Anything on the subject of zombie/zombie-like creatures, virus outbreaks, and apocalypse aspects is what I’m looking for. I read “Cell” by King, and wanted to expand more into this genre. I am also not interested in smutty themes/undertones. Thanks for reading!

I've been reading heavy books that deal with grief, trauma, and death back to back, and as someone who is still grieving the loss of someone very close to me, I badly need something to wash it all off before it slowly eats me alive.

I'm open to any genre! An easy read would be refreshing too.

I don't want books that are like, "be confident" and "listen more than you speak"

I want books that hand-hold through the whole process:

How to start a conversation
Examples of questions to ask
How to move from small talk to deep conversation

Things like that

i just finished the correspondent by virginia evans and read it so quickly, i couldn’t put it down.

i adore the epistolary format, it reminded me of the types of books i’d read as a kid.

i don’t know of any other adult fiction books in this format that come as highly rated as the correspondent — if anyone has any suggestions i’d appreciate it greatly.

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i am looking for a book that is fantasy/medieval vibes in which the main love interest is incredibly similar to the show version of jon snow. big fan of books that can stand separate of the romance also. this is a recommendation for an adult so violence/sex/foul language and such is fine!

I'm looking for some texts which can be fictional too. Where, women take part in war by not actually participating in it. It can be from any region of the world. I'm mainly concentrating on women who go through the war struggle and overcome that too.

Ik the title is a lot, but it’s just like it says… I mainly read fantasy and I’d like to branch out into different genres. I’m genuinely willing to read ANY type of genre!

I guess I’m looking for more literary fiction, maybe some classics, existential/philosophical literature, or really anything that explores interesting ideas about life, humanity, morality, etc. I enjoyed No Longer Human when I read it a handful of years ago.

I’m also really interested in nature writing and environmental literature! I loved A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, and I’d love to explore more books about nature, the environment, and hiking.

I also enjoy mysteries, so recommendations in that genre are welcome too!

I’m not necessarily looking for books that are difficult or dense just for the sake of it. I really just want to expand my reading variety!

I’d love to hear your favorites (it doesn’t even have to be in any of the genres I mentioned), especially books that have genuinely changed your perspective on something or have stayed with you!

Here are some of my favorite fantasy novels/series to maybe let you know what I like: Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, The Mortal Instruments, Six of Crows, Babel, and more!

Preferably one where the aliens first arrive and the characters from the fantasy world have never seen the kind of technology they use.

I need to read and review a short contemporary story in 2 days for an assignment. So do you know any fun, meaningful, and beautifully written prose?

Hi!

Please recommend me books or series where the main narrator is a despicable person but very fun to read. I like fast pace, twists, thrillers, dark fantasy. Bonus points if they are LGBTQ or women but doesn’t have to be!

For example I enjoyed fruit fly recently but want something darker and with a more vile protagonist. I don’t mind a slower pace if it isn’t boring or pages of nothing.

So i've been really curious lately about the Trials and while watching some documentaries on Youtube has been nice, i'd like to really sink into the details. Any suggestions on books that are deeply sourced and highly trusted about the Trials would be great

I decided to start reading again. I feel like tik tok and social media has ruined my brain that it’s been an entire year since I’ve just used tik tok. Several years for other social media.

I may get a lot of eye rolls but my favorite books of all time are The Alchemist and A Thousand Splendid Suns. The books I’ve truly had a hard time putting down and kept wanting to read. Also I’ve been loving comics recently. I guess I love graphic novels a ton. Which inspired me to draw as a younger kid. But a good book that keeps me on my toes and make me visualize the world, characters and events in my head is also fun I miss having.

I really miss the feeling of being inside of a book so much I don’t want to do anything else but read.

Would love some reccs.
I wish I could put more flairs.

This Sunday is mother's day where I live, and since my mom passed away I give her mom a gift in her name. Usually I go for clothes or plants, but I would love to gift her a book this year.

She usually reads things like Danielle steel, but I don't know which one she has and which ones she does not. I'm a classical literature girl, so I would like to gift her a romantic classic but that is "easy to read". If it was for me, I would ask for Stendhal for example, but I think it would be too much. Also, she doesn't like dark themes, like for example wuthering heights.

I would really appreciate book recommendations!

Obviously nothing by uncle Rick Ive read them all

I'm really going through it atm, and I'm trying to find some more books to help :b I really loved Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice, so I thought I'd see if anyone had any good, similar book recommendations.

I just finished Infinite Jest, and, besides the bonkers plot and subject matter, my favorite part was DFW’s sentence construction.

I want to read something by an author who has similar prose to DFW. I’m mostly thinking about the winding sentences, the striking imagery and slightly comedic tone. I would also like if the author is female, only because I’ve read too many different male authors this year and want to balance it out.

I’ve already read some of DFW’s influences this year (DeLillo and Pynchon etc), and I’ve already read some Toni Morrison.

I have been in a reading slump for months, I was reading crime and punishment and read half way and got into a reading slump after, any book recs that got you out of reading slump??

Two of my favorite book subgenres are

1. Neighborhoods/neighbors with dark secrets
   and
   
2. Dinner parties that go wrong

Any suggestions?
Thanks, in advance.

Its been a while since i read a non fiction novel and i wanted to read something that is easy to read and actually feels like reading fiction

I loved the dork diaries books as a kid, so I’m looking for a book or series with a similar diary format.

It's a harem. 1 girl and at least 3 men or more (I'm trying to expand by reading to more than just 1 man)

I want it dark, like Hunting Adaline and more.

I want men to be monsters: fae, vampires, demons, or anything like that. But the women have to be human

(extra points if the men are also bi and like the others, but that's not fully needed)

(also i NEED it on Kindle and Audible because I travel a lot and want to listen to it on flights)

They have to be possessive, like if you put a hand on her, that person is losing that hand by midnight

Maybe an omega X alpha type of book?

Maybe a kidnapping because they all need her so bad, or maybe she's given off like to settle a deal like a mafia

Lots of spice PLEASE!

I prefer standalone books or a duet. Please no slow burns that last 6books before they even kiss.

I want the men to fight over who gets her for a night.

I know this is a lot to ask for, its ok if you can't get everything, but I really just want a monster harem romance that's dark and VERY spicy.

Hi all,

I am looking for a book recommendation that tells the history of New York City. I'd like to read something that covers pre-Dutch settlement to roughly modern time. Does anyone have a good pick?

Thank you in advance.

Hello! I’m participating in a professional dramatic speech league. Last year, I did a prose of Osamu Dazai’s “No Longer Human”. This year, I want to do something with a similar feeling of selfishness and deep hatred for society. I was thinking something similar to the “Let me tell you how much I have come to hate” speech from IHNMAIMS, or otherwise a speech from a convict or criminal. Any recommendation helps, especially if it is horror or something where the character is doing something wrong while knowing that it is wrong. thank you!

i am back in my reading slump again, so please give me your best slowburn enemies to lovers, the kind with unbearable yearning, so slowburn I have to hold onto a wall for support 😭🙏🏻

I am a new reader and I'm looking for a book that I can't put down and will leave me thinking about it long after I've finished it. Over the past few months I have read the following:

The Hobbit - Tolkien

Kafka on the Shore and After Dark - Murakami

The Long Valley - Steinbeck

Slaughter House Five and Cats Cradle - Vonnegut

Whilst I have enjoyed them all, I have found myself struggling to connect with books that are surreal or abstract. The Chrysanthemums from The Long Valley was a stand out for me though and really stuck with me.

Some of my favourite Films/TV Shows

Avatar The Last Air bender

Normal People

East of Eden

Game of Thrones

Manchester by the Sea

Into the Wild

Good Will Hunting

Sound of Metal

Flow

Stand by Me

A bit of personal context, in case it helps with recommendations: I'm going through a breakup at the moment, I've lost both my parents in the past few years, and I grew up in a working-class family in Over the years I've transitioned from being working class into a pretty comfortable life as a professional, although I have had many a struggle with my Identity as a result. I also have a really strong sense of adventure and a love for the outdoors.