I really enjoy reading autobiographies, and this is one of the best I've ever read. If you've ever watched him on TV or YouTube even for a few minutes, you know what a warm, laidback, sweetheart of a man he seems to be—and that comes through in spades in this book. A lot of the focus is on food, of…
There's been so many times I've listened to a book on audio and then I think I disliked it and then I read it physically and I actually love it? I guess i got bored of the books on audio and my mind starts to wander so I assumed it was the books fault not the fact its an audiobook, I am kinda glad…
(No spoilers) I just finished reading this book after receiving a very strong recommendation. Reviews for this book are overwhelmingly positive but I really don’t know why. If you’re not familiar, Tender is the Flesh is a fictitious novel about a dystopian future where (almost) all animals have…
I really want to give my cousin a book for his Confirmation but don't really know which one to choose. He is an avid video gamer (I don't know what games he plays) and likes fantasy books. He prefers reading in English although it is not his first language (he is very advanced in English for his…
Hi guys, A couple of months ago we posted about a project me and a friend were working on, called librimood (librimood.com). It is an AI powered search engine for finding books based on your mood. For example you can search abstract queries like “a book that will make me cry” or “a book with a…
Haven't read anything by Albert Camus until now, and decided to start with The Plague. What a wonderful novel it is! I know it wouldn't have had quite the same effect on me if it weren't for the Covid-19 pandemic. Highly recommend. For those who read it, what did you guys think? If you'd read it…
This is the second Pratchett book I've read (the first being The Color of Magic) and I am absolutely in love. The humor is playful without being really crude or overly reductive and the characters are astounding. The entire watch is such a lovable gaggle of misfits with Carrot (easily my favorite)…
I’m looking for long/difficult books that people love to say they’ve read but most haven’t... so far I’ve got Infinite Jest, East of Eden, Crime and Punishment, and Gravity’s Rainbow on my to read list. Really wanted to challenge myself and be able to say at the end of it “yeah... I actually read…
One of the small joys of having a home library, in my view, is that moment when I have nothing to do and I just want to browse my bookshelves. Sometimes I'm looking for something to read, but sometimes I browse for the sake of browsing. It feels strangely good and satisfying. Pulling out books from…
I was talking with my in laws yesterday and my fil was telling me about his mother. She was an avid reader, and would buy books constantly, mostly on discount or at yard sales because she was frugal. And then he told me something so shocking I still haven’t recovered; instead of using bookmarks, she…
The Times said - "I finished the book determined to look at the world differently. I am not sure what higher compliment you can pay a novel." So naturally, I have unbelievably high expectations. And it was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize? Am I missing something? I flipped page after page,…
I have been on an audiobook binder and My husband has been bugging me to read this series. I’m about half way through The Gunslinger (1st book) and it’s so strange so far. Who here has read it and what did you think?
I don't know why I waited so long. Perhaps I thought it's somehow inferior, though I can't trace the origin of that thought. Or maybe it's too niche - suitable only for "space nerds". I guess I've been too stubborn for my own good. Simply ignorant. For most of my life I'd been reading classic…
If a movie trailer is dropping off it will trend everywhere from Twitter to YouTube yet I don't see this happening for books ever in fact the only time I can think of where a book was being treated like a movie was with Harry Potter in the deathly hollows. I still remember seeing it on the news a…
So I've been an avid reader for years and I knew that reading LoTR was a must. I even promised myself not to watch any of the movies until I read the books. Unfortunately, life got in the way of my reading habit so the series just sat in my shelf for years. Until this pandemic thing started and I…
I've always had this problem. But I've never had any problem with visualising anything else like houses, the landscape, anything. Most of the time I imagine people I know or famous actors/actresses as characters depending on their personalities and then I have no problem at all. But I can't just…
My character's name is Ender, from Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card. I've loved the first two books in the series (I actually prefer Ender's Shadow). I have them on audio book and often go back and listen to them from time to time. I've listened to a few of the other books in the series, but none…
The three things I love about the book: 1. The gradual tension created leading up to the murder. I could feel how some of them (especially Henry) reached their breaking point. 2. The character development. The book made me feel like I knew these characters personally. The characters were…
This is the first book of Hemingway I've read and I regret I've put it off for so long. I know there might be a lot more meaning a bit deeper, I will need to reread it, but isn't this a perfect parable? The constant toll we must endure, for us and for others? If you haven't read this book, please…
Basically just want some books that will awaken me the the pointlessness of the vast majority of life and the world. I spend a lot of my time worrying about ridiculous, minute and benign things that are clearly not worth spending any time stressing over. Would like to get over this and hope there’s…
Like we have a couple funny and likeable characters on an adventure for some reason and the fantasy world lingo is just as confusing as it was to me as it was in Chapter 1 Almost every conversation uses these jargon specific to the given fantasy world "But, Jodiea, what about the Shrokai?" "We…
I'm 19 turning 20 next week and I want to get back into reading. I'm not in school right now, I'm just working and trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I've been depressed and I want an escape from it. My head used to constantly be buried in a book and I want to regain that love.…
I've recently started reading Asimov's "Foundation" Saga after finding a copy of "Prelude to Foundation" on my bookshelf. It was a book someone lent me a long time ago in High School but I was reading something else at the time, so I "put it on the list" and forgot about it (dick move, I…
It really bothers me that I can't remember certain details of a book, like the names of characters, plot points such as twists and the overall structure of the plot. What I can remember are things that stuck out to me while reading, and the general context of the story. I can also probably tell you…
The past few months I’ve had a hard time reading the ending to books, which means I usually “drop” them around the climax or right after. Is this some sort of irrational fear or reluctance to let things go? I’ve also been dealing with these weird nostalgia crying spells where I spend hours crying…
Hello r/Books [https://www.reddit.com/r/Books/]! We are a small reading community called r/ClassicBookClub [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicBookClub/], and we read and discuss a chapter of a classic book each day in a dedicated spoiler free discussion thread. Our readers nominate and vote on the…
Eleven years ago, I wrote and self-published a short story called THE EPOCH INDEX. I'd almost forgotten about it until, in 2018, I got a call from a producer. Today, the story has been optioned by FOX [https://deadline.com/2018/03/epoch-index-brad-peyton-matt-reeves-justin-rhodes-fox-christian…
I’ve been trying to read through Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic, primarily in preparation for the movie coming out. However, despite its legendary reputation, it feels like a struggle to even want to move on to each next chapter. The characters feel flat, the plot seeming intentionally…
I really want to read something with two lesbian lovers preferably something with some fantasy or action in it 💗
I have never in my life read a book that felt so sophisticated without being overly complex or flowery. Every scene felt like it had a sense of importance and painted a vivid picture in my head. It’s hard to describe. I don’t know how It was done, but it is now my gold standard for how writing…
I want to read about someone ditching the corporate/city life and settling down in the countryside or a sleepy town. Or else, leading the digital nomad life. A memoir will be a plus! If you have seen the movie Only Yesterday by Studio Ghibli - that is basically what I want but in a book form.
Hi, I was wondering if anyone else still recalls the Enid Blyton book series fondly. I still have a collection - and have even added a few fine antique hardback copies with dust jacket - and dip in occasionally, with delight. What do you think about moves in recent years to 'sanitise' the texts and…
I've always enjoyed the idea of speaking to snakes in the Harry Potter series. When Ron uses it to get into the Chamber of Secrets in the final book I was more excited than I should have been. That being said I think that it was poorly implemented in the books aside from that. I'm rewatching the…
I watched this movie for the second time after seeing it a couple years ago and I really loved it as much as the first viewing. I know this film is based off of a short story called "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang, which I plan on reading. I wanted them see if anyone has any suggestions for…
I finished reading this recently. It walks you through the hardships and just the mental torture faced by those who lived in concentration camps in Auschwitz. I loved how he emphasized on what kept him going despite his circumstances. How he didn't go delirious like most of the other prisoners. He…
I always thought that ereaders were stupid. I didn't read that much, and the few times I read a book I rather buy one. But I now borrowed someone's ereader because there was a specific book on it that I wanted to read, and I fell in love with the ereader! It is so much more comfortabel to hold, easy…
Hi there! I’m a New York Times bestselling author. I wrote the thriller Version Zero, the upcoming apocalyptic mystery City of Orange, as well as the young adult novels Frankly in Love and Super Fake Love Song. I'm a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Young…
Andy Weir had a smash success with his first novel, The Martian. While it probably didn't have a lot of pure literary merit, it was unabashedly geeky, thrilling, fun and entirely deserving of all the accolades and the impact it made on the current sci-fi landscape. His next novel, Artemis,…
It just feels like such a chore to obtain information (or read for leisure) even when it’s an enjoyable book (and even when I’m not sleep-deprived or anything). I guess it’s a very similar experience to watching a TV show on Netflix — some people can binge whole seasons in one day; I can only sit…
Excuse me if this isn't your genre, but if it is, I doubt there is a finer book written. I've read dozens of other Ludlum novels, it's like he was on a whole other plane when he was writing the first Bourne book. I still remember being in my college dorm and watching the Matt Damon movie with half a…
My library uses an Overdrive library system. I don't know exactly how it works, but my state (and my tax dollars) pays for it and my local library gives me access to an absolute ton of ebooks for free. I'm sure many of you have similar systems available to you. Anyway, when I'm done with an ebook,…
I just finished The Song Of Achilles on kindle, and the writing was so incredible I bought a physical copy so I can go back and do annotations.
I'd heard that the book and movie were amazing, but wow, they really are. I saw the film last year, and jumped on the chance to read the book. At first, I was surprised at how closely the two matched. Especially given the track record of Stephen King adaptations, I didn't expect a near one-to-one in…
As someone who buys books all the time, I am often attracted by a pretty cover. If the cover is pretty, I am inclined to check out the book's synopsis. In the cases of books I am already decided on, I always pick the edition with the nicest cover and I am willing to pay some extra for it. It bugs me…
I know this has been said many times, but just wanted to share that the thing that strikes me the most is that all the problems that people think they are facing today, have been the same problems people are facing in the past, and probably will be the same problems people will face in the…
Recommend the best murder mystery that is a sort of who done it? I want to try to figure out who did it... or at least try.
I recently finished Kindred at 4am in the morning because I could not put it down once I started reading it! First of all, the most shocking aspect of the book was the emotional impact of the mindset of slavery. Because the book was written in the first perspective, it felt like you were part of…
I used to do most of my reading during my commute on public transportation. Every so often, a stranger would approach me and say, “That’s an excellent book, I hope you like it!” These were always short and infrequent conversations, but it always made my day when someone did this. At the very least,…
I've wanted to read this for a long time, but always put it off as I thought it would be very dry and difficult like a college textbook. But I have to say it was really interesting and fun to read. Hawking really does a good job and breaking down some fairly advanced physics concepts down to an…
I've recently finished a reread of HP and really enjoyed it, even as an adult. Was wondering if there are any similar books/series (in terms of magic learning, magical school, great good vs evil, etc) but somehow better? Doesn't matter if it's middle grade, YA or adult, just as long as it can be…
Hey everyone! [general stuff] I recently read „The Diary Of A Young Girl“ and I've been depressed for days now. I’m from Germany and history is obviously a very important subject in school / the country, so I knew most about her life & WWII already. I read some pages in high school because it was…
With the invent of latest technologies and the advancement of science, I feel like there is indeed a sharp decline in the old classic genre of locked room mysteries. To be honest, they are my favourite genre of all because I was brought up with Agatha Christie during my early years. I sincerely hope…
First off, let me just say that War & Peace was not what I was expecting. I didn't know how philosophical it would get, and parts of it read like a historical essay rather than a novel. On top of that it wasn't as "dense" as I was worried about, granted it was still the longest book I've ever read…
I have been a fan of Carl Sagan for a very long time now and I keep watching his educational videos on a very regular basis. This book by Carl Sagan had been on my to-read list for a long time when I finally got my hands on it. The book was published in 1995 and he authored it along with his wife…
Fantasy is not something I read ever--I typically read non-fiction first person books. But I've been re-watching LOTR lately due to a back injury and I'm feeling inspired.
I've noticed it a few times before, but I seem to inhabit what I'm reading in mind and body. Not just while I'm sitting with the book, but until I finish it, be that a day or a week or a month - perhaps even a bit after that as well. For example: I'm currently reading The Radium Girls. Girls who…
So far I've read Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice. I had to give myself some time to properly type out a review since it would've been excited gibberish if I didn't. I've been meaning to read more classics lately and why did I wait so long to read this? Persuasion needs to be mentioned…
Does anyone know of a fantasy book with a woman main character without romance? I can’t find a single one that isn’t meant for middle schoolers.
Recently I’ve been watching shows like Billions and The Boys where all of the characters have questionable morality at best and there are no clear good guys. I’m looking for a book similar to these where you keep wondering who is the good guy.
during the pandemic, I started to become more and more focused on video games, television, and social media. I felt guilty about it because it meant I spent less and less time doing one of my favorite things: Reading. I would usually read some every day, whenever possible, but my reading rate slowly…
So, I know it’s cliche, but I will never be bored of the enemies to lovers trope. The one that I am SICK to death of is when authors portray characters, especially girls / women, as ‘shy’ but then they have 5 guys hitting on them at once and they don’t have a problem flirting with any of them, or…
This is a very odd request, but as the title says... My girlfriend and I love books, I want to propose to her by carving a hole in a book (preferably at least 200 pages long so the ring can fit), but I would like to carve the hole maybe at the end or beginning of a chapter with a romantic phrase or…
I’ve been reading less and less the past few years, really feeling my attention span shorten. I thought it was phone habits or mental health stuff, or both. I just couldn’t read more than a few pages without feeling antsy or tired. But I had also noticed that when I’m crocheting or crossstitching…
I just read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. WOW. It was an amazing read!! The scientific accuracy was impressive (ik ik there's fiction, but you could tell he put in a ton to make all of it align)! A very interesting plot - it took a direction I wouldn't have even imagined, and I couldn't put the…
Anyone else with this ‘problem’? When I’m about to finish a book, about 20% left, I start reading in a hurry no matter how much I’m enjoying the book I just want to get trough with it, it’s like an anxiety to finishing and not precisely because I want to a plot to untwist or anything, I just to…
I am part of the book club with a lot of people in their early twenties. The other day we had a discussion on book-lists and they claimed the must-read book lists are a scam perpetuated by men and most of them were written by cis-het white men. I tried telling them that Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky,…
In the past, I kept going through phases where I would read a book and then stop for months or years at a time. I’m not totally sure why because there were times when I really loved reading, but an uninteresting book could sometimes throw me in a funk and kill my motivation. This sub inspired me,…
Neat concept - at the age of 75, you can choose to enlist in the space army. The paypoff is you are promised a brand new body. The risk is nobody tells you what the space army does or . . . anything, really. I can't say it was a great book, and I had a few questions when I got done, but I enjoyed…
i picked up Jurassic Park in late high school and was blown away by the scientific research and intelligence that serves as foundation for the entire plot. he was just SO.BRILLIANT. now after having only read a handful of his work, i thought it was high time i read his other novels. i’m halfway…
I read the novel, the other side of midnight by Sydney Sheldon. I'm sorry but what? His characters are so perfect. I mean they are way way too perfect. The women who are depicted are soo superficial. They are good looking, intelligent, diplomatic, smart and sometimes I'm just low-key jealous of how…
Hey guys, i just finished reading The Song Of Achilles from Madeleine Miller and i was wondering if any of you know any other good books with the same kinda feeling. I devoured this book and am planning to read Circe from Miller too. Just wondering if anyone can recommend me any other good books…
Hey guys, lurker from Reddit finally made an account because I wanted to celebrate a major milestone for me. I used to be an extremely avid reader, and I always felt like the books I read somehow become a part of me and integrated into my life, one way or another. But I’ve been so caught up with…
Edited to add my title should be "I've never really been big into non-fiction..." And I can't describe the feeling I had while reading that book. It's crazy to read about a life so unconnected and vastly different to those of us in Western Europe/North America etc but the way the author paints a…
I was obsessed with these books as a kid, and have been searching for books similar to the story telling and sense of humor. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I am very passionate about health, and I would like to learn more about the best forms of nutrition and exercise from a reliable source. However, it has been very hard to find books of this nature that don't also emphasize diet culture and weight loss. I'm OK with books that are also about living…
Hey Guys! I have recently been missing my family a lot and I remembered that my dad used to show me the movie adaptations of Terry Pratchett and I rewatched all of them. Since Ive been always more of a book person I looked into his books and I was completely lost at the amount of novels he…
Any suggestions with a storyline like this?
EDIT: I am an idiot. I meant Gone Girl. This is what happens when you write posts late at night. I read the book right before the movie came out and was instantly FLOORED by this monologue, and even highlighted it. So when it was portrayed in the movie so perfectly (in my own opinion, at least), I…
As a younger child, I used to read constantly. I didn’t have many friends and preferred to immerse myself in fantasy worlds where I could be anyone I wanted. I would read at all times of the day. Eventually, I got into PC gaming, and less time was spent reading. I would much rather turn on The Sims…
I am wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for medieval fantasy books that preferably include magic/witches in some way if possible. Thanks in advance! -I am a very big fan of the Elder Scrolls game series if that helps at all as far as my interests go
I’m 330 pages into The Brothers Karamazov. 330 pages into a 1,000 page book and I couldn’t tell you WTF is going on. These people are INSANE, every last one of them. The moods swing so violently over the littlest stuff. It’s like “I bite my thumb at thee” by Shakespeare on steroids. Here’s two…
I just finished this book. Its the first King novel I've read and I really enjoyed it. The story never got boring to me since King always brought up interesting concepts and unexpected dialogue that got under my skin. The story was told so well my legs started to feel tired even though I was sitting…
This was a really beautiful book, I would recommend it. Francie was such a great and well developed character and her mothers character was also well fleshed out and worth reading and caring about. Francies grandmothers speech to Francies mother about education is probably one of the best speeches…
A short while ago, another user posted on here about Jurassic Park and that Lex was annoying. Not a strong recommendation, but it did remind me that I had the Audible version downloaded a while ago, and I thought, why not? I love the movie. Well... The book was so much better. (Common occurrence, I…
Mistborn is a fantasy novel that's telling a heist story. I'm not done yet, I am about 2/3rds of the way through, so I am unsure if that heist feeling carries through to the sequels. I am LOVING this new way of presenting a fantasy world (for me). I've always liked heist stories, Oceans 11, you name…
I don't hate the book, I don't love the book. I have to say that it is pretty overhyped though. Like, my expectations were really high considering how much people seem to love Kaz and Inej and all the five star ratings. But yeah, I don't think Six of Crows really delivered. It is average at best.…
I stumbled upon the title on a recent thread on this subreddit and bought it on an impulse. The novel transported me to early 20th century Barcelona and took me on an incredible surrealist adventure through the eyes of the young protagonist, Daniel Sempere. The story is compelling and well paced.…
Edit: for those who are unaware, X-ray on Kindle is a reference tool that you can use as you read a book. Typically it'll allow you to remind yourself about characters and locations by highlighting a name or place, similar to how you use the dictionary feature on the device. I use Kindle X-ray…
Just read Bridget John's Diary and it didn't really satiate my humor-loving soul. Do you remember any books that made you laugh so hard that you'll never forget it?
big spoiler alert! I can't help but feel like I'm just in this downer state of mind after reading it. The prose and characterisation over the course of the book were absolutely stunning, descriptions of the town, the house, so evocative. And yet so many of the deaths just felt like they were…
Michael Crichton was, and still is, just a little less so, one of my favorite authors. He was so creative and relatively scientific in his work, and had such a unique tone and mood that stayed consistent. Then I read State of Fear. I’m still reading it, actually. But I’m less than a hundred pages…
Every so often, I read a book where an author speaks to my soul. I feel like I crave deeper and more meaningful conversations in my life, and when I don’t have access to that (which is the majority of the time), I feel so deeply fulfilled by books. I just read David Chang’s Eat a Peach. I picked it…
I have a few of these actually but, I am going to limit it to one series in my own answer to it. A Song of Ice and Fire is my best example for this. I love the plot lines, characters, theme, period, world, etc. it is so well fleshed out and just good. However, these books are so hard to read, what…
The book and plot is absolutely amazing ofcourse. But, I was especially interested in Lord Henry's part. I truly think that our lives are shaped 99% by the people we are surrounded and interact with, we are just a random mixture of different people around us. And sometimes out of this randomness we…
I have read Lord of the flies many years back when I was in school but the story and its themes has had the most lasting impact on me out of all the books I've read over the years. As a kid it haunted me in how dark it was and yet it 'felt' disturbingly true at the same time. I love how the book…
Can’t find the original post, it may have not been in this sub. I hope they see this though. NYT just posted about the book Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, about the author dealing w the loss of her father and it made me think of that post. I think the book has some humor in it as well.…
While cleaning out my bookshelf I came upon The Silence of the Lambs. I don't know how it got there, since I had never read it, nor had I watched the movie, but I thought, "hey, why not?" Best decision ever. I can honestly say this book is in my top 10 of all time. It was amazing. I can't put into…
More in modern context preferably and fiction or nonfiction either are fine, stories about the rise is Nazism or Facism and other extreme groups in various countries? Any good books about coups and countries who have very unstable governments that get overthrown every few decades? As an American who…
I couldn’t even finish it because it’s so depressing and seems so pointless to me. Yes I know the book is essentially about coming of age and teenage rebellion, but it just isn’t a good read (for me). All the cussing just makes me feel like I’m losing brain cells. And I don’t even know how many…
I've enjoyed the book a lot. His prose was somehow deeply engaging and yet very simple. The stories deal with normal lives of people from Japan (mostly) and their relationship with certain women in their lives either from the past or in the present. Upon face value, the book looks like a romantic…
Growing up in a country ranked bottom in human rights, 1984 was personal to me. It put what I think of my motherland into proper wordings. But finishing the book was more than just a hobby, it was an achievement. I first attempt reading it was nearly a year ago but could not get past the first 20…
> He had wondered as had most people at one time or another precisely why an > android bounced helplessly about when confronted by an empathy-measuring test. > Empathy, evidently, existed only within the human community, whereas > intelligence to some degree could be found through every phylum and…
Whenever I see advice on how to get more reading done, one of the main tips is "read books you actually enjoy and don't force yourself to read books you don't like." While I agree that this is sensible advice if you want to love reading, I also think that there is something to be said for going out…
Edit: stop comparing it to 1984 lmao. I don’t care if that book is better. I find the aspect of societal norms in Brave New World intriguing. Some of them were completely contradictory to our norms. Others were perhaps accurate. I believe that the portrayal of the norms was a warning to us. Aldous…
some books, you pick up, read a chapter, and put down after realizing it isnt your type. some, you pick up and read it all the way through, think about it for a bit, then move on to the next. and sometimes you pick up a book having no clue that you would begin to put your life and soul into…
This book is sold as non-fiction/popular science publication that tries to encompass the history of humanity and reflect on our modern way of life using both past and present to paint a prediction of our future. Instead, we get a book peppered with statements without factual evidence, the writer's…
I just finished The House in the Cerulean Sea, and sobbed my way through the last 35 or so pages. Thanks to everyone on this sub who has obsessively recommended it this year. For folks who haven’t read it yet: I was side-eyeing it a bit for the first 60 pages or so, but holy cow the way this…
As a book lover I've lurked this sub for awhile now and people really should check what age group the book was written for before reading them or making posts about how bad they are. Eragon, Cirque De Freak, Artimis Fowl, Divergent, Twilight, the list goes on and on. These books are meant for Young…
So I picked up the book with a good idea of the premise and knowing it was one of the best regarded horror books of all time. The opening paragraph is spectactular and I read it over and over again. However after a short time I found myself feeling disappointed in the book. It had some good writing…
I have owned this book for more than a decade now. One of my closest friends in high school gifted it to me, and she said it was one of her favorite books. I tried several times, but could never make it through. I tried again recently, and it is absolutely magnificent. The through lines,…
So I didn’t go to the best high school. And by that I mean our books reading was very limited. When I was in college a lot of my friends would talk about books that they read in high school that I hadn’t even heard of. So my question to you is what are some classic books that everyone should read in…
Very few books in my life have left me shaking by the end of it. Stoner is definitely one of them. I just finished this book, and is easily one of the best things I have ever read. The hallmarks of some of the greatest works of art is how they overcome the rigidity of time and space to tell a tale…
Anyone else? Without spoiling anything, what Paul goes through (and thinks through) is just so relatable at this point in my life. It is often said that how we perceive books changes depending on which stage of life we are in when we read them. I truly think this would have been a much different…
I used to read a lot when I was younger but after school was over and work and adulting began I found myself less and less interested in reading but still loved the thrill of story telling. I satisfied that thrill with movies, tv, and video games (particularly the latter), but there was definitely…
(Not books related to survival or anything like that, although you can choose those if you really want to)
While looking through the subreddit for similar posts, I found that so many people focus on the books/TV aspect. I believe that if Ray Bradbury wrote this today, he probably would have chosen some different aspects of life (perhaps video games vs documentaries), but kept the theme. In 70 years, we…
just read an amazing book called Flowers for Algernon. it was adapted into a movie called Charlie. The book is about a mentally disabled man who partakes in an operation to increase his intelligence. I think this quote really sums up the main idea of the book. " I don't know whats worse: to not…
This might sound dumb, but does anyone start thinking about the next book they're planning on reading while they're still reading their current one? I could be reading a book that I'm really enjoying, but sometimes I'll subconsciously get excited/start thinking about the next book on my list…
I realised this is something I've been doing quite often. At times it wasn't clear to me as to why I was doing this because I'm basically exposing myself to spoilers, right? However, more often than most, the last line tends to be a beautifully written last thought that I like to remember as I read…
I'm so tired of this fucking cursed rectangle. I reward myself for a hard day of work by coming home and browsing the little rectangle while the big rectangle plays in the background, and perhaps using the medium rectangle to inject dopamine points into my eyeballs with video games for an hour or…
Whether it’s a stand alone book or a whole series, what’s something you wish you could experience all over again like you did the very first time? (:
When I was around 15-16 I had gotten Watership Down by Richard Adams at Barnes and Nobles and I wanted to read it, but I knew it was a heavy book. Recently, I've just finished my second year of college and this book I had as a child called Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez was sitting there on my…
I have been reading a ton of books since the pandemic started, and my budget couldn't keep up. Also, I constantly move back and forth from my hometown and to my university dorm, so I can't really keep all my books at the same place. But, I have this dream of building my own library when I finally…
I just started listening to All the Single Ladies (audio book) by Rebecca Traister and i realized i needed more single heroines in my fiction. Adult contemporary fiction please. I’m pretty open beside that.
Sometimes I see posts that I wouldn’t have thought about but become intrigued and find a genuine interest for it. People Thankyou for your wierd oddly specific books that you want to read because it makes me feel motivated to read and look into particular books.
I have a decent career, am not particularly ugly, I have good friends - most are happily in relationships/marriages. I broke up with the love of my life earlier this year, still finding it hard to navigate as I just turned 29 and am feeling lonelier than ever. Help me help myself.
The last 5 years or so I have been reading a LOT of sci-fi. And although I didn't notice it, I now realize that the quality of the writing I was reading was quite awful. I came to this realization while reading the first 20 pages of Neuromancer. I am not saying it is a literary masterpiece, however…
So I was someone who got into reading in elementary school. Read A LOT of Enid Blyton and went on to read Harry Potter and a lot of YA fiction , you know the whole hunger games , divergent , Percy Jackson stuff in middle school and a little into high school and I totally loved them all. I read a bit…
So a couple months ago a few friends and I had a Miyazaki movie marathon, including Howl's Moving Castle. The fact that it was based on a book came up and I realized that as much as I LOVE the movie and love reading I'd never actually read the book. Well, now I have read the first two in the trilogy…
I've tried so hard to articulate why this book was so good but I feel everytime just isn't enough. This book moved me and touched me in a way that I didn't know a book could. My favorite shows, movies, books, stories, songs, etc never effected me the way this book did. The way the author beautifully…
I'm looking for fiction and non-fiction about immortality / with immortal characters, that looks at the consequences of being immortal (either as individuals or societies).
So, for context, I am 25 and have recently reacquired my reading habit that had been long lost since I was about 15-16. Back then, I did read Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and some other younger fantasy books that I truly loved. Also LoTR and ASOIAF. It's been about 4-5 months since I came…
Hoping for a brief departure from my usually heavier memoirs and fiction. Anything that’s quick without a drawn out sad backstory... and nothing that is part of a series. My description might sound shallow but honestly that’s what I’m looking for. Thank you!
I'd heard about Ursula K LeGuin every now and then (mainly from my Latin teacher), but had no clue what any of her stories were about. I hadn't heard any of her concepts or stories discussed in popular culture much though, no references or anything. Even though I hadn't seen Pulp Fiction until a…
To start off, I’m currently 24 years old working as an electrician, I’ve lived in Sweden all my life in the northern part. I decided to start reading when I was around 21 years old at the culmination of an existential crisis precipitated by heartbreak, why I began reading is because of my new…
My Husband & I are complete opposites. I have always loved to read and am always in the middle of a book or 2. My Husband has literally, not read a single book since he was 14, and even then he can’t recall what it was. He said he’s just never been into it and never found any desire to read…
I'm finally catching up on reading due to college. Before the semester started I was reading through the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for a comfort read. Well I read the 4th and 5th book in the span of four days. Today I finished the fifth book and realized I was reading for like 4 hours.…
I’m looking for a good book to read while I have a break from school. I think something with suspense would be great- but I’m open to anything. I’m thinking something that’s kind of a classic or well known. I haven’t read a full book in YEARS because I have been so burned out from school. I would…
I knew a lady who would read and draw, she would get inspired by parts and then set the book aside and draw the scene. I'm old, and when i was young she was old. She had been a factory worker in WWII (you know those ladies in the photos welding or riviting? Like that) and by the mid '70s she and her…
I'm sick of seeing book cover art being ruined by marketing. I don't initially care if the book is a "New York Times best seller". I don't initially care if the book was liked by X author. I don't initially care if the book won X award. I don't initially care if the book is soon to be a motion…
Could you suggest me some reads on the lines of a cosy murder mystery from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction (Agatha Christie, Ngiao Marsh, Allingham etc) but written and set in the last two or three decades, please? I can take a little gritty but preferably not too dark or grim.
Alright, I finished this book about two hours ago, and I was blown away. This was easily my best read of the year so far, and is instantly a favorite of mine. [Spoiler-FREE thoughts] This book feels like all of the best parts of an epic fantasy series, except a standalone. It’s huge, just over 800…
Been reading a lot of different books lately and most of the to woman falls in love and ends up thinking/acting irrationally.
While reading the picture of Dorian Gray something stuck out to me about the main trio of Dorian, Lord Henry and Basil Hallward. I’m sure someone else probably thought of this too, but the three of them represent a part of Freud’s theory of the psych, The Id, Ego,& super-ego. Lord Henry represents…
I was a social media addict. Five years ago, I deleted Facebook and suffered withdrawal. Reddit became my new social media addiction. Mainly because there's more to read (go figure!) A few months ago, I decided to cut down my time reading on Reddit, and get back to reading books instead. The first…
This is not asking about the fav lists, or most recent reads, but mainly books you think everyone should read. Maybe you don't agree with everything in that book yet you think it's an important read.
With all of the attention on Hemingway as of late, I thought I'd make mention of a writer who I think is similar in style, but infinitely more human and multifaceted: John Steinbeck. Love this guy. Years ago I read Travels with Charley, Of Mice and Men, and the Pearl. Later I read East of Eden, and…
I finished it the other day and I still can’t stop thinking about it. Never did I think I could love a book all while hating absolutely everything the characters do in it. Each page is just so disturbing, it’s feels so damn hard to read at points but I just couldn’t put it down. The way McCarthy…
One of my favorite parts of many post-apocalypse stories is the part where they get a group or community together and start setting things up and planning strategies to deal with the threat, as well as the internal politics as power dynamics develop. Something like the second half of The Stand,…
I read in Reddit that the book was great but would you recommend it to me? I don’t want to be bored. Thanks in advance
Last year, John Boyne made the news for making the mistake of including ingredients from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild video game such as Octorok eyeball, hightail lizard, red lizalfo tail, and Hylian shrooms into his serious literary historical fiction novel, The Traveller at the Gates of…
Okay, i am looking for the most gut wrenching, sobbing on the floor, completely destroyed you type of book.. i just want something that will make my stomach drop and were i literally have to put the book down and do a lap to comprehend it. I’ve been looking for hours for the perfect book but all of…
this is not asking for book recommendations, i just wanted to say that ever since i joined this sub my amazon book wishlist got 10x bigger lol i see so many book suggestions then i just add them all to my list hahahahah but also thank you guys... i’ve read so amazing books that i have met here…
So, lve finished the original trilogy in the mistborn series, and lm just starting alloy of law. Now this might just be recency biase, but this is my favorite book series so far. Not that lve read a lot though but l think it's better than asoiaf (game of thrones) and Ken folletts trilogies. Ive read…
I've had Slaughterhouse Five on my shelf for nearly four years, and I've tried to read it multiple times but rarely made it past the first chapter. Finally, I've read it. Kurt Vonnegut has to be the most brilliant author I've ever read - and one of the funniest. There are patterns throughout the…
Man, I really love this book. It can be read as a normal crime novel, with all the plot twists and everything happening in between, but it's way more than that. Dostoyevsky really builds up characters from the ground and let's them loose in this world and plot. I really love the whole philosophical…
I am an adult child of toxic parents. Open to self-help style books written by licensed professionals, fictional narratives with relatable young adult characters who find themselves victims of toxic parent-child relationships, and anything else you may find helpful. I would prefer books that do not…
I saw the thread on books to read to emotionally destroy you, and books to read before you die. Got inspired to ask this question.
I don't know if this has been posted before (it probably has) but I have been super stressed because of school as well as my home life, and I just really need some form of escapism. I've never been that much of an avid reader but I figure I need to do something other than be on the internet. There…
Has anyone read this book? I am at page 34 right now. Just read through all the excuses we give abusive behavior and I am stunned at how much I recognize from a past relationship I had. Anyone had the same experience reading this book? If you are in a relationship (with a man) do pick this one up.…
Man’s search for meaning - Viktor Frankl. There’s two parts of the book, the first one is about Frankl’s experience in as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. Frank who’s an educated psychiatrist, also tells the reader about the horrific things he saw, and how he observed people and how they…
I need to retrain my brain to not take everything so personally. It comes out as defensive and I’m looking for book recommendations for how to let these things go and take it as feedback instead of offense.
My favourite book is 'The Namesake' written by Jhumpa Lahiri. This is a beautifully written debut novel by the author. I was instantly connected with the book because of the richness of her writing. Everything in the book felt exactly in its place, perfect and engaging. The book travels between…
Not literally but what are some must read books that everyone should try to read befor they die.
Seriously. I thought Yosemite and “YOES MIGHT” were both very real, very different national parks up until waaay too old of an age. I was in high school when it clicked for me, and I’d absolutely had more than one conversation with others regarding a video I’d seen of a couple weird little alien…
I love being a mom, but I have never had a single moment when I thought "I want another baby, I miss having a baby!". Honestly, every year older my daughter has gotten has just been more and more enjoyable, especially now that she's excited about reading for herself. She's seven now, and she reads…
I was gifted the books from a family member who was cleaning out their bookshelf. Good lord, this book is not really good and I might just give up on the rest of the trilogy. The Faction system is really simplistic, and it doesn't work for me. I don't know what point this dystopia is trying to…
(CLOSED, I BOUGHT THE BOOKS, THANKS EVERYONE SO MUCH) My mom LOVES reading and she's the one who got me interested in reading. Mother's day is coming up and I wanna help her find her new favorite author. She loves crime & investigation, has read all the Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Tess…
I’m thinking internal pressure from yourself, or external from social media, upbringing, education, etc. It was just a curious thought I had this morning. I read a lot, and certainly when I was younger I felt this pressure to finish every book I started, but I’m not sure where it came from. It’s…
I've done this three times so far in 2021. Actually, I've been doing it since I was very young. Sometimes I get so attached to a story that I can't start reading a new book for a week or two because I'm not emotionally ready to move on. I'm totally aware of how silly this sounds. I did it again…
The one book you couldn’t finish because it was too badly written, too offensive, too depressing, too cliche. The one you wouldn’t wish on your greatest enemy, the one you would (or did) throw out in disgust. Which one you would give ‘The Worst Book Ever’ Award. If I had one myself I would put it…
I'm disturbed. I feel sorry for Dorles. The fact that Hubert was planning on drugging and molesting her, the fact that Hubert actually molested her, the fact that he told her that her mother died when Dorles wanted to call the police. Then, this guy took advantage of her AGAIN while she was…
The younger me cheered at the determined, quiet strength of Aragorn; the proud, balanced elegance of Legolas; Eowyn's courage; Faramir's devoted, silent love (for his brother and his father). Out of all of them, Samwise Gamgee, emerged unbowed and unchanged. Merry and Pippin became involved in…
Just graduated college and don’t want to stop reading/learning. I’m normally a true crime or mystery kinda gal but I’d love to hear what books you love and why :)
This was a longtime goal and I finally did it. Bits and pieces, 15 min. On the train here n there. I just snacked my way through this monster and it took forever, but man, probably better for it. Appreciating the absurd dystopian humor bit by bit was nice. I still like Pynchon better but some…
Recently I decided to try and get back into reading books after a long time of not reading anything but twitter. I’ve picked up a bunch of books after doing a lot of research. The first book I read was one of the free books on the Apple bookstore, just a YA novel to get back into the habit. Next one…
Viktor E. Frankl was a survivor of Auschwitz, Dachau, and two other concentration camps. As well as being a survivor the holocaust he was a psychiatrist practicing before and after the war. I read his book and I highlighted some of my favorite and what I thought were some of the most profound parts.…
I've read about 10 of her books and she's truly baffled me each time- the correct killer may have crossed my mind at some point but she always managed to lead me off track or just kept me completely clueless as to who did the deed. But tonight, as I was nearing the end of "Peril at End House" (great…
I’m looking for book couple that radiates “I hate everyone but you”. It can be any genera fantasy down to contemporary. Bonus points if the characters have a quest to fulfill or go on an adventure
I have the Harper Collins edition but I don't know if any other version has edited this scene out so be on guard. While also being one of her lesser mysteries, there is a scene (out of nowhere I might add) which gives away a list of culprits from her earlier novels. It is phrased in a way to make…
Hello! I was hoping someone could recommend me some good short stories that will unsettle me. I've read most of King's stuff, so I'm not really looking for him. I also don't need outright horror, more of that sense of dread as I'm reading. Thanks! Edit*: Wow!! Thanks for all of your…
I read this story on the account of the Asian Readathon hosted by Read With Cindy who is a booktuber! The story revolves around a postman who discovers that he has a brain tumour and is visited by the Devil (who is a doppelganger wearing a Hawaiian shirt!). The Devil offers him a deal where if he…
Any good books with a mermaid love story. It can be dark and spicy. Just looking for mermaids.
I’m sure this type of post has been made a few times but I wanted to let everyone know how great Libby is. Libby is a free app that allows you to connect your library card and access ebooks and audiobooks digitally. As someone who pays for his ebooks, this is a huge benefit. I read on a Kindle but…
Is anybody else an easy to please reader? I never really hate any books that I read. I can find flaws and like some books better than others. But I just like the stories. I read reviews before and after I buy books. I’ll read a book (and enjoy it like I do with most) and then I’ll go to read reviews…
I set myself a challenge to read one book every day for the whole of April and somehow I managed to complete it! Here’s every book I read in the last month, in date order. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers - 3.5 stars - Thought this was very cute and it was a great coming of age for late bloomers, I…
A friend recommended me “Brother” by Ania Ahlborn the other day. I asked what it was about and she told me it was about a guy who, with his family, kidnaps women and kills them. Over the course of the book the main character is supposed to question himself and have a change of heart. Another friend…
How do you manage your “to read” pile? Do you keep it manageable so that you are able to get through the stack at a reasonable pace before purchasing/reading more books? Or do you continue to allow it to grow, knowing that you may never make a dent in it? Do you use apps or spreadsheets to track…
To be clear, I'm born a female, identify as a woman, but I'm on the second chapter of this book and after reading the part about La Loba, and how the perfect place for a woman's spirituality to reside is in her ovaries, I feel sort of uncomfortable. I don't feel like that resonates with me at…
I've recently felt this way when i read "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath. *SPOILER ALERT\* I related to it on a massive level. It was even worse when i finished it and a quote from it wrung my brain like a wet cloth. > “How did I know that someday — at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere – > the…
I think I know my tastes pretty well, and do usually read reviews before starting a book. There are quite a few favorites I have too. I just ending up so badly misjudging whether something will be to my preference. In the past few years, a couple have stood out, but mostly I end up frustrated…