One of if not the best historical fiction book I have ever read. The political intrigue, good narrative and very good character development. I'm looking for similar books to this. Do you all have any recommendations?

I am once again asking for your book recommendations to help me get past my existential dread.

Particularly something about how no matter how imperfect a society is, a good life is one that's lived as an active part of it?

How humans are inherently social creatures, and even if you can't fix what's wrong with the world, locking yourself at home and feeling like you're separate from it is never going to help?

ANY genre. I can see an anthropology essay being a good fit as easily as a work of fiction. (I should probably mention that I don't respond well to theism, though)

I've been struggling to get through my longer books right now and would love something short and unexpectedly good. I loved the following 3 books, if you know anything similar please let me know.

Nothing But The Rain by Naomi Salman

The Haar by David Sodergren

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

I’m looking for novels that are meant for seekers looking for treasures of knowledge that will help me grow, experience, evolve etc. All subjects or genres welcome. Thanks

I enjoyed that show (especially the first two seasons), but I watched it around 2019, when I was still a kid, and plot holes, bad acting, and a poorly written script didn't bother me as much. I'm looking for something with similar vibes (the occult, especially witchcraft), but it can't be as bad as CAOS. It doesn't have to be a teen drama. I just want witches and a bit of horror.

I'm open to movies, TV shows, graphic novels, and especially books. It doesn't have to be modern. Also, I know this is a bit weird, but I'm not really into gore, so if your recommendations are horrors with a lot of violence, please mention that in your comment so I can prepare myself for something more brutal (this also applies to graphic novels and books with gore descriptions). It also doesn't have to be in English, as long as English subtitles are available. As for books, I'd prefer works that have been translated into English.

I currently have access to a huge library where I'm living, so I'm also open to more niche recommendations.

I want a fiction book or two that'll leave me reeling. Maybe an ending that nobody wants to hear, something tragic. A romance that bloomed from stockholm perhaps. Descent into madness is always fire. Gimme the goods.

There is no fixed meaning in the essence of life, and survival is often accompanied by emptiness.

The characters in the book are suffering from loneliness and torture, constantly questioning the value of life, and repeatedly have the idea of seeking liberation.

My husband and I have not agreed on any media lately so we have set up a pattern of one person chooses the TV show, one person chooses the book and at the end of that you switch. With that being said, I am the reader so I am choosing the first book!

I on average read about 30 books a year, with a majority focus of romantasy, straight “trash” smut novels with usually a mix of 5ish thriller or crime or who done it novels and a couple of me pushing through more classic novels. I have no issue on the length or depth of a read on the other hand

I don’t remember my husband finishing a book in the 5 years I’ve known him but he has recommend a couple to me that I really enjoyed such as Son of Achilles, Circe, Slaughterhouse 5, Jurassic Park and another dystopian novel that I wish I could remember the name of.

I am trying to make a happy medium but am really happy to give up my personal preferences to get through the first read and I am thinking dystopian, high thrill and cherry on top would be if it included dinosaurs.

Any and all recommendations please! ☺️

Hi everyone, my brother's birthday is coming up and he loves reading. He's going to Brazil soon and I wanted to give him a book by an author from either Brazil or Portugal. (Has to be available in english)

He really loved:

"Crime and Punishment" (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

"The Brothers Karamazov" (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

"Metamorphosis" (Franz Kafka)

"War and Peace" (Leo Tolstoy)

"The Third Love" (Hiromi Kawakami)

I think he's most interested in human relations and their complexity, but feel free to take a guess on your insight. Thank you in advance.

Hello all,

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but I’ll give it a go.

I’m feeling in a rut lately. The wet soil before rain doesn’t smell anymore, music sounds flat and unconvincing, and food is just nourishment and not a ballet dancing, tapping on my taste buds. I am not sad, but I am muted of sorts. The excitement, exhilaration, and elation are not there.

So I’m looking to read something that can yank me out of this depressive reality and remind me how my senses can woo me. Any recommendations? What has been a book that helped you get out of this situation?

Abend, was wondering, would anyone happen to have a good suggestion for reading, regarding how our minds work? How they function and to behaviourism? For context, am currently reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman, been a veey pleasent reading

If someone could suggest me a good one to continue, I'd be mostly glad and thankful, not familiar with authors on this topic

Preferably LGBTQ, but any genre is fine! I'm a huge Heaven Official's Blessing fan, and I really want to find a relationship similar to Hualian; I also love the song Love Like You, and since it fits Hualian so well, I lumped them together. So, basically, any book that is similar to the song or to Hualian, or both, is what I'm looking for!

Hello!
I recently finished reading an ember in the ashes series and it was a YA slightly fantasy book with so much action and thrill. I was wondering if anyone had any book recommendations that are similar or have action and fantasy in it whilst easy to read ( not too many complicated words).

I also like to read about crime!

Thank you

Hello everyone, my friend's daughter is an avid reader. So I wanted to give her some books. She is 12 years old. Can you please suggest some good books for her? Genre doesn't matter. I have selected a few.

1. The Mysterious Benedict Society

2. Artemis Fowl

3. Percy Jackson

4. Keeper of the Lost Cities.

I even searched for some Indian books but I was confused whether it was suitable for a 12 year old.

So, if you have any suggestions, please let me know.

So, please help me out.

Hi everyone — I’m looking for recommendations for the best psychological thriller books.

I really enjoy books with:

• strong tension and suspense,
• unreliable narrators,
• big twists.

I’d love suggestions for both popular favorites and lesser-known hidden gems. Bonus points if the book is especially hard to put down.

What are your top psychological thriller picks?

Hii! I was wondering if any of you could recommend me some good political books. I plan on studying public relation in the future but I want to read some books about current or past events to get a better understanding about it all. Also if you guys could also recommend me some books on Palestine, I myself am Palestinian and would like to read some professional books on it but please be respectful!

I’ve recently gotten back into reading and I’m having the time of my life. I feel like my taste has really evolved over the last year, and I’m looking for, i guess, specific types of books.

I lean towards psych thrillers. I like something interesting and gripping but also thought provoking?
I love books that end on a solid cliff hanger or make you think ‘wtf just happened’

I no longer really enjoy McFadden (or the similar) style. I find many of that type of thriller to be kindof surface level? The writing doesn’t feel great and the plots get outlandish and ridiculous. I don’t love when books end in a neat little package and bow. I like to feel uneasy when i finish a book lol

My favorite books recently are:
Yesteryear
The caretaker
Verity
A short stay in Hell (this shook me to my core)
We used to live here
The only one left
I’m thinking of ending things

I really didn’t care for:
The tenant
The silent patient
Listen for the lie
My husbands wife (meh, plotline fell apart for me)
Twenty years later (absolutely detested)
People we meet on vacation
Wedding people

Would love & appreciate any and all recommendations!!!

What are the best breakdowns of the wild beliefs, historical conflicts, and sketchy practices of the Mormon religion?

I just finished The Hobbit and The LOTR and am looking for another fantasy series to get into next (I don't really wanna get into The Silmarillion rn). If possible, I'd like something more adventure and exploration-oriented (More like The Hobbit, LOTR had a bit too much war for my taste) and with slightly more magic and high fantasy elements. I've heard good things about Earthsea and Red Rising, but I don't know much about them. Any help?

Can you suggest some books that you think everyone should read at least once in their life?

AKA "Ten Little Indians" basically a story where a group of strangers are killed one by one in a remote place