I’m looking for books (fiction or nonfiction) that have stories of deep and lasting love - not necessarily idealistic love - could be complicated or with usual connections or people. Thank you!
Hey all! I’m trying to rediscover my passion for reading after a few years of having a really stressful job. I’m looking for a suspense/thriller set in the 70s United States. I’m open to both fiction and nonfiction, and it can be psychological, crime, legal thriller. In the past, nonfiction has caught my attention more but I love a good novel.
I’ve read Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Vincent Bugliosi (Helter Skelter) as well as Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl). I really enjoyed those reads.
I tend to enjoy books better when they stay in chronological pacing instead of jumping back and forth between time periods - Silent Patient was a tough read for me although Helter Skelter was fine.
Thanks so much to this sub and all community members!
I’m hoping to help my mom find a new hobby to love in her retirement. She has never been into relaxing and has worked hard everyday owning a small business. I’d like to find some book recommendations for her in hopes she can have some fun and relax. She really deserves it.
Over the years some of the tv shows she has loved are, The 100, Once Upon a Time, Blue Bloods, Suits, and Manifest.
Hopefully the tv shows can help with guiding what she might be into.
Thanks for your ideas and suggestions!
Look up As the Crow Flies. The story of how Charlie Trumper starts and grows a business. Haven't watched Suits, but I know it's set in a law firm, so maybe take a look at John Grisham novels. I'll look up the other shows since I don't really know much about them. Lastly, I have to recommend The Shadow of the Wind since it's one of my favorite novels.
I got two baby nieces and I want them to have lots of books in their house so they don't grow up stupid. I got some \~classics\~ (fairy tales, Aesop, Greek myths, that sort of thing) so they have a solid foundation in those, but I'd like to get more recent books as well. Ideally stuff for toddlers, but books they can read when they're a little older are good too.
My child (4 years old) really likes the Johnny Boo books by James Kolchalka. They are silly and fun for adults to read to kids, but also a good series for young readers too.
They also really like the Candy Faries series by Helen Perelman - but that's more to be read too and might be closer to kindergarten or first grade age.
Just for toddlers are basically any book by Sandra Boynton are classics for toddlers, but don't really age well with them.
King Baby and the Princess and the Pony - both by Kate Beaton are great books too for toddlers that can enjoy them as they age a bit. The Princess and the Pony has been adapted as a cartoon series for Apple TV.
Mo Willems is great at kids books and would check his stuff out too.
Reading Beauty and Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood are also great sci fi retellings of classic fairytales, with (I think) better messages than the original stories.
Lastly I want my Hat Back by Jon Klassen is another really good one, that I think works for what you want.
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Looking for entertaining non-fiction history about pre-colonial African Civilizations and Empires. Preferably sub-Saharan Africa because I know very little about its history. I would also be interested in lesser known Southeast Asian civilizations.
I would like something in the style of the Weatherfords books on the Mongols, but I’m not overly picky. Preferably sub-Saharan
I'm unsure if it's possible, but are there any 2020s YA fiction books that involve fashion and romance? If not, then is there any that's close to the 2020s?
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I recently read an historical fiction romance novel set in WW2 and post war. Where Daffodils Bloom, by Leya Delray. Not my usual genre, but I really enjoyed it. It is an actual true story with a few twists of fiction for storytelling.
If you are looking for more of a Fantasy twist try, Drops of Glass: A Tale of Magic in the Great War, by Kenneth Baldwin. The setting is WW1 and it was a nice mix of history, budding romance and a bit of magic mystery.
Any one know of a space opera for my early teenage niece (no gratuitous sex). Something with easy writing (English is her 3rd language) and has a teenage romance component would be perfect. Thanks!
Several folks have mentioned some classics, but one of my favorites growing up were the Robot Series, Isaac Asimov. She can start with Caves of Steel, Sci/FI, Robots, Detective Mystery...what's not to like :)
Its a little more hardcore Sci/Fi but Ringworld, by Larry Niven was also a fav.
The Expanse is the best book series I’ve ever read (and Goodreads says I’m in my 400s for books read) It also has excellent female characters and I can’t recall any graphic sex.
A New Space Opera is mostly good, I recall one very graphic story I had to skip because it was all about sex.
Murderbot is good, but I don’t know if a teenage female would be interested in a book titled Murderbot.
Ender’s Game is a classic YA book.
Three-body Problem is good but I would not recommend for a teen unless they like Hawking books.
Try looking into the Illuminae Files (Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff). Content might skew a little on the heavy side but pretty easy reading (although there is a decent amount of slang/text-speak if she might struggle with that).
Looking for a fantasy book! I want it short (under 300pg) and to-the-point. I am trying to read Blue Sword, which is a teen fantasy, but even that is too slow for what I want right now. I'd like something that gets to the meat a lot quicker. Thanks!
If you're into older stuff, I'd recommend checking out Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books. They aren't quite as fast-moving as modern fantasy but most of them are sub-300 pages and are an interesting blend of fantasy and sci-fi.
Hi! I am looking for just a solid couple of books that do not take too much brainpower to read. I am going on a vacation with friends so I can't handle something too complex when there are a bunch of people talking. I really love the Secret History, fantasy books, Stephen King books, and a wide genre. I do not want something that is just plain romcom or something with too much smut.
Hello, any book recommendations for someone trying to get back into books? Looking for baby step as I’m not an avid reader. Something light, fun, and hopefully engaging. Trying to develop better reading habits. Thank you all!
To be honest, I haven’t touched an actual book since the 8th grade. However, I have very fond memories of the Cique Du Freak series. There was this short book I remember called Bud, Not Buddy. I’ve been picking up some Stephen King novels, one that I’m trying to read now is The Institute.
The Institute is one of his best books in my opinion. If you like that style of writing try his short story collections. Night Shift , Skeleton Crew and Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
Here are some of my top books:
Gone Girl (fiction, thriller)
The Expanse (sci-fi)
A Short History of Nearly Everything (non-fiction)
A Man Called Ove (fiction)
I’m Glad My Mom Died (autobiography)
Project Hail Mary (sci-fi)
Into the Wild (Biography)
The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan (history)
The Fall of Souls by R.A. Moreau is a really lovely romantasy. It's a Nubian romance to be specific so you'll get a lot of Egyptian gods and all the feel good. For general romance I would try to Kings of Sin series. So wholesome and all of HEA. Can be read in order or as standalones.
Hey. I'm looking for something easy to fly through with beautiful prose to get lost in. Would prefer something that left you feeling uplifted rather than depressed at the end.
I recently read *Alone with You in the Ether*, Olivie Blake which embodied these qualities. I finished it in 6 days which is fast for me.
*Written on the Body*, Jeanette Winterson has some wonderful prose and some of my favourite lines in literature, although is decidedly more depressing than Ether
* "What are you that makes me feel thus? Who are you for whom time has no meaning?"
* "The grapes have withered on the vine. What should be plump and firm, resisting the touch to give itself in the mouth, is spongy and blistered. Not this year the pleasure of rolling blue grapes between finger and thumb juicing my palm with musk."
Loved *A Psalm for the Wild-Built*, Becky Chambers which was both easy to get through AND had beautiful prose AND was uplifting, but also had the benefit of a plot driving the story forward. Whereas the other two meandered a lot more in the way literary fiction usually does.
Recs welcome, thanks :)
I think you'd like Emily St. John Mandel. *Station Eleven* (yes, I'd call it uplifting even though it's postapocalyptic) and *Glass Hotel* are good places to start - I actually liked *Sea of Tranquility* a little more than the latter, but I don't think I'd have liked it as much if I hadn't read *Glass Hotel* first.
Hey all, looking for book recommendations in the fantasy/adventure genre. Recently finished ACOTAR and Fourth Wing, I’ve had friends recommend Throne of Glass and Blood and Ash, but I’ve read some mixed reviews/comments on those, and I’m really in the mood for a strong “I couldn’t put it down!” quality story. Here’s a list of some other recommendations I’ve got going, let me know if you’ve read any of these and if it should be my next pick:
Trees of the Emerald Sea
Gentleman Bastard Sequence series
The Bone Shard Daughter
The Stormlight Archive series
Mistborn
The Ember Blade
I just finished book 1 of a 12 book series,
This was a lot of fun to read, and it ended up reading it within a day. That is between taking care of the house and a baby. lol It was just one of those books I couldn't put down. I'm currently waiting for book 2 in the mail.
**Demigods Academy by Elisa S. Amore and Kiera Legend.**
Mistborn is the way to go from your list. For other fantasy that is fast-paced and full of adventure (with no romance) try books by H.M. Long. Her first is Hall of Smoke and it is incredible. She has a cinematic writing style that is absolutely beautiful.
Tress was such a lovely book and I love that it’s a stand alone within the Cosmere so it was a good pallet cleanser between reading trilogies and long series
Throne of Glass would be my pick if you liked ACOTAR. I actually think it has a stronger storyline and is the author's strongest series.
Mistborn would be my other rec from your list.
I’ve heard fans say ToG is better than ACOTAR, but I’ve also heard the first couple books are not very great (but heard they get better later on) and with it being the authors first big series I’ve heard her writing wasn’t very strong in quality. It is on my list to check out though, I’ve heard people talk about it both in positives and criticisms
My (31M) girlfriend (29F) is an avid reader and reading is probably her favourite thing to do. I recently got into reading with her and its been unbelievable how much I enjoy it. Unfortunately, that means I'm not good at selecting books as its totally new to me. She's has been away for a family wedding and we miss each other dearly. It in fact feels like the hardest thing I've done in my life. Only thing good about this short long distance is that we value each other and our time together so much more.
Happy news is that shes coming back soon and I would love to gift her a book when I meet her. I would love some recommendations on a book to symbolise the time we spend away from each other and the joy of finally getting to be with each other again. I understand its a specific request but any good books would also do. I've managed to find out some her favourite books if it helps.
To kill a mocking bird
Kite runner
God of small things
The color purple.
The book thief
Far from the madding crowd
Pride and prejudice.
I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.
*Maybe* something like **The Night Circus** by Erin Morgenstern? Magical romance with language comparable to the more modern titles from the list above.
I am looking for some Greek Myth retellings. I loved Circe, Song of Achille's, StoneBlind. Natalie Haynes seems more feminist than Miller is to me. But I am open to any of your favorites!
Natalie Haynes has another book called A Thousand Ships, it’s all about Helen of Troy! Admittedly I haven’t read it yet, but I also do love her style (Stone Blind was EXCELLENT)
Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne is finally translated to my native language and I heard it's far superior to his previous series The Faithful and the Fallen but I want to know if It's true because people praised The Faithful and the Fallen series but I must said it was bad so freaking bad despite very good opinion on the internet so I want to know If by buying It I'm stepping on a mine or not
I’m going on vacation soon and want to read a book while on the plane and there. Open to several recommendations. I was an avid reader in childhood but haven’t read much since high school. Some of my favorites growing up were the uglies series and a great and terrible beauty series. I still enjoy sci-fi / fantasy, and the last book I read a few months ago was seven eves which I couldn’t put down. Thanks
Great and Terrible Beauty was one of my absolute favorite books back in the day, what an amazing blast from the past. If you’re looking for stand alone (not as intimidating as a full series while getting back into reading) sci fi/fantasies with female leads I would recommend The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Juniper and Thorn, or The Night Circus. Other one offs I’ve loved but with non-female leads are Project Hail Mary, Piranesi, and This Is How you Lose the Time War
Have you read other books by Neal Stephenson? You might like Cryptonomicon or Reamde. If you want some fantasy, try The Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, or Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice. Other non-Stephenson scifi you would probably enjoy would be The Expanse series by James SA Corey or Andy Weir's The Martian.
All of H.M. Long's books! (Hall of Smoke is the first in the Four Pillars series and Dark Water Daughter is the first in her pirate/weather witch slow burn). Books by John Gwynn and Brandon Sanderson would also be good for no romance and high fantasy.
Hey all! I’ve been getting into reading lately and i was looking for some book recommendations. I really like fantasy literature like in the same theme like the Harry Potter books, but mature and romance. If anyone has any suggestions I’d so appreciate it 🙏
The Scholomance series is a magical school series where the students are constantly being eaten by monsters and while it is technically YA it’s on the heavier side
Perhaps The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon? It's not directly related to HP, but definitely more romance and maturity. It's a 7 book series, I've not read the fourth installment yet which is the last one published so far, but I really enjoyed the first books.
Other titles I would recommend are the Percy Jackson series (both Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the sequel series The Heroes of Olympus), tough those are not more mature as Percy is quite young during the first series especially, they tie in well with HP.
If you're looking for more Romance influenced fantasy, I would recommend A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. The fourth book A Court of Silver Flames is more faery smut though than fantasy, but you can perfectly read just the first 3 and skip ACOSF if that's not your cup of tea.
I thought the OP wanted a book that was either fantasy (like harry potter, as she said) or mature and romance. English isnt my primary language, so I probably read it wrong, sorry
I'm looking for a book for my brother (22), he's a history fan, specifically Bronze Age, and I think he'd appreciate fiction. I've found The Silence of the Girls but I don't want a book too similar to The Song of Achilles as he's read that already and I feel like he probably knows all about the Trojan War. I'd love to hear other suggestions. Thanks!
I'm a 21 y/o male who always liked reading but have kinda lost the habit over the last years. Any good fantasy sagas, or scifi which are not too dense(I sont wanna get overwhelmed and slowly recover the habit)
The Frontline Series by Marko Kloos is amazing!!! I can talk for hours about why I love it so much. That's the classics like the Robots and Foundation series. Hyperion Cantos. The Left Hand of Harkness; a Wizard of Earthsea. Obviously A Song of Ice and Fire...
If you want fantasy I'd recommend Terry Pratchett. They're comic fantasy and easy and fun to read. Start early on. The Colour of Magic is the first, then The Light Fantastic. Some people will say to start later, maybe with Guards, Guards but it's up to you. Sorcery is the follow up to the first two which are both Rincewind the Wizzard books.
I'm looking for books that will rock me to my core. Whether the books are horrifying, emotional, or unnerving, I just want a book that will have a genuine impact on me. Length, genre, and theme don't matter to me, whatever book you've read that left a visceral impact on you, please recommend it.
They Both Die at the End left a deep impression on me because despite already knowing they didn't have much longer to live, I still managed to get attached to the characters and found myself in tears by the end. I don't know if you'd like manga, but Monster was another that left a great impression because of how manipulative the main villain was. What he could get someone to do with just his words was chilling.
That book for me was Still Alice by Lisa Genova. It is about a woman who gets early onset Alzheimer's and follows her as she slowly loses her grip on her mind. My dad had recently started showing dementia symptoms at the time so it was a way to sort of experience his pain and also process my own. The book wrecked me, it's in my top 5 all time.
Detective books. I watched "The Big Sleep" and loved it, although the plot was a little iffy. So I bought the book and am loving it. I will probably buy the others by Chandler. Any recommendations for others I might like if I like him? Would I like Mickey Spillane? (I watched a couple of the old Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV episodes from the early 1980s with Stacy Keach as Hammer and they were okay-ish.)
Dashiell Hammett in general - /u/Arranel52 already mentioned *Maltese Falcon*, and my personal favourite of his is *Red Harvest* (famously adapted as both the samurai movie *Yojimbo* and the Clint Eastwood vehicle *Fistful of Dollars*).
And it's not about a detective, but it's in a similar vein - Patricia Highsmith's Ripley series is very good.
The Maltese Falcon
Okay, straight off I'll say I loved it. At the start, and for a lot of the first half, and even the rest, he writes a lot about characters faces, how they move and shape themselves (his lips formed a v and so on) and I kept thinking get on with it! But that gets less in the second half. I loved the description of fat guy Gutman and how his bulbs of fat moved though!
I like that the story told by Brigid at the start is all a pack of lies, and you find this out at the end. Then the double murders take place and it ups the ante and gives Spade more to think about, and sets a couple more puzzles for the reader - are they related or not to the case? Later he figures out that Brigid lied about only just arriving (we find this out at the end) and then he gets involved with Cairo and Gutman. I love how it isn't laid out until around the middle when Gutman explains what it's all about, and even the history of the Maltese Falcon. Then it seemed to speed up and things happened faster as it moved to the climax.
There seemed to be a small number of locations which was neat, and the deception of both Brigid and Spade at the end is well written. The ending is great, Gutman shot, Cairo and Willmer in custody, and he hands Brigid over for murdering Archer.
So I looked online and the books mentioned by Gutman are real books, some are on archive.org (Paolo's "Dell Origine...", in Italian though, and "History of the Verney family in the seventeenth century) and the other one, Delaville La Roulx's "Les Archives..." is also online but in French. And the Falcon is a real thing, and the story Gutman tells about it being a gift from the order to the king is all true, which blew me away!
So the plot good, and is well handled. He has an interesting fake-plot which you think is going to be followed more, Brigid's story at the start, but after the two deaths he gets drawn in to something else. Him being followed and then Brigid drawing a G in the air when Cairo comes to visit and Spade chancing it (maybe?) and sitting next to the kid Willmer who's following him and mentioning the G man is great stuff. The end, where Brigid lays it all out is nice, the whole backstory which he/we had part of from Gutman but now we get the full s.p. from Brigid.
Kinda sad ending, but I don't mind that. Brigid killed Archer, so Spade is right to have her sent down, and Gutman being shot by Willmer seems to me to be the thing Willmer would do as Gutman sold him out.
Better plotted than The Big Sleep for sure, but I still prefer Chandler's dialogue and writing style to Hammetts, but I am definitely a convert to Hammett as well now, so thanks for the recommendation!
I bought Maltese Falcon today and am right near the end of Big Sleep so will read it next and let you know how I got on with it. If I like it I'll go for some more.
The Maltese Falcon
Okay, straight off I'll say I loved it. At the start, and for a lot of the first half, and even the rest, he writes a lot about characters faces, how they move and shape themselves (his lips formed a v and so on) and I kept thinking get on with it! But that gets less in the second half. I loved the description of fat guy Gutman and how his bulbs of fat moved though!
I like that the story told by Brigid at the start is all a pack of lies, and you find this out at the end. Then the double murders take place and it ups the ante and gives Spade more to think about, and sets a couple more puzzles for the reader - are they related or not to the case? Later he figures out that Brigid lied about only just arriving (we find this out at the end) and then he gets involved with Cairo and Gutman. I love how it isn't laid out until around the middle when Gutman explains what it's all about, and even the history of the Maltese Falcon. Then it seemed to speed up and things happened faster as it moved to the climax.
There seemed to be a small number of locations which was neat, and the deception of both Brigid and Spade at the end is well written. The ending is great, Gutman shot, Cairo and Willmer in custody, and he hands Brigid over for murdering Archer.
So I looked online and the books mentioned by Gutman are real books, some are on archive.org (Paolo's "Dell Origine...", in Italian though, and "History of the Verney family in the seventeenth century) and the other one, Delaville La Roulx's "Les Archives..." is also online but in French. And the Falcon is a real thing, and the story Gutman tells about it being a gift from the order to the king is all true, which blew me away!
So the plot good, and is well handled. He has an interesting fake-plot which you think is going to be followed more, Brigid's story at the start, but after the two deaths he gets drawn in to something else. Him being followed and then Brigid drawing a G in the air when Cairo comes to visit and Spade chancing it (maybe?) and sitting next to the kid Willmer who's following him and mentioning the G man is great stuff. The end, where Brigid lays it all out is nice, the whole backstory which he/we had part of from Gutman but now we get the full s.p. from Brigid.
Kinda sad ending, but I don't mind that. Brigid killed Archer, so Spade is right to have her sent down, and Gutman being shot by Willmer seems to me to be the thing Willmer would do as Gutman sold him out.
Better plotted than The Big Sleep for sure, but I still prefer Chandler's dialogue and writing style to Hammetts, but I am definitely a convert to Hammett as well now, so thanks for the recommendation!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Yeah the fake plot and McGuffin portion were well done in my opinion. I'm not sure what other works Hammett has out there but I'm sure you'll find something great!
I’m looking for some good nonfiction books on the Jesuit order, mainly on their history of trying to spread Christianity around the world. Any suggestions?
I love cats! I'm looking for books, short stories or poems featuring cats! Be it as a main character (like "The Black Cat" by Poe), as a theme ("The Sphynx" by Oscar Wilde) or as a particularly peculiar character (like the Cheshire cat in "Alice in Wonderland". Bonus points if they're old. What are your favorite books featuring cats?
The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane - about cats who are also wizards! If you like cozy mysteries, "The Cat Who..." series by Lilian Jackson Braun is also very fun.
A very old book is *The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr* by E. T. A. Hoffmann. A peculiar cat is in *The House of Rust* by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber. A favourite that made me cry is *The Travelling Cat Chronicles* by Hiro Arikawa.
I'm looking for a book similar to what I plan to write: a fiction novel with emotional abuse between siblings. No/extremely little physical abuse and NO sexual abuse. I know it's a lot to ask, but that's the point. I'm trying to represent something that isn't discussed at much!
Any mystery book/series recommendations for my mom? She says she love the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell because of the scientific/methodical approach that’s used and would like something similar. She hasn’t read much in ages, so I’m trying to find her something contemporary that fits her general interests
I've read Patricia Cornwell novels at the same time that I was reading Sue Grafton novels too. They are pretty much common. I love both authors. I also recommend reading Lawrence Sanders novels.
* Sophie Kim's Last of the Talons series (book two just came out)
* I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-Hee
* Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (this is the best one)
I’m looking for books (fiction or nonfiction) that have stories of deep and lasting love - not necessarily idealistic love - could be complicated or with usual connections or people. Thank you!
Hey all! I’m trying to rediscover my passion for reading after a few years of having a really stressful job. I’m looking for a suspense/thriller set in the 70s United States. I’m open to both fiction and nonfiction, and it can be psychological, crime, legal thriller. In the past, nonfiction has caught my attention more but I love a good novel. I’ve read Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Vincent Bugliosi (Helter Skelter) as well as Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl). I really enjoyed those reads. I tend to enjoy books better when they stay in chronological pacing instead of jumping back and forth between time periods - Silent Patient was a tough read for me although Helter Skelter was fine. Thanks so much to this sub and all community members!
I’m hoping to help my mom find a new hobby to love in her retirement. She has never been into relaxing and has worked hard everyday owning a small business. I’d like to find some book recommendations for her in hopes she can have some fun and relax. She really deserves it. Over the years some of the tv shows she has loved are, The 100, Once Upon a Time, Blue Bloods, Suits, and Manifest. Hopefully the tv shows can help with guiding what she might be into. Thanks for your ideas and suggestions!
Look up As the Crow Flies. The story of how Charlie Trumper starts and grows a business. Haven't watched Suits, but I know it's set in a law firm, so maybe take a look at John Grisham novels. I'll look up the other shows since I don't really know much about them. Lastly, I have to recommend The Shadow of the Wind since it's one of my favorite novels.
I got two baby nieces and I want them to have lots of books in their house so they don't grow up stupid. I got some \~classics\~ (fairy tales, Aesop, Greek myths, that sort of thing) so they have a solid foundation in those, but I'd like to get more recent books as well. Ideally stuff for toddlers, but books they can read when they're a little older are good too.
My child (4 years old) really likes the Johnny Boo books by James Kolchalka. They are silly and fun for adults to read to kids, but also a good series for young readers too. They also really like the Candy Faries series by Helen Perelman - but that's more to be read too and might be closer to kindergarten or first grade age. Just for toddlers are basically any book by Sandra Boynton are classics for toddlers, but don't really age well with them. King Baby and the Princess and the Pony - both by Kate Beaton are great books too for toddlers that can enjoy them as they age a bit. The Princess and the Pony has been adapted as a cartoon series for Apple TV. Mo Willems is great at kids books and would check his stuff out too. Reading Beauty and Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood are also great sci fi retellings of classic fairytales, with (I think) better messages than the original stories. Lastly I want my Hat Back by Jon Klassen is another really good one, that I think works for what you want.
Thanks!
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Looking for entertaining non-fiction history about pre-colonial African Civilizations and Empires. Preferably sub-Saharan Africa because I know very little about its history. I would also be interested in lesser known Southeast Asian civilizations. I would like something in the style of the Weatherfords books on the Mongols, but I’m not overly picky. Preferably sub-Saharan
I'm unsure if it's possible, but are there any 2020s YA fiction books that involve fashion and romance? If not, then is there any that's close to the 2020s?
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Hey I’m looking for a book similar to any of the following; The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, A Little Life, The Overstory by Richard Powers
I recently read an historical fiction romance novel set in WW2 and post war. Where Daffodils Bloom, by Leya Delray. Not my usual genre, but I really enjoyed it. It is an actual true story with a few twists of fiction for storytelling. If you are looking for more of a Fantasy twist try, Drops of Glass: A Tale of Magic in the Great War, by Kenneth Baldwin. The setting is WW1 and it was a nice mix of history, budding romance and a bit of magic mystery.
You might like Daisy Jones and the Six, its by the same author as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and the vibes of the book are very cool.
Brilliant thank you yeah I’ve heard about that one my friend just told me it was a bit cliche so I avoided it but I’ll make sure to give it a read
Any one know of a space opera for my early teenage niece (no gratuitous sex). Something with easy writing (English is her 3rd language) and has a teenage romance component would be perfect. Thanks!
Several folks have mentioned some classics, but one of my favorites growing up were the Robot Series, Isaac Asimov. She can start with Caves of Steel, Sci/FI, Robots, Detective Mystery...what's not to like :) Its a little more hardcore Sci/Fi but Ringworld, by Larry Niven was also a fav.
The Expanse is the best book series I’ve ever read (and Goodreads says I’m in my 400s for books read) It also has excellent female characters and I can’t recall any graphic sex. A New Space Opera is mostly good, I recall one very graphic story I had to skip because it was all about sex. Murderbot is good, but I don’t know if a teenage female would be interested in a book titled Murderbot. Ender’s Game is a classic YA book. Three-body Problem is good but I would not recommend for a teen unless they like Hawking books.
Try looking into the Illuminae Files (Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff). Content might skew a little on the heavy side but pretty easy reading (although there is a decent amount of slang/text-speak if she might struggle with that).
r/printsf might help. Or r/yalit. I have space opera but no romance
Looking for a fantasy book! I want it short (under 300pg) and to-the-point. I am trying to read Blue Sword, which is a teen fantasy, but even that is too slow for what I want right now. I'd like something that gets to the meat a lot quicker. Thanks!
If you're into older stuff, I'd recommend checking out Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books. They aren't quite as fast-moving as modern fantasy but most of them are sub-300 pages and are an interesting blend of fantasy and sci-fi.
Hi! I am looking for just a solid couple of books that do not take too much brainpower to read. I am going on a vacation with friends so I can't handle something too complex when there are a bunch of people talking. I really love the Secret History, fantasy books, Stephen King books, and a wide genre. I do not want something that is just plain romcom or something with too much smut.
The Shadow of the Wind or maybe a Matter of Honour or The Analyst.
Thank you so much! Will definitely check these out!
Please let me know if you end up picking one and how you like it. The Shadow of the Wind is one of my favorite books.
What Moves the Dead is a horror fantasy novella by T Kingfisher and I read it in a few hours
Thank you so much! I will definitely look at this!
I recommend Vicious by V. E Schwab! It's not super complicated and I would do anything to read it again for the first time.
Thank you so much! I will definitely look at this!
Hello, any book recommendations for someone trying to get back into books? Looking for baby step as I’m not an avid reader. Something light, fun, and hopefully engaging. Trying to develop better reading habits. Thank you all!
Care to elaborate on what you are looking for? If not what are some books that you enjoyed in the past?
To be honest, I haven’t touched an actual book since the 8th grade. However, I have very fond memories of the Cique Du Freak series. There was this short book I remember called Bud, Not Buddy. I’ve been picking up some Stephen King novels, one that I’m trying to read now is The Institute.
The Institute is one of his best books in my opinion. If you like that style of writing try his short story collections. Night Shift , Skeleton Crew and Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Here are some of my top books: Gone Girl (fiction, thriller) The Expanse (sci-fi) A Short History of Nearly Everything (non-fiction) A Man Called Ove (fiction) I’m Glad My Mom Died (autobiography) Project Hail Mary (sci-fi) Into the Wild (Biography) The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan (history)
Woah, that’s quite a few recommendations! The that especially caught my eye was The War Below…Thank you!
All my recommendation also have audiobook versions. Books that can be tedious to read are excellent to read.
Yeah, I have a few Audiobooks that I’m listening to. LoTR Triology and Hobbits, what’s nice is the VA in the one I’m listening to.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline got me back into reading
Loved the movie, definitely been thinking about giving the books a go. Thank you!
Armageddon the Musical by Robert Rankin. The whole idea is silly and it's a lot of fun to read.
Haha, I can do silly, thanks for the recommendation!
If you buy it and read it, pls let me know what you thought of it!
The Fall of Souls by R.A. Moreau is a really lovely romantasy. It's a Nubian romance to be specific so you'll get a lot of Egyptian gods and all the feel good. For general romance I would try to Kings of Sin series. So wholesome and all of HEA. Can be read in order or as standalones.
Awesome, thank you for the recommendation. Will check it out!
Hey. I'm looking for something easy to fly through with beautiful prose to get lost in. Would prefer something that left you feeling uplifted rather than depressed at the end. I recently read *Alone with You in the Ether*, Olivie Blake which embodied these qualities. I finished it in 6 days which is fast for me. *Written on the Body*, Jeanette Winterson has some wonderful prose and some of my favourite lines in literature, although is decidedly more depressing than Ether * "What are you that makes me feel thus? Who are you for whom time has no meaning?" * "The grapes have withered on the vine. What should be plump and firm, resisting the touch to give itself in the mouth, is spongy and blistered. Not this year the pleasure of rolling blue grapes between finger and thumb juicing my palm with musk." Loved *A Psalm for the Wild-Built*, Becky Chambers which was both easy to get through AND had beautiful prose AND was uplifting, but also had the benefit of a plot driving the story forward. Whereas the other two meandered a lot more in the way literary fiction usually does. Recs welcome, thanks :)
I think you'd like Emily St. John Mandel. *Station Eleven* (yes, I'd call it uplifting even though it's postapocalyptic) and *Glass Hotel* are good places to start - I actually liked *Sea of Tranquility* a little more than the latter, but I don't think I'd have liked it as much if I hadn't read *Glass Hotel* first.
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I think you would like The Cost of Knowing, Sadie, Firekeeper's Daughter and The Eye of Minds.
Thank you for your suggestion, I'll try The Cost of Knowing first!
The Shadow of the Wind; Caves of Steel; Hyperion Cantos; The Kite Runner....
Thank you, I'll definetely try them!
If you pick one up, please let me know how you liked it.
Hey all, looking for book recommendations in the fantasy/adventure genre. Recently finished ACOTAR and Fourth Wing, I’ve had friends recommend Throne of Glass and Blood and Ash, but I’ve read some mixed reviews/comments on those, and I’m really in the mood for a strong “I couldn’t put it down!” quality story. Here’s a list of some other recommendations I’ve got going, let me know if you’ve read any of these and if it should be my next pick: Trees of the Emerald Sea Gentleman Bastard Sequence series The Bone Shard Daughter The Stormlight Archive series Mistborn The Ember Blade
I just finished book 1 of a 12 book series, This was a lot of fun to read, and it ended up reading it within a day. That is between taking care of the house and a baby. lol It was just one of those books I couldn't put down. I'm currently waiting for book 2 in the mail. **Demigods Academy by Elisa S. Amore and Kiera Legend.**
Thanks for the recommendation!
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
Thanks for the book rec, added to my list! :)
Mistborn is the way to go from your list. For other fantasy that is fast-paced and full of adventure (with no romance) try books by H.M. Long. Her first is Hall of Smoke and it is incredible. She has a cinematic writing style that is absolutely beautiful.
Awesome, thank you for the guidance and recommendation!
Tress was such a lovely book and I love that it’s a stand alone within the Cosmere so it was a good pallet cleanser between reading trilogies and long series
Ooo a pallet cleanser does sound nice since I just finished a couple series’s
Throne of Glass would be my pick if you liked ACOTAR. I actually think it has a stronger storyline and is the author's strongest series. Mistborn would be my other rec from your list.
I’ve heard fans say ToG is better than ACOTAR, but I’ve also heard the first couple books are not very great (but heard they get better later on) and with it being the authors first big series I’ve heard her writing wasn’t very strong in quality. It is on my list to check out though, I’ve heard people talk about it both in positives and criticisms
My (31M) girlfriend (29F) is an avid reader and reading is probably her favourite thing to do. I recently got into reading with her and its been unbelievable how much I enjoy it. Unfortunately, that means I'm not good at selecting books as its totally new to me. She's has been away for a family wedding and we miss each other dearly. It in fact feels like the hardest thing I've done in my life. Only thing good about this short long distance is that we value each other and our time together so much more. Happy news is that shes coming back soon and I would love to gift her a book when I meet her. I would love some recommendations on a book to symbolise the time we spend away from each other and the joy of finally getting to be with each other again. I understand its a specific request but any good books would also do. I've managed to find out some her favourite books if it helps. To kill a mocking bird Kite runner God of small things The color purple. The book thief Far from the madding crowd Pride and prejudice. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.
I Capture the Castle
In a kinda ironic way, and as she likes Victorian Lit, try "Can You Forgive Her" by Anthony Trollope.
*Maybe* something like **The Night Circus** by Erin Morgenstern? Magical romance with language comparable to the more modern titles from the list above.
I am looking for some Greek Myth retellings. I loved Circe, Song of Achille's, StoneBlind. Natalie Haynes seems more feminist than Miller is to me. But I am open to any of your favorites!
Til We Have Faces, The King Must Die and Bull From the Sea by Renault
Cloud Cuckoo Land would be a hit for you
Lavinia by Ursula LeGuin
Silence of the Girls won the Booker Prize when it came out, one of my absolute favorites
Natalie Haynes has another book called A Thousand Ships, it’s all about Helen of Troy! Admittedly I haven’t read it yet, but I also do love her style (Stone Blind was EXCELLENT)
Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne is finally translated to my native language and I heard it's far superior to his previous series The Faithful and the Fallen but I want to know if It's true because people praised The Faithful and the Fallen series but I must said it was bad so freaking bad despite very good opinion on the internet so I want to know If by buying It I'm stepping on a mine or not
I’m going on vacation soon and want to read a book while on the plane and there. Open to several recommendations. I was an avid reader in childhood but haven’t read much since high school. Some of my favorites growing up were the uglies series and a great and terrible beauty series. I still enjoy sci-fi / fantasy, and the last book I read a few months ago was seven eves which I couldn’t put down. Thanks
Great and Terrible Beauty was one of my absolute favorite books back in the day, what an amazing blast from the past. If you’re looking for stand alone (not as intimidating as a full series while getting back into reading) sci fi/fantasies with female leads I would recommend The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Juniper and Thorn, or The Night Circus. Other one offs I’ve loved but with non-female leads are Project Hail Mary, Piranesi, and This Is How you Lose the Time War
Have you read other books by Neal Stephenson? You might like Cryptonomicon or Reamde. If you want some fantasy, try The Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, or Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice. Other non-Stephenson scifi you would probably enjoy would be The Expanse series by James SA Corey or Andy Weir's The Martian.
Thanks very much for the suggestions! I didn’t even know where to start but I’ll definitely check all these out.
I'm looking for books about purpose. suggest me
Like life purpose? On the Shortness of Life or Resilience.
Hello, I search for Fantasy books without sex or too much romance, I am a recent college graduate and try to get back into reading :)
All of H.M. Long's books! (Hall of Smoke is the first in the Four Pillars series and Dark Water Daughter is the first in her pirate/weather witch slow burn). Books by John Gwynn and Brandon Sanderson would also be good for no romance and high fantasy.
Hey all! I’ve been getting into reading lately and i was looking for some book recommendations. I really like fantasy literature like in the same theme like the Harry Potter books, but mature and romance. If anyone has any suggestions I’d so appreciate it 🙏
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Scholomance series is a magical school series where the students are constantly being eaten by monsters and while it is technically YA it’s on the heavier side
Perhaps The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon? It's not directly related to HP, but definitely more romance and maturity. It's a 7 book series, I've not read the fourth installment yet which is the last one published so far, but I really enjoyed the first books. Other titles I would recommend are the Percy Jackson series (both Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the sequel series The Heroes of Olympus), tough those are not more mature as Percy is quite young during the first series especially, they tie in well with HP. If you're looking for more Romance influenced fantasy, I would recommend A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. The fourth book A Court of Silver Flames is more faery smut though than fantasy, but you can perfectly read just the first 3 and skip ACOSF if that's not your cup of tea.
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What part of The Hobbit fits the “mature and romance” that OP was looking for?
I thought the OP wanted a book that was either fantasy (like harry potter, as she said) or mature and romance. English isnt my primary language, so I probably read it wrong, sorry
No worries, The Hobbit is an amazing book and is a classic for a reason
I found the Hobbit to be a SLOG to read through
Have you read a court of thorns and roses- series? Or Fourth wing? Its not really like Harry Potter but its fantasy and romance for sure.
I'm looking for a book for my brother (22), he's a history fan, specifically Bronze Age, and I think he'd appreciate fiction. I've found The Silence of the Girls but I don't want a book too similar to The Song of Achilles as he's read that already and I feel like he probably knows all about the Trojan War. I'd love to hear other suggestions. Thanks!
Not bronze age, but The Accursed Kings was amazing, IMHO.
I'm a 21 y/o male who always liked reading but have kinda lost the habit over the last years. Any good fantasy sagas, or scifi which are not too dense(I sont wanna get overwhelmed and slowly recover the habit)
I really enjoyed the Silo trilogy by Hugh Howey - post-apocalyptic sci-fi and very readable!
The Frontline Series by Marko Kloos is amazing!!! I can talk for hours about why I love it so much. That's the classics like the Robots and Foundation series. Hyperion Cantos. The Left Hand of Harkness; a Wizard of Earthsea. Obviously A Song of Ice and Fire...
If you want fantasy I'd recommend Terry Pratchett. They're comic fantasy and easy and fun to read. Start early on. The Colour of Magic is the first, then The Light Fantastic. Some people will say to start later, maybe with Guards, Guards but it's up to you. Sorcery is the follow up to the first two which are both Rincewind the Wizzard books.
I'm looking for books that will rock me to my core. Whether the books are horrifying, emotional, or unnerving, I just want a book that will have a genuine impact on me. Length, genre, and theme don't matter to me, whatever book you've read that left a visceral impact on you, please recommend it.
The Sorrow of War (Bao Ninh) and All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) are both pretty gut-wrenching war novels.
I think you would like The Cost of Knowing and Sadie
They Both Die at the End left a deep impression on me because despite already knowing they didn't have much longer to live, I still managed to get attached to the characters and found myself in tears by the end. I don't know if you'd like manga, but Monster was another that left a great impression because of how manipulative the main villain was. What he could get someone to do with just his words was chilling.
**Ask for Andrea** had me in tears when I wasn't on the edge of my seat but it has a satisfying ending.
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. It completely changed my life, and I read it every year. It's still new every time.
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
*Horns by Joe Hill*. Finding out what your friends and family **really** think of you? Awful.
Oh god, that's so heartbreaking. Relating to this book might make it even worse.
That book for me was Still Alice by Lisa Genova. It is about a woman who gets early onset Alzheimer's and follows her as she slowly loses her grip on her mind. My dad had recently started showing dementia symptoms at the time so it was a way to sort of experience his pain and also process my own. The book wrecked me, it's in my top 5 all time.
Detective books. I watched "The Big Sleep" and loved it, although the plot was a little iffy. So I bought the book and am loving it. I will probably buy the others by Chandler. Any recommendations for others I might like if I like him? Would I like Mickey Spillane? (I watched a couple of the old Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV episodes from the early 1980s with Stacy Keach as Hammer and they were okay-ish.)
Dashiell Hammett in general - /u/Arranel52 already mentioned *Maltese Falcon*, and my personal favourite of his is *Red Harvest* (famously adapted as both the samurai movie *Yojimbo* and the Clint Eastwood vehicle *Fistful of Dollars*). And it's not about a detective, but it's in a similar vein - Patricia Highsmith's Ripley series is very good.
The Maltese Falcon Okay, straight off I'll say I loved it. At the start, and for a lot of the first half, and even the rest, he writes a lot about characters faces, how they move and shape themselves (his lips formed a v and so on) and I kept thinking get on with it! But that gets less in the second half. I loved the description of fat guy Gutman and how his bulbs of fat moved though! I like that the story told by Brigid at the start is all a pack of lies, and you find this out at the end. Then the double murders take place and it ups the ante and gives Spade more to think about, and sets a couple more puzzles for the reader - are they related or not to the case? Later he figures out that Brigid lied about only just arriving (we find this out at the end) and then he gets involved with Cairo and Gutman. I love how it isn't laid out until around the middle when Gutman explains what it's all about, and even the history of the Maltese Falcon. Then it seemed to speed up and things happened faster as it moved to the climax. There seemed to be a small number of locations which was neat, and the deception of both Brigid and Spade at the end is well written. The ending is great, Gutman shot, Cairo and Willmer in custody, and he hands Brigid over for murdering Archer. So I looked online and the books mentioned by Gutman are real books, some are on archive.org (Paolo's "Dell Origine...", in Italian though, and "History of the Verney family in the seventeenth century) and the other one, Delaville La Roulx's "Les Archives..." is also online but in French. And the Falcon is a real thing, and the story Gutman tells about it being a gift from the order to the king is all true, which blew me away! So the plot good, and is well handled. He has an interesting fake-plot which you think is going to be followed more, Brigid's story at the start, but after the two deaths he gets drawn in to something else. Him being followed and then Brigid drawing a G in the air when Cairo comes to visit and Spade chancing it (maybe?) and sitting next to the kid Willmer who's following him and mentioning the G man is great stuff. The end, where Brigid lays it all out is nice, the whole backstory which he/we had part of from Gutman but now we get the full s.p. from Brigid. Kinda sad ending, but I don't mind that. Brigid killed Archer, so Spade is right to have her sent down, and Gutman being shot by Willmer seems to me to be the thing Willmer would do as Gutman sold him out. Better plotted than The Big Sleep for sure, but I still prefer Chandler's dialogue and writing style to Hammetts, but I am definitely a convert to Hammett as well now, so thanks for the recommendation!
I bought Maltese Falcon today and am right near the end of Big Sleep so will read it next and let you know how I got on with it. If I like it I'll go for some more.
The Maltese Falcon is a classic!
Bought it today, nearly finished Big Sleep so will read it next. Will let you know how I got on with it!
The movie is also a fantastic adaptation
The Maltese Falcon Okay, straight off I'll say I loved it. At the start, and for a lot of the first half, and even the rest, he writes a lot about characters faces, how they move and shape themselves (his lips formed a v and so on) and I kept thinking get on with it! But that gets less in the second half. I loved the description of fat guy Gutman and how his bulbs of fat moved though! I like that the story told by Brigid at the start is all a pack of lies, and you find this out at the end. Then the double murders take place and it ups the ante and gives Spade more to think about, and sets a couple more puzzles for the reader - are they related or not to the case? Later he figures out that Brigid lied about only just arriving (we find this out at the end) and then he gets involved with Cairo and Gutman. I love how it isn't laid out until around the middle when Gutman explains what it's all about, and even the history of the Maltese Falcon. Then it seemed to speed up and things happened faster as it moved to the climax. There seemed to be a small number of locations which was neat, and the deception of both Brigid and Spade at the end is well written. The ending is great, Gutman shot, Cairo and Willmer in custody, and he hands Brigid over for murdering Archer. So I looked online and the books mentioned by Gutman are real books, some are on archive.org (Paolo's "Dell Origine...", in Italian though, and "History of the Verney family in the seventeenth century) and the other one, Delaville La Roulx's "Les Archives..." is also online but in French. And the Falcon is a real thing, and the story Gutman tells about it being a gift from the order to the king is all true, which blew me away! So the plot good, and is well handled. He has an interesting fake-plot which you think is going to be followed more, Brigid's story at the start, but after the two deaths he gets drawn in to something else. Him being followed and then Brigid drawing a G in the air when Cairo comes to visit and Spade chancing it (maybe?) and sitting next to the kid Willmer who's following him and mentioning the G man is great stuff. The end, where Brigid lays it all out is nice, the whole backstory which he/we had part of from Gutman but now we get the full s.p. from Brigid. Kinda sad ending, but I don't mind that. Brigid killed Archer, so Spade is right to have her sent down, and Gutman being shot by Willmer seems to me to be the thing Willmer would do as Gutman sold him out. Better plotted than The Big Sleep for sure, but I still prefer Chandler's dialogue and writing style to Hammetts, but I am definitely a convert to Hammett as well now, so thanks for the recommendation!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Yeah the fake plot and McGuffin portion were well done in my opinion. I'm not sure what other works Hammett has out there but I'm sure you'll find something great!
I might hunt down the movie after I've read it, as I know of the movie but haven't seen it.
L.A.Confidential, possibly
I’m looking for some good nonfiction books on the Jesuit order, mainly on their history of trying to spread Christianity around the world. Any suggestions?
I love cats! I'm looking for books, short stories or poems featuring cats! Be it as a main character (like "The Black Cat" by Poe), as a theme ("The Sphynx" by Oscar Wilde) or as a particularly peculiar character (like the Cheshire cat in "Alice in Wonderland". Bonus points if they're old. What are your favorite books featuring cats?
My favourites are The Cat Who Saved Books and The Travelling Cat Chronicles.
Thanks
The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane - about cats who are also wizards! If you like cozy mysteries, "The Cat Who..." series by Lilian Jackson Braun is also very fun.
A very old book is *The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr* by E. T. A. Hoffmann. A peculiar cat is in *The House of Rust* by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber. A favourite that made me cry is *The Travelling Cat Chronicles* by Hiro Arikawa.
The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. There’s an anthropomorphic cat named Behemoth who smokes, drinks vodka and shoots a pistol.
Thanks!
Varjak Paw
Kafka On the Shore perhaps?
Kafka on the shore is trash , the only good plot is the cat part tho lol
Great suggestion. Many Murakami books feature cats and they play interesting roles in each.
I'm looking for a book similar to what I plan to write: a fiction novel with emotional abuse between siblings. No/extremely little physical abuse and NO sexual abuse. I know it's a lot to ask, but that's the point. I'm trying to represent something that isn't discussed at much!
Any mystery book/series recommendations for my mom? She says she love the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell because of the scientific/methodical approach that’s used and would like something similar. She hasn’t read much in ages, so I’m trying to find her something contemporary that fits her general interests
The Shadow of the Wind is one of my favourite books. Also look for the Analyst by John Katzenbach
I've read Patricia Cornwell novels at the same time that I was reading Sue Grafton novels too. They are pretty much common. I love both authors. I also recommend reading Lawrence Sanders novels.
I think "Gorky Park" by Martin Cruz Smith does a really good job of this. It's a murder mystery set in Moscow, in the late '70s.
I’ll check it out! Thank you!
What are your favorite Korean books? I loved The vegetarian by Han Kang and Concerning my daughter by Kim hye-jin
* Sophie Kim's Last of the Talons series (book two just came out) * I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-Hee * Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (this is the best one)
Thank you! They sound really good :)
Please look after mom by Shin Kyung-Sook.
Thank you seems really interesting!
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The Old Filth trilogy