2024 Prioritize Your Shelf Challenge - hosted by wanderonwards

A book that’s considered a pillar or classic to a genre.
This is entirely up to you, but think of a genre you like to read and which books are consistently recommended as books to read in that genre. Do you have one of those books on your TBR? Is there a book you would add to a recommendation list for that genre?
All books added
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

The ABC Murders

Hercule Poirot #13

Agatha Christie

331 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

The Prince of Tides

Pat Conroy

704 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Roger Lancelyn Green

294 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction childrens classics historical adventurous medium-paced
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn #1

Peter S. Beagle

292 pages • first pub 1968 (editions) user-added

fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses #1

Sarah J. Maas

419 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark medium-paced
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Magic Cleaning #1

Marie Kondo

4 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction self help informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

108 pages • first pub 1872 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner

The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest

Dan Buettner

7 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction health self help informative medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

334 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced