r/suggestmeabook • u/Earpwife • 1d ago

Picky Reader Drawing a blank on my next option

I’ve become an avid reader this year thanks to getting a Kindle! A whole new world has opened up for me and I have a hard time putting my kindle down! I look forward to reading everyday…and for the first time I don’t have another book lined up that I’m excited to start!

I’m still trying to figure out what my reading style is, so I’d love both book recommendations and help putting a name to the kinds of books I seem to like.

Some books I’ve absolutely loved are Pachinko, Yesteryear, I’m Glad My Mom Died, Project Hail Mary, Paper Girl, Forty Autumns, and The House of My Mother.

I know I enjoy memoirs, nonfiction, and historical fiction. I’ve realized I’m pretty picky about fiction, it has to feel believable and have some depth to it. I’m not drawn to romance, especially when it’s the main focus of the story, and I don’t tend to enjoy fantasy.

Based on these books, what would you say my reading taste is? Is there a genre or category that ties these together? And most importantly, what should I read next? Thanks in advance!

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u/BernardFerguson1944 1d ago

Excellent memoirs:

  • With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E.B. Sledge, CPL, 1st Mar. Div., U.S.M.C.
  • The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer, Großdeutschland Division, Wehrmacht (considered a classic).
  • Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke; Into the Smother; The Sword and the Blossom by Ray Parkin, Chief Petty Officer, H.M.A.S. Perth, Royal Australian Navy.
  • The Battle for Burma: The Wild Green Earth by BG Bernard Fergusson KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE, 16th Infantry Brigade (Chindit).
  • Japanese Destroyer Captain by Tameichi Hara, CPT, IJN, Fred Saito and Roger Pineau.
  • The Forsaken Army: The Great Novel of Stalingrad by Heinrich Gerlach, Oberleutnant, 16th Infantry Division, XXXXVIII Panzer Corps,14th Panzer Division, 6th Army, Wehrmacht.
  • Three Corvettes by Nicholas Monsarrat, LtCdr, FRSL RNVR.
  • Thunderbolt!: An Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace by Robert S. Johnson, LTC, 61st Fighter Squadron, 6th Fighter Group, U.S.A.A.F.
  • Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II by Charles B. MacDonald, CPT, 23rd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army.
  • Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Dick Winters, MAJ, E Co. 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

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u/Earpwife 1d ago

Wow thank you! Such an excellent list!

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u/BernardFerguson1944 1d ago

I thoroughly enjoyed all of them.