No happy ending, no science will save the day, no utopia, just bleak realism with drought, famine, wildfires, chaos, and the true nature of humans.

My niece is 13 and turns 14 in a few months. She is starting to display interest in tv shows that have teenage romance as a prominent part of the story.

I am having trouble locating any interesting books that would have the same feel. Mainly, age appropriate romance…no spice. Basically, any physical contact needs to remain above the belt.

I am hoping you may have some suggestions! Please help me remain the cool aunt another day!

Hello! I'm sure this question may have been asked by somebody a while ago but I've got a long term goal of reading a book based in, about, or by an author from every country.

If anyone has any suggestions for any country at all I'd love to hear them. I'd especially appreciate books from lesser known countries.

I enjoy classics and particularly meaningful books, often relating to politics or real-world issues. Having said that, I'm open to pretty much anything. Fiction or non-fiction, any genre. My main condition is just that I want each book to be primarily set in that specific country or have a strong link to it.

I've spent the last year and a half reading all sorts of books that I've had on my TBR for years. All were books that I knew, and where I was aware of the general story or the authors style. I have a lot more to read on my TBR but I want a palate cleanser, something I can pick up with no knowledge of and just let it carry me away.

I’m currently in the process of reading Wings of Fire ever since I discovered that the author was formally part of the original writing group under the pen name of Erin Hunter for the Warriors series.

But I have been curious about reading other books that involve dragons, especially if it does not involve riding them (because it’s become too common for dragons to be reduced to flying steads in most modern fantasy books that involve dragons).

While villainous dragons like Smaug is neat, what I really love is when dragons are treated like characters like Falkor from The Neverending Story or The Great Red Dragon from Bone. Main roles, side roles, I don’t mind. I just really want to see dragons treated as characters again.

I finished the Knives Out trilogy and I need to read more murder mystery novels,at the moment I've read a lot of the novels by Agatha Christie (Murder on The Orient Express,And Then There were None,Murder on the Nile and a lot more) and A Study in Red by A.C.Doyle.

I specifically want something with similar vibes of the movies like a group of suspects,a genius detective and good plotwists.

İm looking for a book that will explain themes of loneliness

All suggestions EXCEPT SELF HELP BOOKS are welcome

Thanks in advance

I want to read a book which will make me cry but not a super long book. Ideally <300 pages.

Please no dead dogs because is something I genuinely cannot handle.

Any genre is okay

I'm looking for a book about American Urban Legends. I've tried multiple bookstores, but no joy. The closest anyone seems to have for me are haunted places or ufo's.

Don't get me wrong, both of those are cool and I'd love to dive into them, but I'm specifically looking for Urban Legends.

Anyone jave some good recommendations? I'd especially love a paperback I can just grab when I'm leaving the house and think I might be waiting around a bit

I'm looking for heroic novels, something like old disney adventures movies.

No satires, inversions or depressing versions of the genre like Bright Sword or Don Quixote.

I want stories of good heroes & evil kings.

I don’t have a problem, with mature themes and or realism.

References to what i read, The Grail Quest, The Traitor Son Cycle, The Once and Future King.

I have never read a book , what's the first book that I should read?? Be it anything funny fiction or anything. Plz do suggest me something.

Like the title says, I've neglected reading seriously since I've been in high school. Besides academic readings, I don't reading books very often at all. I'd like to start again though, since I feel like I need something to just sit down and focus on outside of the noise from my phone/internet and stresses of life.

I'm not sure what I would enjoy, but I can try to give some guidance. I'd like something serious or philosophical, maybe something classic, but also entertaining and not too dark or doom and gloom. Also, just as a person, I'm a classical musician professionally, so I do try to find new interest in classics of other art forms when I can, especially when there's crossover with my personal interests in music. For example, a lot of literature that had a profound impact on the direction of western music, like Goethe and French writers like Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Mallarme.

I did try reading some Baudelaire, but I think that was a but ambitious of me to start with and I've found myself not really digesting anything without feeling like I need to stop and study (which is not quite the energy I'd like to expend right now)

Hopefully this helps and isn't too broad or long-winded. Thanks in advance for the help!

Just started getting back into reading and been reading a lot of sci fi/ fantasy lately and now I’m wanting to read some biography recommended me your favorites

My favorites:

Stranger by albert camus

Underground notes from dostoyevsky

Thus spoke zarahustra by nietzche

No longer human by osamu dazai(this is my fav)

The flowers of buffonery by osamu dazai

To live by yu hua

Basically anything written by stephen zweig

Les misrables from victor hugo

i love thrillers/psychological thrillers. i’ve read all freida mcfadden and most of lisa jewell/harlan coben/that vibe of author. need some books that hook you immediately and have crazy plot twists and that you can’t put down

I want to get more into reading and become a more well read person, but I’m definitely still a beginner. I’m looking for books that are romantic, poetic, or classical something that feels beautiful and makes you think, but isn’t too difficult to start with

There's a certain feeling I get when watching certain shows or movies of an ongoing tense, stressful chase with very little letup. Usually this is accompanied by a beating heart soundtrack that tends to put me at the edge of my seat. The prime example of this, for me, is basically all of Children of Men (the movie) after the first 20 minutes or so. Other examples include certain episodes of The Handmaid's Tale, the movie The Invisible Man, much of The Last of Us.

I tend to only read either fantasy or historical nonfiction so I haven't ever encountered this in a book. Closest is maybe Gone Girl but that's probably more because that's the only thriller I've ever read and less a function of the book itself.

I've seen recommendations for Bird Box, No Exit, Room (seems interesting, but also the voice seems like it would annoy me) and the Chain.

What does the sub recommend? Thanks!

I’m currently outlining a graphic novel set in the 80s and want to do some research on the decade. Most books I’ve come across are basically just lists of all the major events in the decade. I’m looking for something that’s more about the culture, especially teen and young adult culture. Movies from the era are pretty good at depicting the people in that era, but if they depict those people the same way movies depict people from my generation today, I suspect it’s not a super detailed or layered portrayal.

I really like the style of writing and wanted to find something like it but much longer.

I have been wanting to read a book for a while now, what really interest me is the ancient world. Are there any fiction books that are based off ancient history maybe like aliens, Egypt, or something like that?

Looking for books that leave you feeling disturbed and a bit sad, I just love them! No specific genre.

My favorites:
We Need to Talk About Kevin
A Little Life
Tender is the Flesh
I Who Have Never Known Men

Genre- Historical

I want a book that is a easy to moderately easy read that covers the first world war. One book that is a general over view, and another that is a bit more comprehensive as I am doing research for a novel I'm writing. Thanks!

Looking for a book based in pre-settled human cultures where roaming groups of ~100ish people were the largest communities anywhere. Emphasis on the sense of connection to the community and trying to live amidst the harshness of the environment.