Book Recommendations for Different Types of Summer Readers
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Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we humbly endeavor to provide readers with book lists that will be useful, or interesting, or at least entertaining.
With summer on the horizon, we decided to examine the enduring phenomenon of the perfect summer reading book. There’s something uniquely satisfying about reading a book on vacation, with no schedules to maintain, no deadlines to sweat.
And so, drawing from institutional knowledge, we have compiled below several dozen book recommendations sorted by different types of summer book readers. See below; it kind of explains itself. We’ve made sure to include a little of everything, including scary short stories, investigative nonfiction, environmentally themed historical fiction, and personally recommended recent releases. We’ve even found books that will put you in the water and books that will keep you out of the water.
Scroll over the covers to learn more about each book, and be sure to add the books that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!
The Trendsetter
You love to find the upcoming authors (before your friends do).
Team Book: The Adaptation Reader
Before you watch it on the big/little screen, you'll want to get lost in the pages.
The Culture Vulture
You want to catch up on the books everyone's been talking about.
The Award Winner
You want to spend time with the books with all the accolades.
The Literal Beach Reader
Even if your toes can't be in the sand, your plots will be.
The Tome Tackler
You like big books and you cannot lie! No light reading for you!
The Leisure Learner
Downtime is the best time to educate yourself, in a literary kind of way.
Getting Lost in Translation
Spend time armchair globe-trotting with new books translated in English!
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May 16, 2022 12:23AM
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![Christene Paula](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1647150064p1/35376377.jpg)
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Same here!!! I prefer corsets and gaslamps. What’s your favourite book in this genre?
![Harper R](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1643838830p1/145409749.jpg)
I agree. None of these were me. There definitely needs to be more types
![Henrik](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1655285856p1/34872558.jpg)
![CR Williams](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1399524693p1/966355.jpg)
These are fun lists.
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I agree none that really fit me either.
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![Howard Jaeckel](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1581092753p1/18939049.jpg)
So what kind of summer reader am I? "Also Loves Nazi Movies"?; "Tormented by Totalitarians"?; "Depressing Declinist"?
Or maybe just "Needs to Lighten Up"?
![L I Z A](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1641220115p1/24403226.jpg)
![Silver](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1218844161p1/1430273.jpg)
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As soon as I saw this catigory I knew it would be me. Happy beach reads all the way!
Love This! (Though we do need more catigories)
![Kathy](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1471387254p1/10212939.jpg)
Major sections:
1. The Tome Tackler (9)
2. The Trend Setter (6)
3. The Culture (4)
4. The Literal Beach Reader (3)
5. Team Book. Adaptation reader + Riveting Reality + Award Winner (2)
6. Leisure learner (1)
![Anne Fitzgerald](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)
![Lorraine](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1421879330p1/18756383.jpg)
![Pen&Quill Read](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1630221533p1/113468777.jpg)
That sounds great, what are your top recommendations?
![Alberto](http://web.archive.org./web/20220725123141im_/https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1553455687p1/4049382.jpg)