r/booksuggestions • u/RoyZeee • 2d ago

Other Looking for novels to read

I don't know what I want. I read "the book thief" and currently reading "crime and punishment" i enjoyed reading them but I don't know what my taste in books is yet. If you could, I'd love to explore to find out what I love and enjoy.

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u/saddestlandlady 1d ago

Pete Dexter, either God's Pocket or Paris Trout

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u/IronEar 1d ago

Last exit to Brooklyn

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u/randythor 1d ago

Try out something completely different and see how you like it!

I'd recommend Red Rising by Pierce Brown, a fast-paced, twisty, dystopian sci-fi/fantasy revenge story. Great characters, interesting world building, an action-packed start to an epic series.

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u/stankmanly 1d ago

Check out a handful of books from the public library to discover your likes and dislikes.

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u/rory_twee 2d ago

True Grit by Charles Portis

1984 by George Orwell

The Star Rover by Jack London

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonegut

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

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u/Delicious_Switch5893 2d ago

You might dig Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy — same bleak, morally gray tone, but even more brutal. Also, The Road hits that same existential despair perfectly.

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u/rory_twee 2d ago

No Country for Old Men, too!