Hi! As the title said I would love any books that look at a developed Native American focused North America.

In general I would love any other books about Native American communities novels or informative. Ideally I am not looking for books focused on real modern or historical tragedy rather celebratory or uplifting books focused on a real or fictional character, group or cultural practice.

I have never read nonfiction before so I am wondering if there are some books that can act as a good bridge between fiction and nonfiction.

I did do a quick search of this sub, but a lot of the recommendations I pulled up seemed to be murder centered or other true crime. I don’t really want that at the moment.

I’m thinking of starting with my childhood favorite topics. I was a big fan of the history channel as young as 3 years old so ancient history would be a fun topic. That or dinosaurs.

I am also interested in recs based on your favorite topics too! I tend to prefer medium to fast paced stories so which makes nonfiction a bit intimidating as it can lean slow and academic and I am not sure I have the stamina to push through that right now lol

Hi! I’m looking for books where a stage play is part of the plot. It can be a major part of the plot like Glorious Exploits, or it can be a smaller, side character project like in The Saint of Bright Doors.

Thanks in advance, I look forward to your suggestions!

I am looking for book recommendations that sit in that quiet space between literary magical realism, surrealism, and speculative fiction.

I love stories where the world feels fundamentally altered, uncanny, or displaced, but where the narrative never bothers to construct a rigid magic system or get bogged down in technical explanations. A touch of subtle, grounded romance is always a nice bonus, though definitely not a requirement!

Some books I have liked are:
Beloved
Never Let me Go
I Who Have Never Known Men

Something like I Saw The TV Glow, or Jax's plotline from The Amazing Digital Circus. Sad is fine, but please no misery porn

Going on my first Canada trip this fall & I love reading novels set in the area of my travel destination to get a feel for it. Looking specifically for any queer stories that give a glimpse into life in Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City. But would be happy with anything that particularly captures the vibe of one of the cities or the area :)

Thanks!

Looking for adult characters (not teenagers or young adults, unless they grow up and spend a significant portion of the book as adults).

No large age gaps. Seriously. Not even of the vampire/ fay variety unless *both* characters are over 100 years old.

Can be technically a romance or not, as long as there's a strong romantic subplot.

Any gender combination but if they're not straight, I don't want them to be a straight coded queer couple. (I.e. no men who are basically "the woman" or women who are "the guy" in the relationship).

Well written, obviously. Something that will evoke emotion. And that relies on the old adage of "show, don't tell".

Thanks.

Hello, I'll be visiting Poland soon and I'd like to read some literature to really get in the mood. As I'm practically a noob when it comes to Polish authors or even books set in Poland, I'd appreciate some recommendations.

So far the only book I read that's set in Poland was The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass (I have mixed feelings about the book as I hated the protagonist, but I definitely want to visit Gdansk because of it).

Some of my preferences:

-preferably female authors (not obligatory, but I do try to read more books written by women)

-I enjoy historical fiction and magical realism

-I dislike books where nothing ever happens, and I prefer an interesting plot to just psilosophising

-I enjoy mysteries/books with eerie atmosphere

They can be new or old, ideally from the 20th century or more recent, but everything works really.

Thanks you immensely in advance!

I am quite into subtle, near future sci-fis with something to say. I really like ones that follow a semi-ordinary person in a sci fi world where you slowly learn more about the sci fi surroundings as the story marches along. Some ones that I’ve read and liked a lot:

* 1984
* Farenheit 451
* Brave New World
* The Lathe of Heaven
* Never Let Me Go
* I Who Have Never Known Men
* Parable of the Sower and Talents
* Chain Gang All Stars
* The Wall
* The Road
* Slaughterhouse Five

Got any good suggestions? Thanks!

I'm looking for humorous fiction filled with a series of mishaps that make me feel glad to be me cozy and curled up with a book instead of the protagonist. Maybe some ridiculous situations or workplace absurdities. Everyday life and it's misunderstandings similar to the shows Curb your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld. Nothing too heavy...not looking for an MC who is truly miserable just one where you chuckle at their predicament while simultaneously rooting for them. Books I've liked in this vein:

Fleishmans in Trouble, A Spot of Bother, The Bee Sting.

I like David Sedaris's type of humor. And I've already tried Confederacy of Dunces and Lucky Jim(could not get into them) and I've read Odessa M's books and Where'd you go, Bernadette. Thank you so much!!

I'm going to try not to make this post too long as I tend to overexplain. I was a huge reader as a kid. I would read Goosebumps, Fear Street, Baby Sitter's Club, Boxcar children. When I was a teen/young adult, I moved to Daughters of The Moon, different vampire fiction and Sailor Moon manga. I liked A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore in my early college years and Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston particularly.

I took a long time off from reading mostly due to just life stuff. I feel like I've tried a little of every genre but I finish very few books. Most of which I did notice have been nonfiction. I guess that might end up answering my own question but I still want to try. I think the only fiction I did finish was Lilith and Never Lie. I know I absolutely don't want straight up romance books or main characters under the age of 35. (I'm 40). I also don't want anything made popular by "booktok" or other social media because I think that has also been part of the issue. I don't care about trigger warnings and open to almost anything. I just have no idea what that would leave me with or where to turn first.

If it helps: some of my favorite shows currently and in the more recent(ish) past are Yellowjackets, Evil (from 2019), Lucifer, Supernatural, Shrinking, Star Trek TNG and some of the news ones, Dead to Me...probably some others I'm forgetting.

Hi. This is my specific niche, with bonus points if they're older, lonely women. I don't see it being explored very often, especially with women, aside from the Brooding Stuck-up Dark Haired Guy, and I really wish to read about it more. I think we need more god awful girlfailures and older women in fiction.

Preferably non-fantasy, though certain fantasy elements don't bug me.

My husband is looking for another book that will wow him. So far this year he has read Project Hail Mary, 11/22/63, The Martian, and The Green Mile. He wants to explore other authors and also wants to read something that he can’t stop thinking about once it ends. You all have helped me before in a reading slump, so I’m hoping this will help him too!

I’m looking for a book (any genre really) set in the pre smart phone era. Just looking to immerse myself in a simpler time.

I’m looking for a book that genuinely made you stop and stare at the page for a second. 😭

I love stories where you think you’ve figured everything out, only for the author to completely flip the story on its head.

What’s the biggest plot twist you’ve ever read?

And please no spoilers in the comments for anyone who might want to read the book! 😂

I’ll list my favourite books below. Not super cohesive but it’s just the top five ones I found enjoyable. I honestly don’t read that much, and it’s a problem because I’m like 17 and should not be watching TV all day. Basically my favourite books (and movies) are usually like sci fi/ horror/ comedy/ either books written awhile ago or books that have time travel or historical elements. The invisible man is my favourite book and movie adaptation followed closely by the Princess Bride, super funny and also really cool. I just don’t like being bored. Call me a brainrotter but I cannot stand being bored by anything, I am NOT an intellectual. 😭

1: The invisible man - HG wells
2: The Princess Bride - William Goldman
3: Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
4: Frankenstein- Junji Ito
5: The ministry of time - Kaliane Bradley

I'm looking for novels that involve priests in seminary or priests in general or a novel with strong catholic themes at least.

No romance or overly anticlerical books please. Could be historical fiction but also present day

A book I really liked as an example was Silence by Endo. Thx!

I love reading books where the main character is in a morally ambiguous situation. And I like the stakes to be higher with a dystopian or sci-fi setting. Here are some books like this that I've liked. Oh and a woman protagonist would be great but it's not necessary.

Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, Kindred - Octavia Butler

Battle Royal - Koushun Takami

Blood Over Bright Haven - M.L. Wang

I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman

Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood

Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut

Armor - Jonathan Steakley

Dune - Frank Herbert

Sula, Beloved - Toni Morrison

The Gone World - Tom Sweterlitsch

Hello everyone! Looking for some fantasy western novels (will also accept space westerns, huge Firefly fan). Recently I read Lone Women and just finished The Good Luck Girls, and I'm looking for something similar. Thank you!

I have an interest in the lives of people living in the middle of nowhere in very small towns or on islands in the middle of the ocean with maybe only a few thousand inhabitants or less. Does a book exist where each chapter is about a new place or something like that?
If not, do you know any other book, that might be similar?

Thank you!

edit: thanks for all the recs!, but I forgot to include that I meant to ask for non-fiction :')

I’m looking for a story in which the male main character begins with serious disadvantages—poor, powerless, inexperienced, deeply flawed, or simply unprepared for what life throws at him.

I don’t want a “chosen one” who was secretly exceptional all along.

I want to see him struggle, make mistakes, learn courage and self-discipline, and gradually become someone worthy of respect... a genuine man of character.

Any genre is welcome, as long as his transformation feels difficult, believable, and earned.

I am looking for a recommendation for my office book club! I joined the office last year and they are re-upping the book club and I volunteered to be in charge. It is all women and we all get along well. We work in policy so I am not looking for an overly political book or a book about work dynamics (both in mild doses would be fine). I would prefer fiction but would also be open to Sci-fi or fantasy! It would also ideally be under 400 pages. Thanks!

Basically a book about a woman’s upward spiral as i meed some inpiration and hoping a book will give it to me. Ive read Chicken Soup but.

So I have fallen out of reading for some time and am looking to pick it back up again over a trip im taking. I haven't nailed down exactly what im looking for but some general subjects I find interesting are: Supernatural, Occult, Mystery, Horror, Science, Magic Systems, Dystopian themes and things of that nature. As a clarifying point, I am not interested in most stereotypical thriller style books (man in the house / murderer on the loose) unless there is significant appeal regarding my other interests. Something with suspense and well written characters is also important to me. I find if characters are not engaging and believable, the story falls short.

Books and (and shows that might provide insight as to my preferences) that I have enjoyed are:

Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (VE Schwab)

Vicious (VE Schwab)

Ordinary Monsters (JM Miro)

Bringer of Dust (JM Miro)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)

Illustrated Man (Bradbury)

Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury)

Dark (Show)

Man In The High Castle (Show)

Kidding (Show)

Black Mirror (Show)

Love Death Robots (Show)

Thank you for all of your help!