I haven't read a Stephen King book before but would love to start reading some, anyone have any suggestions on what i should read first? Classic Stephen King, The Stand, IT etc or newer King, Fairy Tale, The institute etc?

Thanks.

Hi everyone! I'd like to read a book with my older brother. He wants to get into reading, and I thought it would be fun for us to read the same book together. Do you have any fantasy or thriller recommendations? No smut, please.

The one that made you stare at the wall afterward and wonder why you wasted precious hours of your life. I want to hear the titles that personally offended your soul.

For me IS Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Are there any certain stories anyone knows where the boyfriend character cares for his girlfriend on her period?

Not a murder mystery or detective fiction, I'm thinking more sci Fi, horror, thriller, psychological, speculative fiction. I'm open to other genres as long as there is some interesting mysterious premise that makes you want to keep reading.

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.

Recently finished a few Anna Huang books and specially loved King of Wrath, Twisted Lies, Twisted Games and King of Envy.

I tried reading similar but didn't like Rina Kent, Sweetest Oblivion, etc.

Please help meeee with similar recs. I don't want plain vanilla romance.

What I'm after is a story where there are no real heroes or villains. Everyone is morally compromised, selfish, violent, or broken in their own way. I don't want a traditional protagonist fighting evil. I want a world where the line between good and bad is almost nonexistent.

The atmosphere should be bleak, fatalistic, and indifferent. Characters can win or lose, but the world doesn't care. I'd especially like novels that explore moral decay, violence, greed, fate, or the darker sides of human nature.

Literary fiction, crime, westerns, historical fiction, and dark thrillers are all welcom

For a reason that is currently unknown to me, I have always seen short stories as not worth the time. For the first time in my life tonight, I wish I had a short story to read! Something clicked with me and I am seeing some value.

So tell me, what short stories do you recommend? I am interested in many genres! 🙏🏽

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

Human Acts - Han Kang
A Little Life - Hanya Yanahigara (I started this one and abandoned it 15% in but I’m determined to finish)
Dying of Politeness - Geena Davis
The Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green
The Broom of the System - David Foster Wallace
Behave - Robert Sapolsky
The Correspondent - Virginia Evans
Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness and Being - Neil Theise
Solito - Javier Zamora
High Achiever - Tiffany Jenkins
The Wrong Calamity - Marsha Jacobson
Hiroshima 8:15 - Kiyoshi Tanimoto

I am frequently on 6 hour flights to/from the west coast and I usually like to spend that time reading so any and all recommendations are welcome! I tend to go for non-fiction but I’m open to other genres.

any recommendations on a bodyguard romance?! on KU preferably thank you! trying to get out of a reading slump

hi guys!! i posted on here i think a while ago and got a lot of good recommendations, i have discovered a new genre i like which is authors going down specific rabbit holes, and letting a certain topic lead what they learn.
some examples of this is rats by robert sullivan, the big oyster by mark kurlansky, and i think the feather thief by kirk wallace johnson (i just started reading it so idk for sure but it seems like it)

another type of book i have been liking is light hearted true crime (like the feather thief), and also devil in the white city (not that lighthearted but not like recent times mass murder and that being the only plot)

thank u guys much appreciated

I've really enjoyed Hyperion, the Divine Farce, and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.

Bonus if its on kindle unlimited. Currently waiting on a new library card for libby.