Ophelium Reading List

By glcubel

By glcubel
Hamlet

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

$6.99 $6.50

The protagonist of Ophelium shares the name of Hamlet's love interest (Ophelia) and endures similar struggles with patriarchal dominance, agency, and perceived insanity.

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman

$5.95 $5.53

The poem "When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer" is featured throughout Ophelium and a crucial symbol for Ophelia's love interest.

Cosmos

Cosmos

Carl Sagan

$18.99 $17.66

Ophelia carries a battered copy of Cosmos around and tells her love interest it's what inspired her to study astronomy.

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

$21.99 $20.45

Though the characters of Ophelium never read or reference this book, it was critical to my research in chemistry and the history of chemistry. In fact, the title Ophelium is a reference to historical naming conventions for newly discovered elements.

The Lost Apothecary (First Time Trade)

The Lost Apothecary (First Time Trade)

Sarah Penner

$17.99 $16.73

This book has similar themes to Ophelium. Including themes of powerful women, chemistry, and fantasy.

Sunshine

Sunshine

Robin McKinley

$11.99 $11.15

This book has similar themes to Ophelium. Including themes of women finding strength in their own power; urban fantasy; and an unlikely love interest.