The Sword of Kaigen https://www.booksns.com/195147/ Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking about picking up The Sword of Kaigen for a while now because I’ve heard a lot of great things about it from readers in the fantasy community. The story sounds really interesting, and from what people say it …

Hopeful, cathartic reads https://www.booksns.com/195148/ Hi all, I’m looking for a book or short stories to read that feel like a big hug. Something that’s hopeful and comforting. I’m currently reading The Bear by Andrew Krivak. Some of my favorite books that match this vibe are the Monk and …

Superhero themed book for 4 year old https://www.booksns.com/195144/ Every year I give my child a book for their birthday which acts as a guest book at whatever birthday celebration we host. Usually it’s been a birthday themed book related to the theme of the party, but I’m open to not being …

Houseplant cultivation history? https://www.booksns.com/195145/ I'm not quite sure how to explain what I'm looking for. To make up example, a book about begonias that discusses the history of its discovery and cultivation as well as the social context. Like, "Lady Jane's Fuzzy Spotted Wonder …

non fiction about the harm of private equity https://www.booksns.com/195142/ After reading books about grocery stores being bought and closed, hospitals being bought and consolidated, schools being closed down, entertainment industry being consolidated and controlled, social media being bought …

I’m looking for a slow-burn workplace romance with the following elements: 🔥 https://www.booksns.com/195141/ I’m looking for a slow-burn workplace romance with the following elements: A workplace setting where the main characters see each other every day, creating small routines, habits, and …

Book suggestions https://www.booksns.com/195138/ I came across a really good book. It’s a story that starts after a heist pulled off by three thieves, and throughout the entire book almost everyone betrays everyone else and shoots at each other. It’s the kind of story where you can’t trust …

Recent horror or psychological thrillers where the protagonist is the villain? https://www.booksns.com/195139/ Wondering if there’s any recent examples of this that people would recommend. From the last few years. by dbo7734

Urban fantasy revolution book? https://www.booksns.com/195133/ Anyone have a urban fantasy book where the main characters are in a resistance group trying to overthrow a fascists regime? by cacuin

Feeling down & addicted to phone https://www.booksns.com/195136/ Title says it all, not in a good headspace and just constantly scrolling The last book that I read that gave me a sense of purpose was Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse so anything like that would be incredible. Thank you by …

Esoteric fiction books? https://www.booksns.com/195135/ Looking for a book/series (any genre as long as it’s fiction l) that draws upon esoteric/psychological ideas and has some sort of interesting overarching message, even if it’s an idea I don’t agree with, I very much enjoyed childhood’s …

Suggest books like Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance https://www.booksns.com/195132/ It looks like a book about motorcycle maintenance, but it's actually deeply philosophical. Would love more reads like that. by Sting_TQR

I want the Orwellian books of todays divisive times https://www.booksns.com/195130/ Books like 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World etc were influential due to the strong political and societal allegories they presented at the time of their release. They were very reflective of authoritarianism, …

Novels that have left leaning characters involved in unions, revolutions etc. https://www.booksns.com/195128/ Currently been disappointed by some historical novels that are set in literal communist revolution that have no characters with political opinions or personal drive to better theirs and …

The most underrated non-fiction book you absolutely loved https://www.booksns.com/195125/ Non-fiction books with under a 3.5 rating on Goodreads. Preferably about philosophy or self-development. by ValexF

Wheel of Time, Game of Thrones, Shadow of the Gods, The Stone Sky…what else would you recommend? https://www.booksns.com/195124/ Didn’t like Curse of Mistwraith, not the writing whatsoever and found no connection to any character at all, so looking for something with good character development …

Books on facial/bodily aesthetics? https://www.booksns.com/195127/ Looking for books on facial/bodily aesthetics, these could be books on how to improve them or books that just have useful information on them. by 0nayfin

Any good Human x non-humanoid alien romance books? https://www.booksns.com/195122/ I had this idea for a short story of mine and i want to see if similar stuff has been done. By the way, i dont mean like "Weird alien but still kinda familiar" i mean completly different inteligent being. I think …

Suggest fictional or something story lined https://www.booksns.com/195121/ Okay so I have read non fictional self help books and some fictional but I don't have much of info regarding which one is best or good Suggest me some good books that I can sit and finish (am planning to finish in a go) …

Suggest me good one to go with. https://www.booksns.com/195118/ So I have been fighting with negative thinking so hard lately. I'm not feeling discouraged or motivation less but I stuck with the intrusive thoughts. Disturbing thoughts would be more precise. At times I feel like my brain is a …

Suggest me on the overall consequences of the online availabilty of medical advice https://www.booksns.com/195109/ The access of medical stats, medical info, medical advice, medical fearmongering had its influence on the masses. Me personally, i went to the doctor and asked about lasik. He …

Looking for morally gray MMC romance where FMC has a spine and calls him out https://www.booksns.com/195111/ i'm looking for romance recs with a truly morally gray MMC, not just "he's rude because trauma" and the narrative excuses it. i want one where he's actually flawed and knows it. FMC …

Italian learner seeks suggestions for simple books and comics https://www.booksns.com/195098/ I am currently learning Italian and am looking for suggestions for simple books or iconic Italian comics. As a child, I read a series of children's books by Beatrice Masini that I liked. Unfortunately, …

Rom-Com, Age gap, Contemporary, Not too dark… https://www.booksns.com/195104/ Hello! Im currently reading Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood, and i’m loving it!!! I’m searching for more books like this one, i’m not really into super dark romance authors like Penelope Douglas… I want …

Suggest me a book you’re glad you stuck with https://www.booksns.com/195101/ I posted yesterday asking for books without so much exposition, but that doesn't explain exactly what I'm looking for. I'm fine with a book having a ton of exposition before there's a "plot" per se, as long as the …

Looking for Book Suggestions https://www.booksns.com/195100/ Hi all, I'm making it my mission this year to read as many books as possible (minimum one a week), but with that being said, I'm flying through books. I'm currently looking for recommendations for the following: Natural biology …

Weekly Recommendation Thread: March 06, 2026 https://www.booksns.com/195103/ Welcome to our weekly recommendation thread! A few years ago now the mod team decided to condense the many "suggest some books" threads into one big mega-thread, in order to consolidate the subreddit and diversify the …

Books recommendations ( les misérables) https://www.booksns.com/195107/ Hi everyone! I’m looking for book recommendations similar to Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. I loved the depth of the characters, the emotional journey, and the way the story mixes personal struggles with social and …

Political books https://www.booksns.com/195094/ Anybody have some book recommendations from any and all political ideologies? This is my first time here specifically to ask for recommendations. I lean center in american politics but with how absolutely fucked the world is im looking to expand …

More books like Lady Tan’s Circle of Women? https://www.booksns.com/195095/ I recently finished Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See and really loved it. It follows Tan Yunxian, a real female physician in 15th-century China, and is inspired by her actual medical casebook. I really enjoyed …

Non Fiction by Experts/Journalists https://www.booksns.com/195097/ Hello! Having read exclusively fiction until I read ‘Nuclear War’ by Annie Jacobsen and ‘This is how they tell me the world ends’ by Nicole Perlroth I am now looking for similar books. I am not necessarily looking for books on …

This free app got me back to reading books https://www.booksns.com/195091/ Honestly kind of embarrassed how long I went without finishing a book. like I used to devour romances in college and then just..stopped.. Didn’t stop me from buying them though lol anyway I finally imported my goodreads …

Sci-Fi / Fantasy for an extreme snob https://www.booksns.com/195092/ I love the genres of sci-fi and fantasy. It's interesting to see how people adhere to a different set of rules and what their lives are like. I despise most of the sci-fi and fantasy I read, though. I swear the genres attract …

Novels centered around daily life of pre-WW1 German aristocracy https://www.booksns.com/195089/ It’s a specific topic, but I’m writing an alternate history story set roughly around this time period (late 19th-early 20th century) and I’d like to do more research/immerse myself more in …

Why is reading either the fastest thing in the world or slowest https://www.booksns.com/195084/ Like tell me why I just wanted to read for a few minutes before bed, I check the time and 4 hours passed brother it’s almost 4am. But when I’m reading something else it feels like an eternity 1 Minh …

Books about a female protagonist who is kidnapped and held hostage like in The Collector by Fowles? https://www.booksns.com/195085/ Any help? Thanks!! by CovertNarciS

Book recommendations for memoir/auto-bio/biographies. https://www.booksns.com/195077/ Hello all, below are some books I've read. As above, I'm looking for book recommendations that are different to what I've been exposed to. I'm not too keen on American politics or politicians however, as …

Most unnerving and thrilling books https://www.booksns.com/195078/ Not necessarily looking for a horror book per se. But I looking for those books that made you feel unsettled whole reading them? They don't even gave to be fiction. by leonard_euler2

17yo beginner male https://www.booksns.com/195075/ So I have probably only read (and finished) 6 books in my life 😭. Im not the brightest and I wasn’t the best in ELA but I’ve always wanted to get interested in read but never knew where to start or what I even liked. Abt me: I’m a 17yo Male. …

Book featuring the physical embodiment of a force of nature https://www.booksns.com/195073/ Life, death, gravity, wind, spring/summer/winter/fall, frost, tide etc by Ok-Lack2037

Dickens but Sci-Fi or Fantasy https://www.booksns.com/195071/ As a child I loved to read fantasy stories but as an adult I've been more into literary fiction, classics and character-driven work. I'd like to try and get back into fantasy again, or explore Sci-Fi for the first time. I'm looking …

Book suggestions for my granny. https://www.booksns.com/195069/ I'm in desperate need of good book suggestions for my granny {86}. Granddad is in his final days and my granny loves to read. I want to get her a couple of paperback novels {fiction} for the weeks and months to come. If possible, …

Hidden gems https://www.booksns.com/195068/ Books that are really niche and also really great by dooplets

Looking for real slow burn romance https://www.booksns.com/195066/ I want a slow burn romance that spans at least two books (or a lengthy book). With some real stakes, it doesn't really matter what the trope is. It can be fantasy, horror, or suspense; I'll read any genre, really. A lot of …

4 free reads for 4 different moods. matched to whatever you’re feeling rn https://www.booksns.com/195065/ I read way too much last month and realized the books I liked most were the ones I picked based on mood, not genre. so here's what worked for me. commute read: The Italian Don (Accardi). …

Books like the anime 86? https://www.booksns.com/195063/ I really enjoyed the anime 86 and was looking for books with similar themes. What I liked about the anime is how emotional it was. The feeling of dispair and hopelessness in the beginning, how it dealt with survivor's guilt, etc. I just …

hi hello i need recs https://www.booksns.com/195062/ ok so!!! i am currently obsessed with whatever genre this is; if we were villains, the secret history, babel – or the necessity of violence, the vicious series, the goldfinch, a little life etc etc. if anybody has any book recs that shadow …

Books like my year of rest and relaxation https://www.booksns.com/195055/ morbid, internal and slightly funny. Thanks so much! by TreeAffectionate9776

Claire Lombardo’s Same As It Ever Was https://www.booksns.com/195058/ I loved Claire Lombardo's The Most Fun We Ever Had, so immediately went and picked up Same As It Ever Was. The problem is, I'm about 60 pages in now and am still finding it a slog. It just isn't grabbing me in the same way or …

“Worm” by Wildbow should be a bigger deal than it is (Review/rant) https://www.booksns.com/195057/ So I just finished reading the web-serial novel Worm and it's probably the best superhero fiction I have ever enjoyed across any media. For anyone who don't know it's a novel released weekly over …