Weekly Recommendation Thread: March 31, 2023

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_127gcfu in books

Welcome to our weekly recommendation thread! A few years ago now the mod team decided to condense the many "suggest some books" threads into one big mega-thread, in order to consolidate the subreddit and diversify the front page a little. Since then, we have removed suggestion threads and directed their posters to this thread instead. This tradition continues, so let's jump right in!

The Rules

  • Every comment in reply to this self-post must be a request for suggestions.

  • All suggestions made in this thread must be direct replies to other people's requests. Do not post suggestions in reply to this self-post.

  • All unrelated comments will be deleted in the interest of cleanliness.

How to get the best recommendations

The most successful recommendation requests include a description of the kind of book being sought. This might be a particular kind of protagonist, setting, plot, atmosphere, theme, or subject matter. You may be looking for something similar to another book (or film, TV show, game, etc), and examples are great! Just be sure to explain what you liked about them too. Other helpful things to think about are genre, length and reading level.

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If this thread has not slaked your desire for tasty book suggestions, we propose that you head on over to the aptly named subreddit /r/suggestmeabook.

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jammmyjams t1_jefqwjy wrote

Do I start The Expanse next or First Law next? I figured /r/Fantasy would say read First Law and /r/scifi would say Expanse so I'm gonna ask you wonderful bunch

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iSeize t1_jefrmqd wrote

I loved The Long Walk by Slavomir Racwiz and Endurance: the Shackleton expedition.

Looking for more true stories about survival and heroism against great odds?

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JBinYYC t1_jegdokk wrote

I just finished Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado. It was really good.

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XGAMER209 t1_jeetlrd wrote

Hello everyone, Im new here.. Im looking for some suggestions on books , mostly fiction/classic literature.. Ive recently finished 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this strange world by elif shafak and The kite runner by Khalid hosseni. I would prefer books similar to these or in classic literature books like The secret garden , swiss family Robinson, Alchemist, Black Beauty etc... Thank you guys in advance

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Trick-Two497 t1_jef4kor wrote

Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy is one I read this month. I loved the book, but it is definitely a tragedy.

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XGAMER209 t1_jefblwh wrote

Thanks , ill definitely check it out

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hogw33d t1_jegw8di wrote

It's really really good but if you're someone who rankles at unfairness, it will make you absolutely livid.

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yeehaweconomics t1_jefxavk wrote

Hi everyone! New member, looking for good historical non-fiction books. I’ve probably read most of the books on World War 2 out there- I’m interested in books about regional histories or cool events!

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HoneyBadgerFYouUp t1_jeg1nmu wrote

Hey there fellow bookworms!

I am an avid reader of all kind of book genres, with my main being sci-if/fantasy. However I admit, rather sheepishly, I have never read any of Terry Pratchett books. Where do I start? Or what series is the best way to dive in?

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Bunnimon t1_jeh5e6d wrote

Hello!! Lately i've been in the mood to read something pleasant, with romantic or flowery language. Does anyone have any recommendations? I would really appreciate it! :)

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n3ws4cc t1_jefhxwf wrote

I poked chatGPT for a bit and learned that your description sounds like its based of an old french myth called 'the juggler of notre dame'. It has been turned into many adaptations so maybe searching with that will help out. (The clown of god is based off it too so that might explain the similarities).

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Bluest_waters t1_jefiaeb wrote

> the juggler of notre dame

thank you but in all versions of that story a statue of Mary comes to life and does weird shit. Nothing like that happens in this story. I think its more grounded and more about human interactions. That story is very very catholic, the one I am thinking about really isn't.

But I appreciate the effort!

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okiegirl22 t1_jefi90v wrote

This thread is for asking for suggestions on which books to read. Your question is more appropriate for r/WhatsThatBook or r/TipOfMyTongue.

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okiegirl22 t1_jefi5ed wrote

This thread is for asking for suggestions on which books to read. Your question is more appropriate for our Simple Questions thread, which posts every Tuesday and Saturday. A link to the most recent one can be found in the sidebar.

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austinrose7 t1_jefkloy wrote

I’m about halfway through “Cloud Atlas” and it might end up being my favorite novel of all-time (!), though I’m not quite certain yet. Depends on how well David Mitchell sticks the landing at the end with all these interwoven plots; they’re all obviously connected somehow, even if only loosely.

Each story has been better than the last so far, I must say. The first one (the first 40 or so pages) is a little difficult to get through; much of the language is outright bizarre. Once you get to the second one though, Robert Frobisher’s (the POV character) prose paints such beautiful mental pictures, reminding me of one of those “The Age of Innocence”-esque romantic drama movies they used to make a lot of in the 80s and 90s (before the “mid-budget” film collapsed within Hollywood).

I just finished the third part, the Luisa Rey one, and it plays out as this extraordinarily riveting espionage thriller. I was rushed this morning because I had to just go ahead and finish that section all in one sitting (I read w/ breakfast before the gym). I couldn’t put it down once it was nearing its end.

Brilliant, brilliant work, I highly recommend it.

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reptar-on_ice t1_jefpz0d wrote

One of my all-time favorites. I also liked Thousand Lives of Jacob de Zoet by Mitchell if you’re hungry for more. Bone clocks I could’ve left alone, but they all follow a similar theme.

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UWCG t1_jefrg9o wrote

I finished a book about the Renaissance recently and it gave me a taste of just how little I know about the era and its most prominent figures. I'm curious if there's a contemporary book, maybe a bit in the vein of Sebag-Montefiore's Titans of History, that gives a short rundown/biography of some of the major figures of the time period, particularly in Rome?

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FlyingPolar-Bear t1_jeghy6w wrote

I read anything non fiction World lore? Physics, Biology, ontology, epistemology, psychology surprise me something hard been reading 700 pages a day recently send it let’s get this knowledge

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baddspellar t1_jegtxib wrote

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human , by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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nightmareFluffy t1_jegmb2c wrote

Any nice books about killing games? I liked The Hunger Games, Danganronpa 1-2 (not books, but same concept), and Battle Royale. I tried Red Rising but didn't like the YA vibes. I'm not looking for YA; more mature would be nice.

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