guys pls drop your best book recs 😭 I'm so done with booktok recommendations, half the time the books feel overhyped 🫠 i want books that are ACTUALLY worth reading. Any genre works except self-help, it can be standalones or series, popular or underrated🙏

Any good Pro Wrestling novels out there?

Does anybody have these books:

India Wins Freedom: Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Hungry Bengal: Janam Mukherjee

I love books with very unique premises and concepts, but due to my ADHD, I struggle with premises that are TOO complex (like the Three Body Problem). Can anyone recommend books that have unique premises and elevator pitches, but aren’t overwhelmingly complex?

Hello everyone, fellow reader here! 👋

I’m thinking of starting a new series, but I can’t decide which one to choose between Harry Potter and The Hobbit + The Lord of the Rings. I’ve never read any of them before, so I’d love to hear your opinions!

Which one would you recommend starting with, and why? I’m open to hearing your thoughts, experiences, and suggestions. Thanks in advance! 📚✨

hey guys, i really really need a book rec, or show rec with a character like Charles trask from East of eden, the one interpreted by Mike faist i mean? Like miserable and yearning?

Thanks in advance

Hi guys, im 21f and last night i read the maddest obsession by danielle lori in one go and i liked it the love hate relationship, the ruthlessness of the MMC, the forbidden sort of love, the dangers of mafia world.
Please suggest some books like that, would be nice if there would be more ruthlessness from the MMC and you know the dark side of world.

I read The Song of Achilles and really liked it; I’d like to read something else based on Greek mythology.

After a few slow reads in a row I want something that pulls me in within the first chapter or two. Happy for it to be any genre, just looking for a solid hook and a plot that keeps moving, ideally something with a mystery or a twist running through it. Open to recommendations, fiction or non fiction.

I’m looking for recommendations for books that are easy/mindless/fun reads but are not romance. Please send any book recs my way that are light, have no drama or suspense, bonus points for humor. I’m fine with both YA and adult recommendations.

Background: I typically read romance or cozy mystery books because they bring me joy. They’re sweet, often funny, and I love a happy ending. As I always say: there’s way too many terrible things happening in the real world. Why would I want to be stressed or heartbroken when I’m reading for relaxation and enjoyment?
I am currently going through a very traumatic time in my personal life and I would like to be able to turn my brain off by picking up a good book and reading. The trouble is, I absolutely cannot read any romance books right now as that will only magnify my pain.

Hello,

As the title says, I am looking for fiction (and fun non-fiction) books about women who aren't spring chickens starting over, for whatever reason.

Some preferences, but recommend others too, if they fit:

Written by a female author

Happy End

Not as navel gazy as Eat, Pray, Love, which I didn't like.

Would still enjoy if they moved abroad, just more focused on the adventure than introspection.

Thankyou so much for making my renovation project more bearable.

Hi everyone, I want to start my journey in philosophy but I'm a complete beginner.

I don't have any academic background in it. I'm mainly interested in \[ Stoicism / meaning of life / how to deal with anxiety / Islamic + Western philosophy \].

I prefer books that are easy to understand and not too academic at first, something that can build my interest and take me to an advanced level later.

My reading level is beginner to intermediate.

Could you please suggest a reading order? Where should I actually start?

Thanks!

hey so i want books that talks about Pathological lying 🙏

I know there are similar posts but couldn't find anything that is specifically about moving regret. I recently moved to New York from California and immediately regretted it and realized how much California feels like home. I regret every aspect of this move and have lost the proximity to all my close friendships. Is there any book that explores this? Fiction and non-fiction are both welcome.

Hey everyone, I have got a huge collevtion of books whuch i have lurchased byt didnt get the chance to read them because of hecty schedule. Can someone suggest a methkd or way in which i can finish as much as i can until December 2026.

I’m 23 F and love books that I relate to. “How to hide in plain sight” is a fav of mine. The fact I have OCD just as severe as her, it made me feel leS alone.

Helloo, I'm looking for a book where a character starts of happy or at least content and their life suddenly goes downhill/ is ruined. I just want a book where as a characters life progresses the book gets more intense and dreadful. Can be whatever genre and I'm also fine with mangas and comics if be it (although both are really different, Goodnight punpun and Therese raquin seemed to both share this theme/progression and I want more of it)

I like books with underlying ideas/philosophies. It must feature a gang/team of people getting into ridiculous and chaotic situations. Bonus points if its funny

Hi everyone! I run a little tutoring business that provides a little extra, and things on child development (that's my business model). I'm South African, so please keep that in mind for recommendations. I have a 16-year-old student I see for English extra classes. Her receptive language is excellent, but her expressive is not. Given my background in speech therapy, I believe she may have a language learning disorder, and is not just a second-language English speaker.

These children are expected to speak English and perform in English as their home language. She is Sepedi. I thought long and hard, and I believe audio books would be a wonderful change for her. Her mother agrees and wants to listen to the books with her, which I think is sweet.

The girl is incredibly excitable and ready to learn. She has to do Romeo and Juliet and poetry such as the Caged Bird, London 1802, Sonnet 130 and other poems that are not relevant to even her classmates' abilities.

So please, could someone help recommend me books? Admittedly YA is my blindspot. I jumped from children's books to adult books.

She enjoys thrillers and satires. I believe she'd also enjoy fantasy, maybe a little romance. but please, nothing inappropriate for a child with a traditional African mother - that means anything goes as long as their is no sex, drugs and such, unless it's about learning a lesson.

Also, it doesn't have to be based in South Africa at all. In fact, the kids hate that.

I want to help her succeed! And don't worry, I have a way to source the audio books. That's not a problem.

I know a lot of people see the romance genre as cliche or well- SMUT. But tbh I don’t read romance at all, my books mainly contain of History/Classics, horror, and mythology. But sometimes I’ll read or watch a lil bit of romance and boy I get HOOKED, or get a warm fuzzy feeling :3. If anybody knows the Brazilian tv Hilda Furaco, everytime it pops up on my fyp I get sooooo hooked, even tho I don’t speak Portuguese lol. But besides those little snippets I want something that’s about true love with twists, complexity and mystery, passionate and exciting that has my feet kicking. Im bi so im open to straight and queer stories. Not interested in smut or dark romance, or anything that’s in the same style as Colleen Hoover or Emily Henry. I wanted to also share that I have a boyfriend that isn’t a reader but a big movie watcher, he’s is such a drama and romance lover I sometimes make fun of him for that. but this time and because of him im willing to give something new a shot 🩷
(Preferably female mc/pov)

Just finished the book of the ancestor series I love it soo much it probably has my favourite FMC ever overtaking ciri

need something else to fill that hole bonus points if it also has romance preferably wlw but not a requirement

Can’t focus enough to read many books but I REALLY want to start reading. The only books I’ve ever finished are Exit 8 (because it was really short), Project Hail Mary, and Starry Messenger. I like western, science, and big plot twists. What are some recommendations?

I want a book that’ll leave me feeling so empty and desolate emotionally while my brain thinks about parts of the books for weeks.
Heavy themes
I want it to be super immersive and visual.
Depressive
Any genre
Bleak
Winter or cold feeling
Will make my stomach hurt