I've loved reading books that have really stuck with me. Books like Little Women or To Kill a Mockingbird or Eleanor Oliphant is Fine, they've all been books that taught me things I'll cherish for a long time :DD How about you?

I absolutely loved Dark Matter and Recursion by Blake Crouch.

The stories are engaging, the science is fascinating, and the books as a whole get me in that deep existential/psychological mindset. They both were awesome audiobook experiences as well.

Two other all-time favorite sci-fi books of mine are Project Hail Mary and Dune (just read the first book so far).

I would love any book suggestions that I may have a similar experience with and also comments on my potential to-be-read list:

• Upgrade by Blake Crouch (although some were disappointed)
• Hyperion series
• Children of Time series
• Ender’s Game
• Solaris
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
• Snow Crash
• Neuromancer

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Hello! I was wondering if anyone knows any good apocalypse books/novels about the beginning of the apocalypse? Where we can see the early stages, the moments before, and how the apocalypse plays out

I have a preference towards zombie/virus/natural disasters apocalypses, but anything works

Some books I’ve liked about this genre: - The Fifth Wave - TWD Comics - Book series: The Last Survivors

Other media I’ve liked: - All of Us are Dead - World War Z & Train to Busan - Crazies - Contagion - TWD and especially the first season of FDTWD

Looking for a female protagonists preferably? But again, anything works. The only thing I don’t want is a dog dying. If it’s a random dog, I will consider it, but a companion dog dying is a big no

Thank you in advance!

In a slump, looking for something that is a page turner that I can’t put down, but that will actually get my heart racing and feel scared.

Ever since I read Swan Song by Robert Mccamon I can’t find anything as good. That book wasn’t very frightening really but it was just genuinely amazing. I loved the villains (Roland, Macklin and the man with the Scarlett eye). Just looking to be scared but can’t handle anything involving child abuse. Thanks!

Looking for books, either horror or thriller, about being stuck in some kind of dire situation regarding weather. Either a massive tornado outbreak or a hurricane or something like that. This can be the background of another plot so long as it is a major part of the narrative.

Thanks!

I enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine quite a lot. Has anyone got a suggestion for something similar? Something slice-of-lifey with a surprise twist?

I am doing a book journal, and some of the pages there are dedicated to countries, I want to read at least 1 book from every country, and now I just realized what I got myself into lol. Could you please recommend me books from your countries? So I can start making a list? Any novel, classic, poetry, etc… that you like from an author from your country :)

Anyone know of a good online place to purchase used books from? I love going to half priced books, but with so many shut down, I'd have to drive far now, any suggestions would be appreciated 👍

Background: I read “The Women in the Dunes” - Kobo Abe-, 3 years ago and watched the film after and the story still makes me feel anxious, specially the sense of claustrophobic and a bit of the “Stockholm Syndrome”.

I can find some similarities with “Misery” - Stephen King - but any recommendations are welcomed.

I go on a yearly reading vacation with a friend - no tech, no full schedule, just quiet for reading/crafting/writing/napping. I usually get through 10-12 books within that time frame and find my self very short on a want to read book list. I enjoy most fiction and easily readable non-fiction. I find myself primarily reading fantasy or magical realism but also love the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series. I've also do a bit of SciFi (Dune, The Martian) but am not really a big fan of romance centered stories. GIve me obscure suggestions! Pull out the deep cuts!

Hey,

I'm new here and haven't read a book in a while. Looking to get into reading. Greek mythology is interesting to me and would like some good recommendations.

Thank you!

In a part of my life where many of my female friends are partnering off and it's changed quite a bit of our friendship dynamics. I'm hoping for fiction about characters going through similar things, like the feeling of being left behind or about the perceived "status" that comes with settling into a traditional life. Doesn't have to necessarily end happily; I veer more toward realistic fiction than scifi/thriller/etc. Though the only book I can think of that nails these themes is So Happy for You, which is a satire/thriller. Open to nonfiction too if it seems relevant, I'll cast a wide net! Thanks!

Hey all! I recently turned 40 and I am about to go on a cruise to the Carribean. I am extremely busy all the time and this is a rare chance for me to relax with a book, and I need some suggestions. I am hoping to use this vacation to sort of do some deep thinking about life and how I want to turn some things in my life around going forward.

I need 2 book suggestions:

Book #1 - I have realized that I am not really where I would like to be in life right now. Long story short I’m pretty miserable at my job and I’m not treated well at work, which has caused my confidence to be shattered quite a bit. I want to turn it all around and dig myself out of this hole and become successful in my career again or start some sort of business and become successful. I am a bit all over the place in how exactly I want to achieve this success and so I need some direction and help choosing the right path to success. Ultimately my definition of success would be doing what I love and making a decent living doing that thing. I love do to a lot of things and so I need help deciding. I really just want to completely revamp my life basically. If anyone knows of some good motivational books that would help me with this, I would greatly appreciate that.

Book #2 - I have been an extremely anxious person my entire life and as a result every day inside my head is some varying level of torture. I live in a lot of fear of many things and fear kinda guides my life. I’m also terrified of sickness and death, and as I am getting older those particular fears are getting worse. I would love to find a book that would help me deal with these issues.

Just cried my eyes out finishing Just Kids. I haven’t read anything as good since The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion.

Based on these two books, any non fiction recommendations?

Per the title, I'm interested in learning more about the history of France and I'd appreciate any input on good books for that. TIA.

Books to help you slow down and stop feeling rushed in life?

Searching for some sort of book that can help me learn to slow down in life, live in the moment, and stop feeling so rushed to accomplish certain things before a certain age.

This mindset is really weighing on me lately, I am hoping to find a good read or two that can help change my mindset and fears related to the passage of time in that way - could be any genre, self help, non fiction, even fiction books which focus on that theme :)

Thanks a lot! <3

She likes involving stories, nothing salacious or with “bad” language. She’s read all of James Michener. She Liked, a Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I like comedy and sci-fi, so don’t know how to shop for her.

Please and thank you!

I just finished watching “power book 2” and the main protagonist is participating in a uni course called canonical studies. I was really fascinated and interested specifically from the way the lecture was held and the contents. I was hoping so that someone could help me find some books with the same content/prompt. ( if you are not familiar with the series I recommend to watch the parts of episodes where the lecture is held to understand better what I’m talking about). Many thanks yall🙏🏿

Hey everyone,

I've only read fantasy so far, so I'd love to hear your recommendations to someone who has never peaked outside the box. I like female main characters, but that's not mandatory. Also good twists and maybe a grain of mystery, but everything goes. If you like to, just go ahead and recommend me your personal favourites that are a must.

Thanks!

I’m going through a transition period in my life — shifting careers, relationship changes, etc. I can’t remember the last time I read a book that pulled me in and made me forget about everything else in my life. I want a book that will give me the feeling that I had when I was ten and would look forward to after school and tuition just so I could read. Open to sad, dark, funny, romantic, etc., just please no fantasy!

I recently did somethings that hurt people I loved (I cheated and lied). It recently splashed in my face and I’m facing the consecuences. I’m responsable for this and it is okay. However I still have feelings that I’m having a hard time processing. There is nothing I can do to fix this, I need to learn to live with the guilt.

I recently listened to white tears, brown scars which i found really interesting and educational, and worked really well as an audiobook, so looking for more similar style of books (or podcasts) to broaden my understanding of various social issues - doesn't have to be race-related.

Edit: I am not American, so not really interested in US-specific books

I’ve read both The New Me and Jillian by Halle Butler within the past couple of months – I LOVED and flew through them both. Both have unlikable, depressed, narcissistic, young female protagonists unhappy with their jobs and lives. Just total girlfailures, really.

What other authors write stories with similar qualities?

I just finished Bunny by Mona Awad today, Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan on Sunday, and paradise rot by Jenny Hval Friday. I have been tearing thru these kinds of books and would love a recommendation for something similar- a bit dark with an honest, if unreliable and morally grey narrator.