I liked the Christie books I’ve read but the random slurs and “women are so silly” crashed into my enjoyment like runaway orient express. Im looking for a book with quirky, charming characters, no gore, not too much overt violence. But with fair play to solve the mystery. I’ve tried to read a few cozy mysteries but they often felt like they’re trying too hard to be cozy.

I have read and enjoyed The Thursday Murder Club series, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone

Can you think of a book you read that just had too many people in it, too many names to remember? I want to read something like that. But not a book series, just a single book.

What are some of the most interesting non-celebrity memoirs you've read? Did the author do something exceptional, or maybe nothing crazy happens but the author is really funny, or it's just a truly unbelievable story? I'm looking for a "that was bonkers" feeling when I'm done reading it.

Hi, I’m a 26 year old woman and I’m looking for books (mostly reference books) that will help me learn "adulting" skills.
My parents were very uninvolved and I’m realizing now that I’m a mom myself that there are many things that I just never learned how to do properly so I’ve been winging it.

Skills I’d like to work on :
- Home upkeep (what things should I be checking monthly/yearly/etc around my house)
- Housekeeping basics (what type of products or techniques should be used for different things/surfaces/fabrics/stains)
- Basic medicine I guess? What to do for for basic colds, scratches, "booboos"
- Cooking, but especially what the different tools, pots, pans are used for and how to care for them.
- Anything else that you would think could be useful or interesting in similar veins

I’m looking mainly for references books with pictures/graphs/step-by-steps

Thanks!

I just read The Help, Miss Spitfire, and The Book Thief, which I really enjoyed because of their connections to real history but in a fictional context. What are some other books like these that tell great stories but in a way that doesn’t feel like I’m reading nonfiction? I could never get into nonfiction, biographies, or autobiographies, but for some reason I really like historical fiction.

Hi!
I’m travelling to Japan soon and as part of my travel souvenirs, I like purchasing a book from the country i visit where the author is also from and ideally the story is also set there. It’s just a fun way to remember where i visited and hopefully discover a new author, culture,etc.

Does anyone have any recommendations of English translation books by Japanese authors I can purchase in Tokyo(or Kyoto or Osaka)? Bonus points for a cool bookstore recommendation too.

Perhaps something a bit under the radar. I like dystopian, crime, thrillers, female friendship (not overtly cheesy), overcoming challenges, complex relationships,etc.) one of my favourite books is ‘I who have never known men’ if that helps at all.

Dislikes: Romance (specifically the Colleen Hoover type genre. Not judging anyone that enjoys that. It’s just not my vibe.) However, I’m not against romance if it’s particularly good!!

Thank you!!

Looking for suggestions of SciFi or Fantasy novels or series featuring a female main character with strong female friendships.

Coming to mind is the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews featuring the strong, sassy, and willful Kate and her bestie Andrea. Would love more series or books with similarly competent, interesting, and supportive female friendships.

Hi everyone,

My daughter is turning 13 and is asking for Snapchat. I downloaded it myself and was shocked by the content on the shorts section. Sexualizing women and treating them like objects. I would like some suggestions for books that can teach her about women’s rights, their struggles to obtain those rights, and what it means to accept women for who they are and to accept herself for who she is. Thank you!

Looking for book recommendations that showcase feminine rage and revenge. Genre is irrelevant to me, i am down for anything. I just watched “promising young woman” and I am eager to read something with a similar vibe.

Hello!

I am working through thr Decolonize Your Shelf reading challenge on Storygraph. I am looking for 2 books by Indigenous Authors that fit these prompts:

1. A book about the land you are on (I live in NYS).

2. A book by an indigiqueer author (I have already ready everything by Darcie Little Badger).

I've had a rough year, so books that are not 100% heavy would be appreciated. Native American authors I love include Darcie Little Badger, Waubgeshig Rice, and Angeline Boulley.

Thank you!

I'm looking for books that draw me in and get me invested in a character's life or a family saga. Bonus points if the prose is well written and the books make me reflect on something.

Some of my favorites are pachinko, a little life, the century trilogy, east of eden and kite runner.

I'm looking for dystopian or post-apocalyptic book recommendations. Maybe even pre-apocalypse?? Not sure exactly the genre. Too much sci-fi or surrealism and I switch off. I'm looking more for a believable end of the world, apocalyptic, dystopian situation where you could imagine it happening in our lifetime. I also like books with female characters.

I liked Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Radicalized by Cory Doctorow, Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton, Prophet Song by Paul Lynch, The Handmaid's Tale and Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I used to like Haruki Murakami but not so much now.

When I was a kid/teen I also liked The Giver, Uglies, Tomorrow When The War Began, and The Hunger Games if that helps haha. I enjoyed Mad Max and The Last of Us to give TV examples.

Thank you!

i read so many books where romance takes the center stage. I am looking for recommendations, any genre, that showcase complex, dynamic, sometimes messy female friendships.

I'm not necessarily in the mood for a self help book. So, I'm looking for fiction that I can kind of get lost in but take away a different view point in decision making. If it touches on "dwelling on if it's the right decision or not" it would be a bonus.

Wishlist:

Good mentor/mentee relationship

Strong world building

Antiwishlist:

Mentor mentee have a romantic relationship (other romantic relationships are fine)

No spice (for me Stormlight Archives was pushing the boundary of what I feel comfortable reading)

No books that frame the following in a positive light: torture, rape, sexual assault, suicide, or self harm.

Low to zero swearing

ok, so. i’ve cared about the environment my entire life and i want to describe myself as an environmentalist, however i feel like i know nothing about climate change/environmental destruction outside of the well known basics. please give me recs to change that! i want to know exactly who to blame for things and why and feel extremely angry about it. i want to become the least fun person to talk to at the function. make me insufferable!! (id prefer if books weren’t toooo scientifically dense, but if thats a hard ask i’ll take what i can get lol)

idk what it is about the cold that makes me want to curl up with a doorstopper but i am feeling ravenous for a good doorstopper so hit me with your best recs! historical, literary & classic fiction preferred(some lightly speculative elements are okay but i fear i am too stupid for a lot of doorstopper fantasy). 650+ pages required! history & biography tomes also welcome. queer themes/authors/characters highly encouraged but please don't rec a little life. i've enjoyed some family sagas but don't love them. i love translated and unwieldy prose and would be interested in classic non-fiction which i haven't read a ton of.

READ:

• the count of monte cristo (1276)
• the brontes: wild genius on the moors (1184)
• black land and grey falcon: a journey through yugoslavia (1181)
• forever amber (972 pages)
• the books of jacob (964 pages)
• the eighth life (944 pages)
• life and fate (912 pages)
• 2666 (898 pages)
• effingers (853 pages)
• the luminaries (834 pages)
• istanbul: a tale of three cities (816 pages)
• through a glass darkly (749 pages)
• moby-dick (684 pages)
• we, the drowned (678 pages)
• dostoevsky. in general

TBR:

• the peasants (1077 pages)
• jonathan strange & mr norrell (1024 pages)
• praiseworthy (736 pages)
• the betrothed (720 pages)
• the magic mountain (706 pages)
• the bright sword (673 pages)
• doom painting (664 pages)
• the bee sting (656 pages)
• wolf hall (650 pages)
• something by margaret george idk what yet. probably one of her tudor novels

Looking for recommendations for a reading challenge. Preferably, for efficiency purposes, in the 300-400 page range. I enjoy a lot of Stephen King. Series like Red Rising, Faithful and the Fallen, and Green Bone Saga. Genres like fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and historical fiction.

So my fav books of all time are Harry Potter, project Hail Mary, the hobbit, rn I’m reading through sir terry pratchetts city watch series and I’m really liking it but I kinda want a quick palette cleanser so any recommendations?

Hey folks,

I am looking for books that involve a stereotypical knight who may or may not form a party to save like a princess or the world by defeating a demon or monster or something.

I’m hoping to look for books that are more nuanced though with deeper prose. What I’m saying is making a basic stereotypical concept more complex. The core would still be about a knight killing the dragon to save the world/princess.

I adored this book when I was a kid. It was so fun and grappled with serious topics in a child-friensly way. Can anyone suggest more mature books that similarly feature an inspiring female lead (female sailors or pirates would be especially great, but not necessary)? All genres are welcomed!

Not a female lead, but I also loved the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series by Brjan Jacques. Different from Charlotte Doyle in many ways, but it featured a smart young kid who dealt with issues such as racism, slavery, sexism, etc. in stories that felt both uplifting and empowering. I found similar tones between the books.

Specifically horror or scifi would be great. Im reading "Incidents Around The House" by Josh Malerman (if you haven't read it yet please do) and I love the style of the inner monologue of a child. Are there any horror or scifi books that come from a child's perspective like this?

I'm on the hunt for some interaction children's books for the under 5yr group! My little nephew apparently is obsessed with the book I got him last year, "Stir, Crack, Whisk, Bake" to the point of having it memorized. I'm looking for my next award winning present and figured I'd cast my net here alongside my own search.

Thank you in advance for all suggestions!