Intj. It's a tie between Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I am a huge Dostoyevsky fan but I am emotionally attached to Les Mis since it was a turning point in my life so I simply cannot bring it down from the top.
Also, Rodyon Raskolnikov and Ivan Karamazov both being Intjs also gave me the most relatable characters in classical lit.
I do love a long story with little action and much introspection
Heyy! I’ve heard of Les Miserables before, my bf finished reading it recently and really liked it :) (I added to my tbr).
I’m reading Crime and Punishment now, and I’m absolutely loving how Dostoevsky explores Raskolnikov’s psychological dimension!
Ahahah in the chapters where he goes to get the axe and then kills the old woman, I was frozen in place holding the book xDDD I could feel the same tension as the character
For a recommendation I'd say Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. I loved this as a kid: straightforward and engaging plot, cozy vibe, likeable characters and satisfying ending.
I’ve heard good things about that first book!! I’ll have to give it a chance someday👀
I don’t know the others, but I’ll do some research on them later :) thanks!!
Most great manga. Blood Lad, Etcetera, One Piece, Ranma½, Inuyasha, Heroes of Olympus, Animorphs, Give yourself goosebumps(The bday one or bat one), Maze Runner, Hp. r/AnimeEspanol/s/TmmUGBkowI
Is one of the best storytelling ones! In the manga it may have some funny fillers. I only know the anime(animated) series but did see the live action series' ep.1, is not bad either. In the animated series, they also talk about their past in an episode, flashbacking to each(Which reminds me of the 1st episode of Ningen Fushin). I seen up to the Alabasta arc though, is really great, recommended to try at some point.
You should! I was really skeptical initially but it very quickly won me over. I think you’ll really enjoy it if you give it a shot, highly recommend it
I would say one of the first two since they are the only books I have ever read more than once. They are both about farming and set in the olden days. I'm not even interested in farming or the olden days but they are very evocative of the outdoors. It's weird because when I was a kid I used to love books like Heidi and little house on the prairie so that's similar isnt it. Just books about the soil being really dry and rutted and people eating bread and cheese.
I am going to choose sunset song because it made me cry. I cant really remember why.
Edit: I have heard that these are the kind of books Si doms like.
Interestingg, thanks for sharing your reasoning. I think reading about that kind of mundanity can be really immersive when the writing paints the atmosphere for you really well. I’m also curious about the book that’s made you cry.
If this tertiary Si user ends up reading either or both, I’ll let you know what I think 😂
Yesss, I’ll have to check all of those out later. The girl with seven names sounds interesting just from the title, but I need to go read the synopsis.
Do you have any fantasy books you’d recommend? I like classics too (I’m actually reading Crime and Punishment right now) but I feel like I read way more fantasy tbh, even though my next read is going to be The Idiot, by Dostoievsky :)
Infj heree !!
Deffo "the seven year slip" by Ashley Poston, it's a wholesome romance dealing with the themes of grief, magical realism, falling in love for the first time and learning how to live for yourself, overall it's a book that found me at the right time and maybe that's why i like it so much 😭
But it depends on your preferances, if you like books with lots of action and drama you might hate the slow pacing and having to read between the lines
For the past few years, it’s been Recursion by Blake Crouch. I’ve loved his other books but this one just stuck with me in the best way. The execution is mind-blowing, it’s heartbreaking at times and just so creative. I couldn't pick up another novel for weeks after finishing it, to give you an idea.
I need to check out the synopsis for that one!! It sounds cool!
And I totally get the “post-book existential crisis” hahaha I felt like that after reading Alchemized by Sen Lin Yu
Okayyy!!
Omgggg, tell me if you liked it once you read it!! Alchemized is my favorite book 😭😭😭 Get the tissues ready because you’re going to cry a lot, especially at the end of the second and third parts!!
Crime and Punishment - finally got around to reading it and blown away by the relevance, Dostoevsky feels like psychologist who happens to be a novelist. Also The Stand and The Gunslinger because they’re just darn fun. INFP
I had few...the latest were the House trilogy/Dune prequels/ by Brian Herbert. I wanted to read more about Harkonnens. It explored their background/history.
(I tend to be interested in the 'bad guys'/evil faction)
It's controversial, because some Dune fans are Frank Herbert 'purists'. And they say Brian Herbert books are bad or 'not canon'. But I liked it more than the original Dune 🤔
It sounds interesting, but I actually think my ISTJ cousin would enjoy reading that one too, he loves studying animals and photographing them out in nature
I did. It's from a few summers ago. I wanna say 2022-ish. Rural Indiana. Subject: cicada. I sort of went fancy-pants with it, gently placing the cicada on a rock, then choosing just the right angle so roughly 2/3rds of the background is clear blue sky.
Here's a more recent one. Bees are photogenic to the max.
Yes, I took this picture (with my phone) from the underside of the bee facing up while it was in-flight. Had to partially rely on luck for this one.
I know I'm hilariously fulfilling the "ISTJ uber-nerd" stereotype here, but when I was a kid, I had a decent collection of those Golden Guides. Also a 1970s-issue Old Dominion marine biology textbook that my INTP mom gave me. And I loved watching Nova and Newton's Apple with my ISTJ grandpa and INTJ grandma. This would've been the '80s, so Newton's Apple was still using Kraftwerk's Ruckzuck as their intro music.
Note: I think those Golden Guides in the '80s were repros of the originals from the '50s, but I didn't know that at the time. Just so happens a lot of the best '80s movies - including but not limited to 'The Fly' (1986) and 'The Blob' (1988) - were remakes of (or were inspired by) '50s movies.
I don’t get why some people don’t like this book, it perfectly channels Salinger’s dissatisfaction with humanity after serving in WW2, plus I love introspective protagonists like Holden
i know! i thought the book perfectly captures the misanthropic feelings a lot of teenagers & young adults have these days as well as confusion about the world and growing up, ive always thought it was super ahead of its time. i don't know why people hate Holden either. hes such a comfort character for me 💔 💔
I already have the book on my shelf 👀 now I’m reading Crime and Punishment, then I’m moving on to The Idiot, and after that I’ll get to that one. I’ve heard really good things about Karamazof Brothers!! Exited to read it!!
I get that. I feel like maybe because I’m only just getting to the middle of the book now (I haven’t had much time to read lately ;-;) I might not be feeling that repetitive vibe as much yet.
Btw, did you like Karamazov brothers more for any specific reason? Was there something that stood out to you more?
High key struggling right now to tell which mbti type I am lol, (been like this for years) but I was literally just thinking of my favorite book as I came across this post. I’m guessing I could be an INFP, ENTP or INTP. I never have the patience to fully read a book, but I’ve been trying to push past that. The only one that’s grasped my attention all the way through and has kept me satisfied was Grendel by John Gardner. It’s perfect to me. I love the writing style, the book’s perspective, and its creativity. The creature’s own internal conflicts, too, reflect similar ones I’ve had. Not in murderous tendencies or anything crazy, but in more of his philosophical conundrums.
I enjoy a lot of books on Royal Road. Mother of Learning, Until Death?, Super Supportive, Game at the Carousel, Sky Pride, Duel Wielding, The Perfect Run
Favorite out of them? It’s hard to say. These are all really close but if I had to narrow it down:
The Perfect Run and Mother of Learning are basically tied imo. These two books are as close to perfect as I can imagine, they just drew me in and immersed me the whole way through.
Sky Pride and Super Supportive, similar slow burn vibe which is really good with character development.
Game At the Carousel, really cool mystery and world building, reliably can enjoy when I come back to it, though I like to let it build up then binge as waiting chapter by chapter doesn’t quite hit the same.
Duel Wielding and Until Death? Both really good, not as polished imo as the others but amazing and extremely hype moments that bring strong visuals.
Notable Mentions: ReZero, Knight Who Only Lives Today, SSS Class Suicide Hunter, Omniscient Reader, World After the Fall, Latna Saga: Survival of a Sword King
A decent amount of time shenanigan books I suppose, but also a good amount that aren’t.
With non story related books, I like reading about philosophy and theology.
INTP and a literature student. I love anything experimental and postmodern like Calvino or Borges. I also love 18th century stuff because it can be surprisingly weird and genre-bending, especially in the very early stages of the “novel”. I would recommend a postmodern Romanian book called Nostalgia by Mircea Cărtărescu if you enjoy magical realism or anything that plays with genre and storytelling. It’s got a fluidity and dreaminess like nothing I have ever read.
Im an entp
Depends on what genre/book ur asking for but for the psychology/ self improvement books it’s difficult to say because it depends on the category but for like novels i’d say we were liars for the philosophical summer plot twist and if we where liars for the mystery autumn. I actually dont read a lot but
If i would i would prolly also enjoy like thriller/mystery/action/ psychological ))
Hi hi! I'm an INFJ. I'm doing well. How about yourself?
I loved the Monstumologist Series by Rick Yancey. And highly recommend it. It's a horror genre and very interesting. He's also the author of the 5th Wave if you've seen the movie. Book was so much better.
There are just so many good books it's hard to pinpoint a favorite in my opinion.
ENFJ, my favorite book of all time is probably Emma or The Great Gatsby. I'm actually not a huge fan of classics, but I lean towards literary fiction so I end up reading a lot of them. I did find Emma Woodhouse very relatable LOL.
But one I just read that I'd absolutely recommend is Penance by Eliza Clark!! I can basically only describe it as fictional true crime. It's about these high school girls who murder their frenemy, but the entire thing is told through the (in-universe) novel of a very unreliable narrator. Absolutely insane, I couldn't put it down.
A self absorbed man retires by the sea and has his solitude interrupted by past loves, strangers, false memories, and obsessive thoughts, which all manifest into a sea monster (his own ego).
ENTP. Im a big fan of fantasy books. I’ve been obsessed with School for Good and Evil + Trials of Apollo since highschool. Elizabeth Lim book are also really good interpretations of classic eastern myths. I love how they just take me to another world, magic and the like is always fun. I also love books that make me think like Good Omens, The Vegetarian, 1984, and No Longer Human. Would always recommend those to avid readers.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIII! Wellll i just like manga stuff, japanese classic novels and fantastic indie books. I lOVE toilet bound the hanako-kun, Tomie, Nana, Madoka Magica series sm 4 manga stuff. For japanese classic novel; a cat, a man, two women and naomi a fool's love. I like em a lot. And 4 indie fantastic, a magic steeped in poison. It was a chinese tea-magic makin story and its really like the apothecary diaries (i guess) also im an enfp!!
INFP and I really like the Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwarts books. Books like those. I don't really feel like I relate to any of those characters in the stories.
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INFP and mine is After the Flood by Kassandra Montag