A big bear hugged one!

getting this kind of question is very flattering to me thank you thank you

ive already given you my opinion on the picture of dorian gray so im not going into full detail here

okay so my number one is DEFINITELY And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie for now and i like it because there's not a single good person there and there is A LOT OF SHOCK VALUE!! I am a big fan of shock value and plot twists when it comes to books so this easily won my heart. All the characters are very complex and well written which made it really hard to pick a favourite

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke is amazing too!! It's amazing for all ages and genuinely a fun book. It's about two brothers running away from their adoptive parents and joins a group of young thieves. This book isn't fantasy until it is. It's an awesome fantasy comedy

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is beautiful in it's own way. I think it has shock value too and since it's in the 1920s all of the film/stage adaptations are really fun to watch!! Personally I relate to Nick Carraway, the narrator a great deal

The Iliad, The Odyssey and Antigone. I've read these when I was way younger and super into Greek Mythology. I've read bangla translations so I'm not sure if it's good in English translations but it's a really good story. I do not give two shits about Epic the musical

Surprisingly I've not read many of the books you've mentioned, so I got some good recommendations for future read.

I think you'd like the play The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde (short af, you can read it rn) and ANIMAL FARM since you said you like shock value, it's awesome, especially if you go in blind. I personally love reading novels where the writer goes on useless philosophical tangents at random before they get back to the story at hand. I'd recommend you some Russian novels, but I have a feeling you won't enjoy it much. These have a lot of yapping, if you don't mind then I'll recommend the famous, Crime and Punishment, I used to think it's overrated, turned out it really is THAT GOOD. Dostoevsky is a goldmine.

And No Longer Human, a difficult read. Not something to recommend to people. I'll tell you it's a book worth reading, such a real and raw portrayal of depression. Don't read it unless you're very happy in life and in a great mental state. This book is very dear to me, I could relate to the main character to an extent, in a different and significantly less depressing way, thankfully—not being able to relate to people, feeling disconnected, etc. etc.

I haven't heard of some of your recommendations that I've read except Animal Farm. I love that book!! George Orwell books are very humbling as a fast reader💔💔 The big jorjor keeping me on my toes... anyway about animal farm i LOOVEEE how the book kept me on a consistent level of anticipation throughout the whole thing. i would go into super detail right now but i don't wanna give out spoilers. but but but omg benjamin and clover i weep i weep

niche musicals. I cannot afford to be the only monthly listener and person who recommends the musical.

niche movies. okay i don't really care about this one.

niche artists. i don't care for this one that much either because people can listen to music anytime they want

niche video games. please😭😭😭😭😭😭😭