r/suggestmeabook

I’ll keep it short
-16
-I lose interest easily and frequently drop books because of having to reread pages
-Any genre is fine but thriller or romance would be cool
-Some things that interest me are politics/history, anthropology, psychology, clothes
-Preferably not something too sophisticated
-Some movies/shows that I like are Black Swan, Coraline, Victorious
-I don’t remember the last time I finished a book

I don’t know quite how to word this to make sense, but for all the shortcomings of The Fountainhead, especially not being into Ayn Rand’s political ideas, one thing I really loved about that book was reading about Howard’s single-minded obsession with architecture. That’s what I’m craving right now in a book, is a character who’s really immersed in something. I just want to vicariously read about somebody who loves what they do, can be fiction, nonfiction, whatever

Hello!

As the title says, I’m heading off to go camping and will have bountiful time to read. I’m already an avid reader, but am looking for suggestions that will make me question the world we live in, how language can be played with, or the way our minds work.

I’ve recently gotten into non-fiction, however I need it to flow like a story (currently finishing up Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green). So I’m open to suggestions from either side of the fiction line!

In the past, books that have made the greatest impact on me are:

- I Know This Much is True - Wally Lamb
- The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje
- The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons - Sam Kean
- The Elementals - Michael McDowell (and the Black Water series!)
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

Hope that’s not too broad of a request! 😂

Thanks in advance!

So I was fine with the Southern Reach Series and its nondeterministic outcome, but I would like to read something that generates a feeling of mystery based on physics and mathematics, especially complex mathematics and higher dimensions. I don’t know if anything like this exists, but it would be super interesting if it were accessible to mere mortals with a college level (calculus) understanding of math. Is there a math fiction genre?

I'm not sure if there's even any good suggestions. But books that are good for new parents or soon-to-be parents to read that aren't like Montessori baby or The Whole Brain Child, etc. For example, maybe books about the relationship and the changes you two will experience after baby is here, or anything like that.

I sometimes suffer from paranoia, and I was thinking about the effects of technology, especially surveillance, on paranoid delusions. I'd love to know any short stories, collections, poems, novellas and/or novels that explore this concept. It doesn't have to be sci fi, but I do like and am trying to read more of that genre. Basically just lit that explores the relationship between advances in technology and surveillance, and people who experience paranoid delusions. Bonus points if the main character is paranoid.

Can anyone recommend me a fun and interesting book to read for when I want a break from classic literature? Looking for a book that’s on the easier side and overall just a fun thing to read and pass time. Reading too much classic literature is making me want a break 🫩

I loved the vivid imagery of these books and got lost in the historical worlds created by Hannah but was left me so sad and angry. Almost like she had researched horrible things that happened to people during x time period then made all those things happen to one fictional person. Help me find something beautiful but hopeful.

Only ever really read one book in recent years which was ‘The Satsuma Complex’ by Bob Mortimer.

Looking for a fiction book which instantly gets you hooked and is easy to follow. Interests are: Sc-fi, Thriller, Action, Music, Sport, Psychology, Mystery, Comedy. Pretty much anything really!

Thanks!

TLDR: I love Sci-fi, but hate the "sci-fi jargon/babble" that has always been a trope of the genre. A few new words/terms for things that don't really exist today are obviously fine, that's necessary, but it's easy to become overused and cross over into being too 'campy' for me. Unfortunately, just DNF'd Simmons' Hyperion about 180 pages in because of this. It just got to be too much. What are some great Sci-fi recs you have that avoid this trope? Been thinking about picking up Dune lately, does it fall into this trap too?

Books I've enjoyed that avoid this trope:

• Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun and Never Let me Go
• Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
• Orwell's 1984
• Atwood's Oryx and Crake (though this one has a language entirely of its own, it's still grounded, realistic, and very easy to follow when she uses neologisms).
• Crouch's assorted sci-fi romps. I don't enjoy these as much as the aforementioned, but still worth a mention.

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I have a love/hate relationship with sci-fi as a genre. When it's good, it hits soooo good, but when it's bad, well....

>"In the name of Horuux, engage the quantum thrust ovulators and set the Spyro engines to Flurbii mode!" The Starfurx Fleet captain's unssailable voice beamed directly into the minds of the CabinRats that populated the lowest levels of the Excullio attack vessel.

>"Yes Captain," they thought in unison, their DumDumtron chips activated in harmony. Each with a role to play, thousands of CabinRats scurried along the Electraminium-lined serviceways to their SudSpots, waiting eagerly for the next FelatioSurge into their chips to know when to carry out their duties. The Rats lucky enough to have a porthole view to the floating cosmos outside would see Jarrhinxibar, the desert planet, lazily floating past the Starboard side of the vessel. It was on that planet that the Hixxiiiiiiiites worshipped the CharliD'Amelioistite...

Hey everyone! I'm looking for books with a teen boy protagonist aged 12-18. Most book recs seem to feature female protags, but I personally like experiencing stories through a male lens. (Preferably fantasy, but I'm open to all genres apart from romance as long as there's some suspense/action).

I'm not a big fan of switching POVs and prefer to stay in one character's head the full time. It would also be best if suggestions are available on Kindle. Thank you!

Bonus points if the MC is a sassy little shit.

Some books I've read and enjoyed:

- Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell (my absolute favourite, Kellen is such a great protagonist.)

- The Ascendance Series by Jennifer A. Nielsen (another fave)

- All books by Rick Riordan

- Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver

- The Sea of Sceros trilogy by Abby Dewsnup

- The Gryphon Chronicles by E.G. Foley

- The Changeling Series by James Fahy

- Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall

- Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness

- More Than This by Patrick Ness

- The Boy Who Steals Houses by CG Drews

- Songs of Chaos by Michael R. Miller

- Gone by Michael Grant (only liked the first book)

- Unraveller by Frances Hardinge

- Reckoners by Brandon Sanderson

- The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight by Jenny Valentine

I really like the idea of just our solar system being human's back yards, the stars are too out there, literally, for what I'm looking for. Something like Call of Duty Infinite Warfare if anyone here knows that.

I need a book that will interest me and change my perception of life. Weather that’s about money, phycology, motivation, I’m interested in anything!

This book must be on Apple Books as I will be more motivated to read it daily. I’d prefer if the book was less than 200 pages also.

I just finished the series and loved it. I'd like to read some books that are similar to the feel of the show!

Hi All!

I'm trying to give reading another go after many failed attempts. I've never been big into reading, and i've tried a a few times with various genres, but nothing has ever truly kept my interest.

I was at a book store with my wife last week, and i felt the urge to buy a book even though i knew there was a very good chance that I'd lose interest and give up 1/2 way through. I found a book called Strange Houses by Uketsu, which i thought looked cool, and I ended up purchasing it. For the first time, maybe ever, I read it front to back in 3 days (I've read people have finished it in 2 hours, lol). This was a pretty big accomplishment for me! I looked forward to reading it and actually enjoyed it.

I started reading up on the author as there's a bit of mystery surrounding them, like their true identity, etc... I read that the author has a few other books, which have been translated to English. I intend on buying them since I enjoyed Strange Houses. I also may have got a little too excited/impulsive and bought myself an ereader.

Having said that, I was hoping someone might be able to recommend any other books/authors similar to Uketsu. I've also provided some details about myself below so people can also recommend other books that I might enjoy, that dont necessarily need to be similar to Strange Houses.

There were a couple main aspects that I enjoyed about Strange Houses, namely:

1. The mystery/not knowing how things were going to end. I was trying to guess as the story went on.

2. It was an easy read and wasn't filled with metaphors (not that im against metaphors).

Interests/hobbies: video games (RPGs), movies (sci-fi, lord of the rings [the books intimidate me lol], horror (sci-fi horror, supernatural, religious, folk/occult), metal/hardcore punk, technology, mystery, comedies, mental health, psychology... I feel like im struggling to come up with things im interested in lol.

I think the mystery aspect and trying to figure out what coukd happen is a reoccurring theme that always captivates me in movies/TV shows. Some that ive enjoyed:

HBO's miniseries The Outsider (which ive just realized was based on a book), Project Hailmary (also a book lol), A24's Midsommar - also, I like a lot of A24 movies, if that's of any help.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Broadly, I mean any work where the city in which it takes place has its own texture and life and pulse - shout out to Discworld's Ankh-Morpork - but SPECIFICALLY, and I don't know if there is stuff like this but if there is I'd go apeshit, is something like Disco Elysium's Shivers skill / the city of Revachol, where the city itself has a diegetic voice that leaks in from the margins.

I have been a Murakami fan and I've fallen in love with his style. Is there any other Japanese author who is just as good when translated to English? Thanks!

I'll be stuck in a rural part of New England for the foreseeable future, and I need any book to distract me during that time. I loved the show Widow's Bay, and enjoyed The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King. I'm less into post apocalyptic things like Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay.

Basically, if it's creepy and set anywhere there, I will read it! New England horror set on an island where the inhabitants are prisoners of their own devices? Oh hell yes. Creepy staircase in the forest that you shouldn't walk up? Love it.

Thanks!

hi, my 12 year old sister is nearing the end of reading every single rick riordan book and she wants to find a new series (preferably) to dig into!

she loves the entire percy jackson series and all the spinoffs including magnus chase and kane chronicles (her favourites), though her favourite riordan book is daughter of the deep.

she’s a fairly advanced reader for her age and is interested in mythology of any kind.
any suggestions are appreciated, thank you!

Hey guys :) when I was younger I loved books like perks of being a wallflower, girl interrupted, girl in pieces etc. However as I’ve gotten older I don’t relate to teenage girl protagonists anymore. Does anyone have any recs for books like those books but for older audiences? Thanks in advance!