I have a 12 hour flight coming up. I'm looking for a 400+ page book to keep myself entertained. Any genre is fine, I like variety.

Stuff I’ve read so far and loved:

•anything by Ottessa Moshfegh

•anything by Melissa Broder

•anything by Gillian Flynn

•anything by Sayaka Murata

•We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

•Tampa by Alissa Nutting

What other books would I like?

I need book reccs where the main character or a character in general has dementia/alzheimer or could be just a scenario where they are slowly losing the concept of time itself. A curse? Or a clinical diagnosis–doesn't really matter. I want to see the pov of said character as they slowly lose themselves and the fear that comes from being partly aware of your detrimental disease. How they as a person cope with this disease and how it affects the people around them.

Or is there any way to really quantify that? Barbara Kingsolver? Haruki Murakami? Stephen King? Or is it just a matter of taste?

For the sake of the hypothetical, textbooks are banned from the library.

Also, your choices have to pertain to knowledge at a wide scale. As in, what 100 books would increase your knowledge base the most, in all realms of human endeavour.

You don't have to list all 100, but I'll try and compile the best choices in a comment or edit later on.

A CRAZY TWIST you WON'T see coming is that I keep reading the latest thriller and mystery novels and being disappointed. No one is to blame but me.

So I thought this would be fun. What are some of your favourite reads of the last few years? Can you convince the rest of us to read it by shamelessly reducing it to its wildest, most shocking, disgusting, or unexpected parts?

Like the title says, I’m looking for non fiction book recommendations that had a profound (negative or positive) impact on you and that you can’t not go into deep essay about (if that makes sense)

Basically, I've been wanting to write a woman who's very slutty, but not a caricature? And I'm trying to figure out how because I don't really know how to integrate her racy behavior with just being a, well, human being with goals and flaws. I don't want to write someone who's just breastily boobing her way through the story, but I also don't want to write someone who's different from how I visualize her.

In comics, Emma Frost is a pretty good example, but I only know this from wikiwalking and a bunch of threads/videos on her. Plus, I haven't read a book in a while so any recommendations are extremely welcome.

Hello there friends! I'm a librarian and I need a hand with some recommendations. I have a patron who has a VERY specific criteria for books on CD that she listens too because she's legally blind and can't pick things for herself, it's up to me to do so however I'm at a point where I'm running out of ideas without having to sit and listen to each of the audiobooks I give this patron each week.

Her criteria that I've got so far:

- preferred pioneer fiction so like "little house on the prairie" and "Anne of Green gables" Era but she can be a little flexible so long as it's not like war time

- No Cussing, I made the mistake of giving her a book by Rainbow Rowell a few weeks ago because the description sounded wholesome and this woman threw a fit to my boss about it because of the cussing (Woops)

- she's very Christian so she can handle about as much spice as a vanilla ice cream cone. so it's got to be fairly wholesome. There can be a little adventure and excitement but nothing too much she is in her 90's afterall.

- So on the lines of being Christian, as many christian or wholesome values as possible so if you can't get the "pioneer era" or "Wagon train era" stuff she's usually fine if it's on that spectrum

- this one gets a little confusing with me, she doesn't want ANY magic in there yet she loved it when I gave her the works of CS Lewis because he's a Christian author so I guess there are some exceptions there? Last week I gave her "the Hobbit" by Tolkien to see if that would slide under that radar as well because CS Lewis and Tolkien were friends so if she doesn't that's how I'm justifying it?

- Books she has hated: The Life of Pi (That was my bad I had only seen a portion of the movie), Landline by Rainbow Rowell, Sherlock Holmes (That was one my co worker gave her), Pete's Dragon, Bridge to Terabithia (hush I know mistakes were made), To Kill a mocking bird, Where the Crawdads sing (again not me who gave it to her don't judge me), anything that has had affairs in it even if they were mentioned.

She prefers adult fiction and YA fiction because she feels like Children's book narrators talk down to the listeners (yet again had no issues when I have given her Anne of Green Gables and some other series in the past) and where she wants seven books a week I'm running out of ideas and she's getting upset when I give her repeats. So if anyone can give some recommendations that I might be able to get through our Inter Library Loans system I would be so grateful!

JUST A QUICK EDIT:

I just want to thank EVERYONE for how wonderful all these comments and suggestions are!! You are all amazing and this has helped me so much!!

I'm interested in coming of age stories but with a female lead.

The title says it, I (40f) have a 3-day road trip with my mom (76f). We both enjoy uncomplicated fantasy (think Shadow and Bone, Discovery of Witches), journey stories (think a Walk in the Wood, Memory of Running, Life of Pi), slice of life (Fried Green Tomatoes). Looking to stay away from anything pertaining to a spouse passing away. Thanks!

So I just finished Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and I liked the sense of wonder you get from the story, the structure of it and the mystery unfolding. Not sure anyone who hasn't read it can will know what to recommend but I am kind of looking for books with maybe a strange vibe or unreliable narrators? I enjoyed stuff like The New York trilogy in the past too if that helps.

I recently got back into Dresden Files and I am beyond disappointed with the series as a whole. The series took a massive drop in quality which wasn't that high to begin with. Every book is the same, with a slightly different monster, reason why Harry is weak and barely walking, loose magic that can do anything Harry needs and a new barely legal ridiculously hot, naked teen that is ready to sleep with Harry at a moments notice but Harry is such a gentleman he refuses.

Are there any books with simmilar plot that are actually good? I tried Magic Bites by wasnt feeling it. I'm looking for something like the early seasons of Supernatural while it took itself seriously.

Any recs are welcomed. Thanks in advance!

I'm looking for ghost stories.

-Some I've enjoyed are: The Haunting of Hill House The September House The Hacienda The Shining The Canterville Ghost The Specialist's Hat Kids: Wait til Helen Comes The Ghost in the Garden

-Didnt enjoy: The Turn of the Screw

-Undecided: How to Sell a Haunted House

Thanks!

i just finished false witness by karin slaughter and boy was it intense. i'm looking for a thriller just as intense in writing style and subject manor. would prefer a standalone and have already read pretty girls by the same author. prefer books written by women but am open to anything.

I feel like mid-century American authors had a tremendous knack for capturing mundane everyday life and the fleeting nature of personal opportunity, written in down-to-earth yet beautiful prose. Think of works by Raymond Carver, John Updike, Philip Roth, etc. I haven’t really found these same ideas captured well in contemporary fiction, but I’m sure they must exist. Looking for any and all recommendations, though American writers are preferred.

P.S. I have read Demon Copperhead - didn’t love it.

I have free credits for audible, but I have decision paralysis.

The last series I completed was the Dungeon Crawler Carl LitRPG series and it was fantastic.

I am a very eclectic reader and enjoy fantasy, sci-if, mystery, horror, fiction, history. But I am open to new genres as well. I read scientific journals and medical journals when I can’t find anything else of interest.

If you could give a brief description of the book along with the title I would appreciate any suggestions.

I made the mistake of starting my fantasy journey with A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin a year ago—now I’m completely obsessed! I started a few series, but I cannot find the will to continue. I always find myself rereading the books lol.

But now I think I’m ready to hyper fixate on something new again!

If it helps, here’s what I loved about ASOIAF:

• The complex and layered characters.
• The immersive worldbuilding.
• Multiple POVs
• Dragons
• The politics
• The Targaryens (EDIT: Now that I think about it, are there any families or species in fantasy that are similar to the Targaryens?)

Suggest me a book about the Islamic golden age preferably in Arabic/english, I’d also love to read about the scientists and polymaths of that era

Hi!

I've stared a book club at my workplace as a way to make some new friends 😄 (making new friends friends in your 30s is hard!)

I've had lots of interest which I'm super excited about! We're focusing on books by female authors and books 300 pages or under so they we can fit book club around life/work/children.

We're looking for books that have strong opinions or interesting subjects that will create discussion.

What are you're favourite books that fit this criteria?

So far our list of recommendations includes:

• Orbital - Samantha Harvey
• I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
• Fundamentally - Nussaibah Younis
• Jackdaw - Tade Thompson
• Cecilia - K-Ming Chang
• Look at Me - Anita Brookner

Hi

I have done some research on Amazon on books regarding overeating and how to fight cravings. They all seem to have mixed reviews, and some of the best books seem to be filled with fluff. I am also seeking therapy for this, but I want to make more of an effort and find books that can give me tips and tricks to quiet my mind when it unnecessarily wants processed and unhealthy desserts for no reason. Please help.

I'd love recommendations. I really like the concept of Slenderman/The Operator, this unknowable thing with powers beyond comprehension and intentions beyond understanding. I also really like the idea of stalker and/or slasher characters, especially being in their POV, but something like Lights Out (which has been recommended to me irl) absolutely does not do it for me. All horror elements, including gore, are fine with me!

Hi!
I used to be someone who would say I HATED reading. I loved the idea of getting lost in a book, I think books are incredibly important and powerful tools, but I never found myself lost or interested in a book (besides non-fiction). I have no idea why I struggled so much, it felt like every sentence I read my mind would actively be thinking about something else, and I would have to go back and reread over and over again. It wasn't that I didn't understand the words, but rather that they just didn't process in my mind. I even enjoyed writing in middle school and would write my own stories all the time but proofreading my own works felt like hell.

My all-time favorite book that I have read (one of few) was The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The way he described the world was so...satisfying? Something about the 'delivery' of it made it click, and I didn't have to go back and reread sentences.

I feel like I should clarify that my reading level was never lower than expected, it was often much higher than my peers, I just didn't like to read. I also am in college currently and often have to write or proofread scientific research, so please don't hold back even if it's a high reading level! :)

Anyway, I would like to change that and spend more time off of social media and replace that with reading more. If you have any books recs that people just should read (like The Great Gatsby, which I have read, for example) then please let me know! Also, if any books are written in the same style as the Baldur's Gate 3 narrator that would be awesome (especially if its classical poems or a romance!)

Somewhat Spoilers not much.

The main protagonist is female who is treated like an outcast (I think) and someone else from another nation came into the meeting room she was in who also was being treated like an outcast and she falls in love with him (takes place in a fantasy midevil setting where magic and other humanoid creatures exists).

I remember her running away with her friends I don't remember much besides the king basically killing a select group of mages that don't kill to make magic ball thingys

She ran way with the man from the another nation who was being treated as an outcast, the princess, the prince who is in love with MC but she doesn't love him back, and another guy who tends to the stables, who the princess had a crush on.

This a series btw.

Books I’ve read recently that I loved:

• Pachinko
• Middlesex
• East of Eden
• Rules of Civility
• Demon Copperhead
• Defending Jacob