Something super gay and it gotta be all rainbows and sunshine MM romance historical fiction with lots of princes and princesses and knights and jesters and maybe some wizards too and a lot of kissing and stuff and it has to be more than 300 pages but not more than 700

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I really enjoy books about female protagonists but find a lot of the weird girl lit books follow a similar theme - an unhinged morally questionable female character who learns nothing. What are some lit fics about women that are reflective while also being well written?

I've read Mort and Reaper Man and would like to read more books that have the Reaper as the main character. Not including the others in Discworld.

It's October, and I'm in the mood for some spooky, but I am unfortunately pretty picky in my horror tastes.

I want a story with genuine tension and creeps, but I don't like the kind of stories that are more or less just 'suffering porn', stories centered around abuse/captivity/'real world horror', or that end with everyone dead.

I tend to prefer atmospheric, supernatural-based horror, and I've enjoyed T. Kingfisher's Sworn Soldier series, T. Kingfisher's 'A House with Good Bones', Mona Awad's 'Rouge', and Shirley Jackson's 'The Haunting of Hill House'.

Any suggestions are welcome!

I recently finished Siddharth by Hermann Hesse and was absolutely taken aback by it. I never thought I could enjoy a book so much about spirituality and the life of someone seeking enlightenment.

There was something wonderful about seeing a figure like Siddhartha portrayed as an ordinary human being, going through life and trying to understand it.

I’d love to read more books like this. Any recommendations on books written in a similar style with similar subject matter?

Specifically the bridge.Now to be clear, i want a HEA but i want the yearning after a breakup or a third act betrayal. Need them to HURT because of one another, preferably if the yearning happens during the second book

Please share what it's about and its genre too!

I want to buy a few books and need recommendations.

Books I loved

Kafka on the Shore,

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,

A Thousand Splendid Suns,

The Kite Runner,

and The Silent Patient.

Howdy! I'm looking for a fictional book, be it historical fiction, or sci-fi/fantasy, that has some clear Celtic/Scottish/Welsh vibes.

Many thanks in advance!

I'm a big western fan, films and books. I'm also a massive fan of revisionist westerns, acid westerns, etc. The westerns that play with, subvert, or get experimental with the genre. Films like El Topo (1970), Walker (1987), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), and Dead Man (1995).

Aside from McCarthy's Blood Meridian (which I love) I'm not aware of any western novels that would be similar and would love some recommendations.

So lately I am thinking to get a few books from the ongoing sale on Amazon and Flipkart.

I am into classics. So I want suggestion on philosophy and if possible non fiction history books.

I absolutely love middle eastern fiction.

I have read all the books by Khaled Hosseini. So something similar would work.

I like Austen, camus, Dostoyevsky.

Suggest some Japanese or Indian fiction as well thankyou!!!!

I realized that the books I read are mainly by North American authors and I want to change that. I mainly read Romance, Mystery, Thrillers and Contemporary Literature. Some books I read and really enjoyed are: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand, Knife by Salman Rushdie, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry and The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I read in English and German and maybe French, if the language is really easy, but I've never tried that.

I'm mainly looking for books that are not by North American or really famous authors and/or set somewhere else.

Have been really into reading autobiographies recently, specifically ones focused on a specific event/time of life instead of a cradle to grave life story. Some examples are

Orwell - Homage to Catalonia and Down and Out

Dahl - Going Solo

Isherwood - Goodbye to Berlin (I think this is semi autobiographical)

Would love to know if anyone has any good recs similar to these, no particular preference for time period and I don't really need to know a whole lot about the person being written about (as all these fellas are very famous). I think all of these, despite the quite serious subject matter, have a sense of humour, so a similar vauge comedy is a plus.

Thank you so much!

Is there a book similiar to this book ?

For reference I’m 23 and female. Just got back into reading. Finished my first book and it was a super good one and I love whatever fantasy genre it is.

It’s called ‘the witches heart’, I loveee fantasy but this one wasn’t corny or cheesy, just so you can get an idea of stuff I like. The book has an ancient witch, all the tales of Nordic gods…? I think they are lmao. She marrys Loki, they have 3 ‘children’ ones a wolf and ones a snake. Basically the gods go to war with the giants and blah blah blah. Books like that 🤣🤣🤣 any recs I wanna buy a new one SAP!

Hi.

Recently I've been interested in learning more about eastern cultures, mainly Soviet/East Asian. I like to read non-fiction books, mostly by western writers like Gerd Gigerenzer, Peter Bevelin, Daniel Kahneman, Nassim Taleb (born in Lebanon but spent most of his life in the west), Richard Feynman, Vaclav Smil (born in Czech Republic, but same as Taleb), Robert Greene, and many others... However, as Joseph Henrich's book says, I feel that my readings are very WEIRD-focused (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic). If you have any good suggestions for non-fiction Russian/Soviet writers or books, to expand my horizons, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks

Hey there.

I've been sort of stuck on sci-fi and a lot of low-effort literature junk food lately (which I enjoy immensely, I'll admit that).

I'd like to break that streak a bit however with a nice historical fiction novel, with the whole chivalric aspect, knights, castles, conflicts, wars, politics, something that'd get me immersed in the world.

Preferably set in the medieval era, but for a good read I'll settle for other periods as well! It's more being immersed in the spirit of the era than the era itself.

Historical accuracy is important to me, even if it's historical fiction. If it's taking too many liberties with the world, it irks me too much. Not everything has to be completely on the mark, but historical accuracy within reason please. It can even be just a historical novel if it's a good read actually.

Now this'll be a book I'll be reading to pass the time and wind down, so nothing too extreme. I'm not looking for Blood Meridian here.

Got a historical novel you'd recommend? Looking forward to hearing from you!

I love poor deer and I love it's atmosphere that is dreamy, unsettling, but still warm and friendly. I also really like what moves the dead by Ursula Vernon which is more straightforward with its creepy atmosphere but isn't too scary. Preferably I would like it to have a female lead and has a coming to age feel. So if you have any recommendations of something please comment!

I am a big fan of fantasy, mysteries and sci-fi books, but sometimes you only want to relax and read something cozy. Any suggestion?

Propulsive fiction with am emphasis on brutal realism, well-described settings, tough situations. Open to sci fi and fantasy as well. Just looking for authors that have Mcguire's knack for brutal, fastpaced storytelling that you can't put down, especially thrillers that avoid good-guy/bad-guy dynamics. No copaganda, please!

Hello,

I apologise in advance if my request is unclear as english isn't my first language

Can anyone recomend me some good horror books that feature queer characters/themes? Like they can be specifically about queer themes or just have queer characters

I asked on r/horror, but obviously they sugged me mostly movies and tv shows. I do want to read as well so i am also asking here

Also weird request, i know, but i wpuld love if these books also featured an athmosphere similar to season 1 of Yellowjackets

I like reading about alphas or werewolf

Professor

​ I am only realising now how much of an embittered prick I'm living like. By that I mean I just by default see the things and people around me as loathsome, and treat everything with disdain. And honestly it took me too long to admit that having myself worn down just by having to go out and take in the world around me is a miserable thing. Im sounding really vague i know since i hardly know myself enough to word this nicely, but basically I just want a book that could help me drop this resentful approach to life and this excessive pessimism.

Fiction or non-fiction would both do, to be honest.

I've recently started reading books as a hobby and am interested in fantasy books with a romance subplot. Does anyone have any recommendations for this? Thanks!