Weekly Recommendation Thread: March 03, 2023
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 front page a little. Since then, we have removed suggestion threads and directed their posters to this thread instead. This tradition continues, so let's jump right in!
The Rules
Every comment in reply to this self-post must be a request for suggestions.
All suggestions made in this thread must be direct replies to other people's requests. Do not post suggestions in reply to this self-post.
All unrelated comments will be deleted in the interest of cleanliness.
How to get the best recommendations
The most successful recommendation requests include a description of the kind of book being sought. This might be a particular kind of protagonist, setting, plot, atmosphere, theme, or subject matter. You may be looking for something similar to another book (or film, TV show, game, etc), and examples are great! Just be sure to explain what you liked about them too. Other helpful things to think about are genre, length and reading level.
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The Management
Hi! I am half Black and looking for books that was made by Black authors. But I can't relate to struggles that Black people goes through. Which majority of popular books are based on that: racism, slavery, or poverty. I can't relate to that because I grew up privileged and live in a diverse community. Is there any books that aren't based on those subjects?
i enjoyed books by Dexter Palmer. racism is brought up in both books i have read by him but it is not in any way the focus of the plot or character development.
i read ACOTAR and loved it and im now reading the throne of glass series. i’m starting to get close to finishing it and i wanna take a break before starting the crescent city series bc i don’t want it to be over :,) i really do love SJM books but…i have some issues with her books. the romance is always super cringey. like. bad. and her books are more YA which is nice sometimes because they’re easy and they help me get out of slumps, but sometimes they can be cringey in general and sometimes i’m not in a YA mood. and sometimes things can be a little repetitive or boring.
i’m looking for some books that give the SJM feel, but aren’t as cringe, are more adult fantasy, and have better romance if anyone has any recommendations!!
My favourite fantasy series of all time are The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham and The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. The Long Price involvs poets as magicians and economic warfare; the first five Amber books are written as though a film noir protagonist found himself in a sword & sorcery series.
I’m wondering if I should read the Harry Potter series even tho I’ve seen the movies endless of time is it worth reading still?
I’ve always wanted to read the Harry Potter books especially now that I’ve been interested in reading! Reading has always been tough for me and I haven’t read a legit book cover to cover . Now That I have been getting serious into reading I really want to read the Harry Potter books but I’ve seen the movie endless of time. I don’t know if it would be worth it for several reason like that I already know the faces of the characters and heard their different in the book then from the movies. I would love your suggestions if it’s worth it or not ? Will I get the same faces stuck in my head while reading the story or will it be different from how I view the movie ?
Can anyone recommend a "classic" book that is easy to read?
My definition of "classic" is a book that touches on universal themes about humanity. Often appear in top lists of what to read.
Recently, I read Frankenstein and A Hundred Years of Solitude. I loved the overall "classic" themes of these books. However, they were really tough (for me) to get through. Frankenstein had an old style of writing I did not enjoy much.
I read A Hundred Years of Solitude in its original language, and as a Mexican Spanish speaker, I had a hard time following the Colombian Spanish. I had to stop every so often to find out what words meant until I got tired of it and just sped through it.
I don't mind hard reading, but I need a break. What classic "must read" book would you recommend that is easy to read?
I'm doing this thing where I want to expand my reading pool without using any algorithms, & then I analyze the books for their strengths & weaknesses. (Learning how to be a better writer and all that good stuff)
I picked up 3 books from the library at random:
Merivel by Rose Tremain (Historical biographical fiction)
Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (Renaissance literary fiction)
Her Majesty the Queen Investigates: A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennet (contemporary comedy/satire)
Has anyone read one and loved it? Which would you read first?
If you'd like more space opera like The Expanse, try Yoon Ha Lee's The Machineries of Empire (first book is Ninefox Gambit), or CJ Cherryh's Faded Sun trilogy (it's usually found in a single volume these days).
If you like mysteries, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is lots of fun. If you like Wes Anderson films, try A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
I am due to finish Dune Messiah soon. Before this book I read Never Let Me Go (hereafter referred to as NLMG) by Ishiguro.
I thought by reading something completely opposite to Ishiguro would help me move on from NLMG but I *still* can’t help thinking about it. It’s probably one of the only books to have impacted me. Other books that had the same or similar effect include (but not limited to); The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Atonement, The Blind Assassins, To Kill A Mockingbird, and The Great Gatsby.
With the information above can you please suggest some other books that you think would impact my thinking, ethics, behaviour, and thinking?
Please only suggest fictional books that are ≤ 300pgs.
Thank you.
I think I need to read Never Let Me Go again. Everyone talks about how it’s this book they sticks with them and had a big impact on them. I didn’t find myself carrying those feelings and forgot about the book shortly after reading it.
I was at a weird place in my life at that time though, so I think I want to read it with a new perspective.
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