Tag: dark academia
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My January 2024 Reading Summary
This is the first Monthly Reading Summary that I’ve made so let me note what it is that I’m highlighting with these posts. I am listing the books that I’ve read this month and the books I’ve DNFed, giving a link to reviews where I can, saying my mood in regards to the books I’ve…
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Favourites of 2023
2023 was a year where I read 160 books but only gave 5-stars to maybe six of them. I’m a bit of a hard reviewer, only giving five stars to something that I genuinely enjoy and I must take the whole story into consideration as both a reader and a writer when considering a five-star…
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Dead Poets Society – A Dark Academia Favourite That Everyone Should Read
Dead Poets Society, written by N.H. Kleinbaum, based on the Tom Schulman film starring the beloved Robin Williams, is the epitome of academia in book form. I know its based on a film which would then bring up the debate of whether its place is in film or books, but I would say that it…
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A New View into Dark Academia with The Cloisters
The Cloisters by Katy Hays dips into a new side of dark academia for me, one which has spurred a wave of curiosity from deep within, and that is art history. Art history is one of those subject that I wanted to take at school but my subject choices didn’t align right for that to…
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The Disappointing Read of Dorian Gray
Oh, say it isn’t so! I was so excited to get this and devour it in one sitting but it wasn’t to be. I have seen all over social media how The Picture of Dorian Gray is a staple in dark academia literature and so I eagerly added it to my tbr list. So many…
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My Thoughts on Bunny
If you’re looking for a full review, I’m sorry but this isn’t that. I wish I could provide a more in-depth review of Mona Awad’s Bunny but it didn’t quite match my expectations and while it was fun for a little bit, my preferences and specified taste in tropes and themes clashed with those found…
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The Maidens Threw Me For A Loop
I went into this thinking The Maidens by Alex Michaelides was going to be a dark academia read similar to that of If We Were Villains. I was wrong. The Maidens is not simply a dark academia book – its adult crime fiction. If you had the same thinking as me, then let this be…
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If We Were Villains – Shakespeare Has Never Looked So Good
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio has been big on TikTok for years now, especially within the Dark Academia sphere. This massive cult following and the short-form content style of TikTok compounded to make me hesitant and outright avoidant of this book. I have tried other Dark Academia favourites TikTok recommended and have been…