Fiction involving college/acedemia

[Anonymous]

Romance between a professor and (24 yo) student.

Dear Mr. Brody, by AM Johnson

Epistolary at times. This book is the third in a four-book series, but each is a standalone book about different people. it’s just that its an interconnected universe and some characters are referenced from the prior books.

[Anonymous]

Crossing to Safety
The Secret History
The Art of Fielding

[Anonymous]

Another +1 for A Secret History. Isn’t that the book that made Donna Tartt’s reputation? And I hated The Goldfinch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Straight Man, by Richard Russo.

I absolutely LOVED that book. Laughed out loud throughout!

[Anonymous]

Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Fielding-Novel-Chad-Harbach/dp/0316126691

I'm not even a baseball fan, and I loved this book. Great story with lots of depth.

[Anonymous]

I love The Art of Fielding. Agree with the poster who spoke of its depth.

The Secret History is in a class by itself. Every other dark academia book tries to be it, and fails.

For a very funny, laugh out loud book, try Moo by Jane Smiley. I find it hilarious, and as a former academic, very true to life.

[Anonymous]

From a long long time ago (1912), Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster. Epistolary style, lots of fun.

[Anonymous]

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Secret History by Donna Tartt

I loved this book. I wish they would make it into a movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What genre? Dark academia is an entire sub genre of fiction. See one GoodReads list here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/128819.Dark_Academia

If you want a faster, fun read, Ali Hazelwood writes contemporary romance that always features a female heroine working in STEM. Her fist book took place at Stanford.

Along those lines, you might also like Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

I adored that book! Six Thirty has my heart.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner. Love everyone wrote, but Crossing to Safety is one of his best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a long long time ago (1912), Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster. Epistolary style, lots of fun.

Haven't read this since I was a teenager but I loved it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Straight Man, by Richard Russo.

I absolutely LOVED that book. Laughed out loud throughout!

I clicked on this thread specifically to recommend this book. One of Russo's best, imo.

OP if you read this, please report back!

[Anonymous]

David Lodge novels - hilarious, bawdy. Especially fun for those who studied lit crit.

[Anonymous]

-Ninth House (sequel coming soon)
-The Love Proof
-Fallen Leaves of Ivy
-the books in the Ivy League mystery series by Pamela Thomas Graham
-The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch
And another +1 for The Secret History