldn't put it down. Highly recommend.
I am enjoying Dark Academia. Like you I so enjoyed the Poppy War, Babel, No One is Talking About This and the Atlas Books! We have books in common for sure. I dislike horror and would go as far as saying I dislike being scared. I certainly wouldn't pick a book up for that purpose. However, I love the characters and how they unfold throughout these novels. It is as though their personality magic dust is being sprinkled through the telling of the story. We get invested in these characters. The stories are complex and that is also something I truly enjoy. Thank you for sharing these in your Curiosities letter. You made my morning.
My son and I are reading Deephaven by Ethan Aldridge, in case you are looking for a YA rec! Only about a quarter through it but he's digging it.
I've been stuck at the 10% mark of Babel for many months now. I just haven't been able to find the time to read it. How do I get myself to read it? 😅
Would you consider Simon Wincheste's "The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary" dark academia? Although nonfiction, Winchester's prose reads as literary fiction. Couldn't put it down. Highly recommend.