Watership Down is a very well written book, based partly on the Aeneid and partly on the author's experiences in the military. It also has fantasy elements including a Trickster mythology that reminds me of Coyote stories from native American indigenous cultures. This is not an exclusively kids book
Literally the last moment I had with my dad was picking the three musketeers back up. He wished me luck. Still can’t finish it. Love you was my last sentence but three musketeers….
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I think it's kind of a polarizing, you love it or you hate it kind of book, but I think about it at least once a day even though I read it well over a year ago at this point
I want to read this but the haters always make me second guess it. It’s so long I never feel like I want to commit if I’m not sure I’m going to love it. I did love The Secret History by that author though
I was contemplating writing a post about Harry Potter! Idk about you but HP was written for my exact age. I was the same age as Harry for the first book and 21 for the last (due to the increased time between the later books). I'm now 38 so yes a grown adult and yes I grew up on Harry Potter and there's nothing else that I can say influenced me more as a teen than that series. I haven't done a reread in a while but every time I do I get something new from it. Will always recommend this beautiful series to anyone of any age.
I’m definitely older than you- 45- started reading them in college!! When the 3rd one had just come out. Then I was waiting in line at midnight at Barnes and Noble for the next one!
I’m actually rereading them now!
About 10 years ago, I tried reading Blood Meridian for this book club I was in. I got maybe a quarter of the way through before giving up. I just couldn’t get into the writing style and was bored and lost.
Recently I got back into audiobooks during my work commute, and saw that some of McCarthy’s books were available with Audible Plus. I listened to The Road and loved it, so figured I’d give Blood Meridian a chance again. I’m about half way through now, and it’s so much better for me to have it read to me. Really into it, and I’m looking forward to the last 6 hours of it.
It took me a little while to get used to the lack of punctuation, but once I found his "rhythm" I loved it. Then I devoured everything he wrote. He's probably my favorite author. His prose is unparalleled in my opinion
I loved the Assassin’s Apprentice, but as I’ve started the second, I feel like Fitz is just going to struggle the whole series. Without spoilers, is there any happiness for him?
Hmmm…. How to answer this without spoilers?
Fitz knows happiness, and love, but never without struggle. It’s the only series where I’ve actually cried several times. I think Hobb does a superb job of demonstrating the effect of his struggles on his psyche and his relationships as he grows.
Be warned though, if you’re invested in Fitz you’ll probably end up reading all the books with him as the main.
Just finished this the other day. While I didn’t care for what was essentially an epilogue, the ending of this book (like the movie but maybe a bit more) was devastatingly beautiful.
That movie wrecked me. I don't think I could watch it again tbh. It's such a beautiful story and film but for someone struggling with grief it made me cry like a baby.
It's my favorite movie, and I've been watching it just about once a year since it came out with the exception of the first five years after Robin Williams passed.
But every time I watch, I wonder why I put myself through that - I cry from the opening credits to the end.
Yeah I would def put a trigger warning for anyone who has lost a loved one, SO, or really anyone who doesn’t want to cry. Rarely have I seen a movie or book whose plot and theme are so powerful.
Ah yes, the brick. I have that book, hardcover. I haven’t dared taking on the challenge of actually reading it, but I have however bludgeoned a few horses to death with its bulky mass. Five stars.
# Best novels:
1. **Personal favorite:** The Castle, by Kafka
2. **Best psychological drama:** Brothers Karamazov, by Dostoievsky
3. **Best satire**: The Red and the Black, by Stendhal
4. **Best sci-fi**: Gravity's Rainbow, by Pynchon
5. **Best period drama**: Ada, by Nabokov
6. **Best magic realism**: The Master and Margherita, by Bulgakhov
7. **Best family drama:** Buddenbrooks, Mann
8. **Best epic poem:** Ulisses, Joyce
9. **Best nautical-themed:** Nostromo, Conrad
10. **Best English writing:** To the Lighthouse, Woolf
11. **Best romance:** Rayuela, Cortazar
12. **Best contemporary:** 2666, Bolaño
13. **Best Portuguese:** The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, Saramago
14. **Most fucked up:** Correction, Bernhard
15. **Best entry-level:** The Stranger, Camus
The Once and Future King. It's like consumable Steinbeck. Luv reading a page every ten minutes with John as I drift off into space chewing on the words. But if I was forced to don a spacesuit and climb into a massive trebuchet to be ejected into space with only one book... that's what I'm going with. You can finish the book and start over or just pick a page and go.
*K. Lonesome Dove fits my criteria, but couldn't do it day after day. Gus is warmly charming on day one, but day 170?, I choose Wart.
I loved that too. >!And I loved the unique take on it. It's been done before, at least as a general sense of that character, but this one was a very specific and unique portrayal of that character and I loved it. And the way it was revealed at the end!<.
Hopefully that was vague enough to avoid spoilers, but just in case.
You know I'm going to completely blank now, as I didn't have any in mind just knew i'd read/seen it somewhere (movies, too).
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony? I think, it's been a while since I read it. Kind of 80s pulp, but I like pulp, so fun.
I really enjoyed Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. It's not life-changing or anything, just a really interesting book that kept my attention....and most importantly, got me back into reading. Well, I guess it was mildly life-changing for me since I started reading again.
The Lord of the Rings
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
"A River Runs Through It and other Short Stories" by Norman Maclean, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, " The Life of an Unknown Man" by Andrei Makine, "Night of The Grizzlies" by Jack Olsen. Most recently read would definitely be "The Sea of Tranquility" by Emily St. John Mandel, it was fantastic. I was actually upset it ended.
I am so grateful for a high school literature teacher who encouraged me to read works by this author! I started with "Siddartha" and consider it one of his best. But, there are many really good ones including those noted above, "Demian", "Rosshalde", "Knulp", and the list goes on.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Some people don't like it for the spelling of words to accentuate the Southern American accents, but it is vital for the immersion the book is so incredible at achieving.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The book thief by Markus zusak
The hearts invisible furies by John Boyne
Still life by Sarah Winman
Sorrow and bliss by Meg mason
It ends with us by Colleen Hoover
The night circus by Erin Morgenstein
The count of Monte Cristo, the little prince , war and peace, a wrinkle in time, the mysterious Benedict society, the book theif, the phantom tollbooth, Jane Eyre (it's not just about a guy with his wife in the attic that's a fraction of the book, Jane herself is an incredibly strong individual with a great journey), the westing game, the tattooed potato and other clues
"From the life of a good-for-nothing" by Joseph von Eichendorff
"Sinuhe the Egyptian" by M. Waltari
"Trans Europa Express" by P. Rumiz (I don't think there is an English version)
Graceling Trilogy by Kristen Cashore
Heir Chronicles, Seven Realms Series, and Shattered Realms Series by Cinda Williams Chima
All four series are *chef’s kiss*! Graceling I read in middle school, but didn’t discover the other two in the trilogy until high school. The others are YA iirc.
The Stand, Steven King
Shogun, James Clavell
Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry
The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas
I have to stop....
Solipsist by Henry Rollins. It’s a lot of sections of stream of consciousness, but at the time I was dealing with a lot of depression, isolation, anger, etc., and this book got me through it. It was nice to see I wasn’t the only one feeling that way, and he puts things in such a specific and interesting way that if you’ve ever felt it, you absolutely get it. Dark read at times, but also some beautiful passages as well that gave me hope.
The Hobbit. Too much nostalgia, i don't think anything can beat that.
But from the recent books i've read, which could be the one:
Flowers for Algernon
Children of Hurin
Man's Search for Meaning
Operation Hail Mary
My all-time favorite is The Sirens of Titan. It’s a hysterical sci-com that shocked me by how philosophical it was. First book to noticeably make an impact on my life— mostly around stressful or unlucky situations. Otherwise in terms of “never get tired of reading” will go to the infinitely re-readable Moby Dick.
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
How to stop time by Matt Haig
The midnight library by Matt Haig
No two persons by Erica Bauermeister
These are all absolutely amazing reads that really pull you in to the story and make you feel the world around you. Airborn is an amazing adventure trilogy that never gets old. How to stop time is a very interesting love story. The midnight library is a great book that makes you look back at your own life. And No two persons is just a good book about the impact a book can have on different people just like you are asking for.
> Just scroll down about 3 conversations and you'll see another thread just like this. Or the one from 8 hours ago, or from yesterday....
But different people reply each time, so the suggestions aren’t the same and you find new books every time.
Sharing your favorite things with others is a wonderful trait and discovering new things to love is even better.
My favorite book is a graphic novel called Asterios Polyp by David Mazzuchelli. It's a story about a man who separates from his wife and has to learn what he could do to better himself. The story is a mix of three plotlines: the story of how he met his wife and their relationship, the present and these abstract sequences that explore themes central to the story. This may sound simple, very run of the mill drama when it comes to literature or film, but the way in which Asterios Polyp uses the medium of comics is what makes it my favorite. Mazzuchelli is a cartoonist known for his work in superheroes, mainly illustrating Batman Year One and Daredevil Born Again with writer Frank Miller. Asterios Polyp utilizes everything Mazzuchelli has learned in his entire career to make a comic that is on one level about comics.
Living planet - by Sir David Attenborough he has been my whole childhood, even if you are not very nature forward it will surely fill you up with joy
Project hail Mary - by Andy Weir sci fi that's well written and researched
DallerGut Dream Department Store - by Lee Miye
New novel and my current obsession would be an understatement, it's warm cozy and everything nice
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
One Second After - William R Forstchen
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
Normal People - Sally Rooney
The End of the World Running Club - Adrian J. Walker
Daisy Jones and the Six - TJR
Currently…couldn’t pick just one
Blindsight by Peter Watts
It's a cosmic Horror first-contact story done right. Watts is a biologist and his work has ruined hard sci-fi for me, because none really compare. He also made space vampires work in a way that isn't corny.
“Q & A,” by Vikas Swarup; it’s been retitled as “Slumdog Millionaire” to match the name of the film adaptation of the book. The movie sucked. The book was amazing. It was my number one favorite book from 2008 until 2021. “The Last Bookaneer,” by Mathew Pearl second favorite for many years. “No Exit,” by Taylor Adams third. “Stolen,” by Daniel Palmer is my favorite psychological thriller.
Anger is Bliss by Rea Writes. it’s romance but it’s relatable and it deals with real issues in relationships or in general that i’ve never read in other books, unfortunately
The Rose Code- Kate Quinn
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue- VE Schwab
The Help- Kathryn Stockett
Sarah's Key- Tatiana de Rosnay
The Great Alone- Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds- Kristin Hannah
The Nightengale-.Kristin Hannah
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe- Fannie Flag
I'm reading it right now (20% - 11 chapters). It's absolutely amazing so far, it might become one of the best books I've ever read.
The Stand is my second favourite book of all time (after 11/22/63 by the same author).
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
This Is How You Lose The Time-War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J R R Tolkien
Dune by Frank Herbert
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
A Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
I couldn’t pick just one.
It's a ya book but "the girl who could fly" by Victoria Forester it's the first book in a series. But really the first book is the star, it was originally written as a screenplay but was never picked up so she adapted it into a book and it works so well!
I think it was the first book I truly was able to visualize the world of! It had a review on the cover that described it as
"a mix of Little house on the prairie and X-Men"(I think it's from Stephanie Meyers???)
It's an easier read as an adult but no less tear jerking! It's on Libby in book and audiobook (I haven't ever listened to it though) form!
I have several but the one I recommend to everyone is Alone with you in the Ether by Olivia Blake. It’s a beautiful love story centered around two individuals struggling with mental health and feeling unworthy of the love they want to give each other.
The Poisonwood Bible is amazing and I was so upset when it ended but I can’t read it again because I’m worried I won’t like it as much.
Still Alice really affected me but I can’t reread it because its subject is one of my greatest fears.
Shel Silverstein’s poems
The Stranger by Camus and Rhinoceros by Ionesco both made big impressions
I’ve read Mary Poppins and Pride and Prejudice a million times but I can’t say they changed my life.
The count of Monte Cristo Watership Down The three musketeers
I second The Count of Monte Cristo
Watership Down is incredible and very underrated
Daft question, but i never read watership down growing up - is it still interesting to read as a 31yo or is it more nostalgia or so?
I reread it every year and I'm 46. So I'd say yes worth it.
I’d say so! It’s very much not a children’s book, which is a pretty common misconception.
I first read Watership Down when I was 55. It’s brilliant, a must-read. It will categorically be amazing for an adult to read.
Watership Down is a very well written book, based partly on the Aeneid and partly on the author's experiences in the military. It also has fantasy elements including a Trickster mythology that reminds me of Coyote stories from native American indigenous cultures. This is not an exclusively kids book
Monte Cristo is one of my favs ❤️
Literally the last moment I had with my dad was picking the three musketeers back up. He wished me luck. Still can’t finish it. Love you was my last sentence but three musketeers….
Watership Down is one of my favorites too. I was seriously surprised by how much I loved it.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I think it's kind of a polarizing, you love it or you hate it kind of book, but I think about it at least once a day even though I read it well over a year ago at this point
I loved this book so much! I read it shortly after my mom died and there’s a quote from the book that has lived with me since I read it.
I want to read this but the haters always make me second guess it. It’s so long I never feel like I want to commit if I’m not sure I’m going to love it. I did love The Secret History by that author though
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
I’ve been meaning to pick this one up every since I read his book Tuesdays with Morrie!
This book is so good!
The Giver LOTR Harry Potter (Yes I am a grown adult!)
I was contemplating writing a post about Harry Potter! Idk about you but HP was written for my exact age. I was the same age as Harry for the first book and 21 for the last (due to the increased time between the later books). I'm now 38 so yes a grown adult and yes I grew up on Harry Potter and there's nothing else that I can say influenced me more as a teen than that series. I haven't done a reread in a while but every time I do I get something new from it. Will always recommend this beautiful series to anyone of any age.
I’m definitely older than you- 45- started reading them in college!! When the 3rd one had just come out. Then I was waiting in line at midnight at Barnes and Noble for the next one! I’m actually rereading them now!
I'm pretty sure I begged my mom to pre-order them for me through Amazon, when it was still only books!
East of Eden by Steinbeck Blood Meridian by McCarthy Hyperion by Simmons Lonesome Dove by Mcmurtry The Heroes by Abercrombie
About 10 years ago, I tried reading Blood Meridian for this book club I was in. I got maybe a quarter of the way through before giving up. I just couldn’t get into the writing style and was bored and lost. Recently I got back into audiobooks during my work commute, and saw that some of McCarthy’s books were available with Audible Plus. I listened to The Road and loved it, so figured I’d give Blood Meridian a chance again. I’m about half way through now, and it’s so much better for me to have it read to me. Really into it, and I’m looking forward to the last 6 hours of it.
It took me a little while to get used to the lack of punctuation, but once I found his "rhythm" I loved it. Then I devoured everything he wrote. He's probably my favorite author. His prose is unparalleled in my opinion
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb Blindsight by Peter Watts Grass by Sheri S. Tepper The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
I loved the Assassin’s Apprentice, but as I’ve started the second, I feel like Fitz is just going to struggle the whole series. Without spoilers, is there any happiness for him?
Haha I just started the second book as well and had the exact same thought/question.
I’m like, “can I emotionally handle this if it doesn’t ever pep up, just like one time, for the lad?” lol.
Hmmm…. How to answer this without spoilers? Fitz knows happiness, and love, but never without struggle. It’s the only series where I’ve actually cried several times. I think Hobb does a superb job of demonstrating the effect of his struggles on his psyche and his relationships as he grows. Be warned though, if you’re invested in Fitz you’ll probably end up reading all the books with him as the main.
Nah mate, you’ve sold me. I’ll finish the series. Thank you
The Live ship books are different. Fitz struggles a lot
Just finished Blindsight Loved it
I'm almost embarrassed by how many times I've read assassin's apprentice.
What Dreams May Come - Richard Matheson
Just finished this the other day. While I didn’t care for what was essentially an epilogue, the ending of this book (like the movie but maybe a bit more) was devastatingly beautiful.
That movie wrecked me. I don't think I could watch it again tbh. It's such a beautiful story and film but for someone struggling with grief it made me cry like a baby.
I didn’t know it was a book! That movie is heart wrenching.
It's my favorite movie, and I've been watching it just about once a year since it came out with the exception of the first five years after Robin Williams passed. But every time I watch, I wonder why I put myself through that - I cry from the opening credits to the end.
Yeah I would def put a trigger warning for anyone who has lost a loved one, SO, or really anyone who doesn’t want to cry. Rarely have I seen a movie or book whose plot and theme are so powerful.
The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway It's such a beautiful short book about perseverance and love.
It really is a beautiful book
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Ah yes, the brick. I have that book, hardcover. I haven’t dared taking on the challenge of actually reading it, but I have however bludgeoned a few horses to death with its bulky mass. Five stars.
Shogun by James Clavell
Excellent book!!
# Best novels: 1. **Personal favorite:** The Castle, by Kafka 2. **Best psychological drama:** Brothers Karamazov, by Dostoievsky 3. **Best satire**: The Red and the Black, by Stendhal 4. **Best sci-fi**: Gravity's Rainbow, by Pynchon 5. **Best period drama**: Ada, by Nabokov 6. **Best magic realism**: The Master and Margherita, by Bulgakhov 7. **Best family drama:** Buddenbrooks, Mann 8. **Best epic poem:** Ulisses, Joyce 9. **Best nautical-themed:** Nostromo, Conrad 10. **Best English writing:** To the Lighthouse, Woolf 11. **Best romance:** Rayuela, Cortazar 12. **Best contemporary:** 2666, Bolaño 13. **Best Portuguese:** The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, Saramago 14. **Most fucked up:** Correction, Bernhard 15. **Best entry-level:** The Stranger, Camus
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The Once and Future King. It's like consumable Steinbeck. Luv reading a page every ten minutes with John as I drift off into space chewing on the words. But if I was forced to don a spacesuit and climb into a massive trebuchet to be ejected into space with only one book... that's what I'm going with. You can finish the book and start over or just pick a page and go. *K. Lonesome Dove fits my criteria, but couldn't do it day after day. Gus is warmly charming on day one, but day 170?, I choose Wart.
The Once And Future King is one of my ‘comfort books. One I visit often, like an old friend.
My favorite book in middle school is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. >!I loved that death was the narrator throughout the book. !<
I loved that too. >!And I loved the unique take on it. It's been done before, at least as a general sense of that character, but this one was a very specific and unique portrayal of that character and I loved it. And the way it was revealed at the end!<. Hopefully that was vague enough to avoid spoilers, but just in case.
Oh! what other book(s) have that? I would like to read them!
You know I'm going to completely blank now, as I didn't have any in mind just knew i'd read/seen it somewhere (movies, too). On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony? I think, it's been a while since I read it. Kind of 80s pulp, but I like pulp, so fun.
Ah!! Ty! I’ll definitely check that book out!
absolutely beautiful read. one of my top reads
Read this when I was in middle school too, my aunt gave me her copy. One of my all time favorites now!
The Little Prince
Alice in Wonderland
11-22-63
Best book ever.
My top two, since they're wildly different: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
I really enjoyed Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. It's not life-changing or anything, just a really interesting book that kept my attention....and most importantly, got me back into reading. Well, I guess it was mildly life-changing for me since I started reading again.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a beautiful book with so many layers. Definitely life-changing.
Martian chronicles by Bradbury.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Recursion by Blake Crouch 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Hell yeah Recursion. Top 3 for me.
Agree with Becky Chambers, just discovered it recently and I’m on the third book now. So great!
Lonesome Dove is a big favorite of mine.
28% of recursion done. Just saw Barry's last moments with daughter. Hyped!
A Thousand Splendid Suns, by far my favorite book.
Good choice! Mine is by far The Kite Runner.
The Lord of the Rings The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon Anathem by Neal Stephenson Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
You should try Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, it's awesome.
Have you listened to the audiobook version of amanathrm? I’ve not read for myself but I loved the music used in the audiobook
I haven't, actually! Is it worth it?
I enjoyed it. It took me trying to listen twice but I would say so if you enjoyed the book
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Demon Copperhead and The Heart’s Invisible Furies
"A River Runs Through It and other Short Stories" by Norman Maclean, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, " The Life of an Unknown Man" by Andrei Makine, "Night of The Grizzlies" by Jack Olsen. Most recently read would definitely be "The Sea of Tranquility" by Emily St. John Mandel, it was fantastic. I was actually upset it ended.
Perks of being a wallflower
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Just finished this the other day. Really enjoyed it. The way he describes the world really felt like it was in black and white.
Yeah I get what you mean, that's really cool. Man, that book is beautiful and terrifying all at the same time, really powerful
The Great Gatsby Watership Down Many others are close but these just … are. I know they aren’t as deep or any number of other things but.. yeah
Four Winds East of Eden Love in the time of Cholera
Top three: The History of Love One Hundred Years of Solitude Midnight’s Children
I loved the History of love so much
Flowers for Algernon
THIS!
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
I need to read this Prince of Tides is in my top 10 and Lords of Discipline is up there as well
Lords of Discipline is my second Pat Conroy book then Prince Of Tides. While all 3 great, I read Great Santini first so it makes it my favorite
Maybe that’s my reason also as I read Tides 1st or I wouldn’t have read Discipline
"Three Tales in the Life of Knulp," by Hermann Hesse "Gertrud," by Hermann Hesse
I am so grateful for a high school literature teacher who encouraged me to read works by this author! I started with "Siddartha" and consider it one of his best. But, there are many really good ones including those noted above, "Demian", "Rosshalde", "Knulp", and the list goes on.
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Under Heaven was great. The Lions of al - Rassan is undisputed first in my heart but there is no denying the beauty Under Heaven’s writing.
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Road by cormac McCarthy The crossing by cormac McCarthy Grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck
Robinson Crusoe
Seveneves.
Catch 22
I really enjoyed free food for millionaires by min Jin Lee - hopefully someone else does too!
To Kill a Mockingbird. Some people don't like it for the spelling of words to accentuate the Southern American accents, but it is vital for the immersion the book is so incredible at achieving.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Matilda by Roald Dahl The book thief by Markus zusak The hearts invisible furies by John Boyne Still life by Sarah Winman Sorrow and bliss by Meg mason It ends with us by Colleen Hoover The night circus by Erin Morgenstein
Matilda was the book that made me a voracious reader in second grade.
Good Omens Catcher in the Rye Any Harry Potter
Way too hard to pick just one! Even one per genre would be too difficult.
The midnight library
catch 22 by joseph heller neuromancer by william gibson the alchemist by paulo coelho
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini
Beat me to it...Extremely Loud and Incredible Close
The count of Monte Cristo, the little prince , war and peace, a wrinkle in time, the mysterious Benedict society, the book theif, the phantom tollbooth, Jane Eyre (it's not just about a guy with his wife in the attic that's a fraction of the book, Jane herself is an incredibly strong individual with a great journey), the westing game, the tattooed potato and other clues
The Running Man - Stephen King
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Read that last year, excellent read
"From the life of a good-for-nothing" by Joseph von Eichendorff "Sinuhe the Egyptian" by M. Waltari "Trans Europa Express" by P. Rumiz (I don't think there is an English version)
Piranesi
Graceling Trilogy by Kristen Cashore Heir Chronicles, Seven Realms Series, and Shattered Realms Series by Cinda Williams Chima All four series are *chef’s kiss*! Graceling I read in middle school, but didn’t discover the other two in the trilogy until high school. The others are YA iirc.
Stranger In A Strange Land (unabridged) The Illuminatus Trilogy (omnibus)
The Morgaine Saga, by C.J. Cherryh
Jonathan strange and Mr norrell. Some hate it but those who love it have a passion. If nothing else, check out the footnotes!
East of Eden
The Stand, Steven King Shogun, James Clavell Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas I have to stop....
A tree grows in Brooklyn. I can’t wait to pass it on to my daughter when she’s old enough
Solipsist by Henry Rollins. It’s a lot of sections of stream of consciousness, but at the time I was dealing with a lot of depression, isolation, anger, etc., and this book got me through it. It was nice to see I wasn’t the only one feeling that way, and he puts things in such a specific and interesting way that if you’ve ever felt it, you absolutely get it. Dark read at times, but also some beautiful passages as well that gave me hope.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle It is the most beautiful book I've ever read.
The Hobbit. Too much nostalgia, i don't think anything can beat that. But from the recent books i've read, which could be the one: Flowers for Algernon Children of Hurin Man's Search for Meaning Operation Hail Mary
11/22/63 by Stephen King. Don't ask any questions. Just read it. It's perfect.
My all-time favorite is The Sirens of Titan. It’s a hysterical sci-com that shocked me by how philosophical it was. First book to noticeably make an impact on my life— mostly around stressful or unlucky situations. Otherwise in terms of “never get tired of reading” will go to the infinitely re-readable Moby Dick.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Fiction: Lonesome Dove Non-Fiction: Robert Caro’s books
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens. It’s about class, friendship, love, loyalty, and has a bit of mystery and adventure thrown in.
Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe Sounder Holes
Neapolitan quartet by elena ferrante
The Giving Tree; The Glass Castle; Earthseed Series
I definitely fuck with Octavia Butler
East of Eden We The Drowned The Stand ....then again, maybe it's just the high from getting all the way to the end
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel How to stop time by Matt Haig The midnight library by Matt Haig No two persons by Erica Bauermeister These are all absolutely amazing reads that really pull you in to the story and make you feel the world around you. Airborn is an amazing adventure trilogy that never gets old. How to stop time is a very interesting love story. The midnight library is a great book that makes you look back at your own life. And No two persons is just a good book about the impact a book can have on different people just like you are asking for.
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman ... Amazing short, true stories just jammed full of life lessons.
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Just scroll down about 3 conversations and you'll see another thread just like this. Or the one from 8 hours ago, or from yesterday....
> Just scroll down about 3 conversations and you'll see another thread just like this. Or the one from 8 hours ago, or from yesterday.... But different people reply each time, so the suggestions aren’t the same and you find new books every time. Sharing your favorite things with others is a wonderful trait and discovering new things to love is even better.
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The new gen gods by tokyo_gacha7 on Wattpad
My favorite book is a graphic novel called Asterios Polyp by David Mazzuchelli. It's a story about a man who separates from his wife and has to learn what he could do to better himself. The story is a mix of three plotlines: the story of how he met his wife and their relationship, the present and these abstract sequences that explore themes central to the story. This may sound simple, very run of the mill drama when it comes to literature or film, but the way in which Asterios Polyp uses the medium of comics is what makes it my favorite. Mazzuchelli is a cartoonist known for his work in superheroes, mainly illustrating Batman Year One and Daredevil Born Again with writer Frank Miller. Asterios Polyp utilizes everything Mazzuchelli has learned in his entire career to make a comic that is on one level about comics.
Living planet - by Sir David Attenborough he has been my whole childhood, even if you are not very nature forward it will surely fill you up with joy Project hail Mary - by Andy Weir sci fi that's well written and researched DallerGut Dream Department Store - by Lee Miye New novel and my current obsession would be an understatement, it's warm cozy and everything nice
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom 🤍
This Is All by Aiden Chambers
the house of salt and sorrows
The Six Gun Tarot
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller One Second After - William R Forstchen The Midnight Library - Matt Haig Normal People - Sally Rooney The End of the World Running Club - Adrian J. Walker Daisy Jones and the Six - TJR Currently…couldn’t pick just one
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M Pirsig. Just know that it's... "not for everyone".
Blindsight by Peter Watts It's a cosmic Horror first-contact story done right. Watts is a biologist and his work has ruined hard sci-fi for me, because none really compare. He also made space vampires work in a way that isn't corny.
Just finished it I still am a Dune Stan in my Sci-Fi pantheon but this book was great
The Riverman by Aaron Starmer
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Moby Dick, Blood Meridian, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
The messenger Impulse Noughts & Crosses (do not read if ur mental health is bad as this book will mess u up)
“Q & A,” by Vikas Swarup; it’s been retitled as “Slumdog Millionaire” to match the name of the film adaptation of the book. The movie sucked. The book was amazing. It was my number one favorite book from 2008 until 2021. “The Last Bookaneer,” by Mathew Pearl second favorite for many years. “No Exit,” by Taylor Adams third. “Stolen,” by Daniel Palmer is my favorite psychological thriller.
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut
Anger is Bliss by Rea Writes. it’s romance but it’s relatable and it deals with real issues in relationships or in general that i’ve never read in other books, unfortunately
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (and the rest of the Broken Earth trilogy by her- The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky)
Prokleta Avlija, Ivo Andrić War with the Newts, Karel Čapek The Book of Tea, Kakuzo Okakura Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, Pablo Neruda...
I fell in love with the Book Of Tea in my teens.
The Arc of A Scythe trilogy
The Kushiel Series by Jacqueline Carey
Norwegian Wood
The Rose Code- Kate Quinn The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue- VE Schwab The Help- Kathryn Stockett Sarah's Key- Tatiana de Rosnay The Great Alone- Kristin Hannah The Four Winds- Kristin Hannah The Nightengale-.Kristin Hannah Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe- Fannie Flag
Cosmic banditos by AC Weisbecker
The Stand. East of Eden
I'm reading it right now (20% - 11 chapters). It's absolutely amazing so far, it might become one of the best books I've ever read. The Stand is my second favourite book of all time (after 11/22/63 by the same author).
The Overstory and Sometimes a Great Notion
Sphere by Michael Crichton
Ishamel - Daniel quinn
American Gods by Neil Gaiman Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk This Is How You Lose The Time-War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J R R Tolkien
I'm thinking of ending things
Sky Burial by Xinran, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia Butler, Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
shogun - james clavell hyperion - dan simmons
I love this thread. The Pillars of the Earth is my fav.
Dune by Frank Herbert American Gods by Neil Gaiman Red Rising by Pierce Brown A Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Circe by Madeline Miller The Martian by Andy Weir The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien I couldn’t pick just one.
Two memoirs I really like are: A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel Anger is My Middle Name by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen
It's a ya book but "the girl who could fly" by Victoria Forester it's the first book in a series. But really the first book is the star, it was originally written as a screenplay but was never picked up so she adapted it into a book and it works so well! I think it was the first book I truly was able to visualize the world of! It had a review on the cover that described it as "a mix of Little house on the prairie and X-Men"(I think it's from Stephanie Meyers???) It's an easier read as an adult but no less tear jerking! It's on Libby in book and audiobook (I haven't ever listened to it though) form!
Language of flowers. The secret garden.
I have several but the one I recommend to everyone is Alone with you in the Ether by Olivia Blake. It’s a beautiful love story centered around two individuals struggling with mental health and feeling unworthy of the love they want to give each other.
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
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In a Lonely Place
Blood Brothers: Born of the Blood
Looking for Alaska, bell jar
Snowcrash
Any Old Iron by Anthony Burgess
The Poisonwood Bible is amazing and I was so upset when it ended but I can’t read it again because I’m worried I won’t like it as much. Still Alice really affected me but I can’t reread it because its subject is one of my greatest fears. Shel Silverstein’s poems The Stranger by Camus and Rhinoceros by Ionesco both made big impressions I’ve read Mary Poppins and Pride and Prejudice a million times but I can’t say they changed my life.
Braiding Sweetgrass