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4 books

Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world

Any non-fiction books that taught you something that made you understand the world better

#1
Deaf World
#2
The God Delusion
#3
A Short History of Nearly Everything
White Women

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0 books

What are some books with similar feel to Dostoevsky but that are situated in a different place and period?

Books that explore characters in a similar way as Dostoevsky in his books

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4 books

What books do you own but haven't read yet?

So many books, not enough time.

#1
The Sellout
#2
Never Let Me Go
#3
Hamlet
Dark Money

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1 book

Fantasy (or scifi) books similar in concept and feeling to Witcher?

Similar either to the books, or the game universes (not the tv series). Also, not the Hussite trilogy, please.

#1
Dracula

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0 books

Some Cyberpunk book for explaining what are we going into?

The world is changing and some book are showing what is happening. Answer with one or more of the book which you think show the future

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4 books

Informative books with hard concepts made very simple

Any books that broke down informative concepts well so it is easy to understand

#1
Thinking, Fast and Slow
#2
Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Timeless Wisdom from the Science of Change
#3
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
The Web of Life

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2 books

What book can you not recommend enough?!

This book you mention at any opportunity you can. MUST reads because of how great the book is.

#1
1984
#2
La storia infinita

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15 books

Your favourite speculative fiction romantic partners – NOT romantasy?

Something light for Valentine’s Day – your favourite couples, triads, polycules, etc. depicted in science fiction, fantasy and related genres, but to make it a bit harder let’s not include the roma...

Spriggana
SprigganaSupporter
#1
Legends & Lattes
#2
This Is How You Lose the Time War
#3
Nettle & Bone
Shades Of Grey
Caliban's War
Beguilement
Red Side Story
Mi perfecto sapo azul
Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
The Undead Pool
Ten Things That Never Happened
The Road to Roswell

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9 books

What book are you still thinking about?

What’s a book that left a lasting impression on you - one you found yourself thinking about long after you finished reading?

#1
All My Puny Sorrows
#2
Stories of Your Life and Others
#3
Recursion
On Dialogue
Blindsight
Walking to Aldebaran
The Fifth Season
Eternal Life
Leviathan Falls

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5 books

What are your favorite Cyberpunk books of all time?

The Cyberpunk genre is a Science Fiction subgenre centered around dystopian futures where advanced technology, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence coexist with societal decay, corporate domina...

#1
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
#2
Neuromancer
#3
Ghost in the Shell
Count Zero
Mirrorshades

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7 books

Which books feature really good banter, especially with secondary characters?

The back-and-forth that's kinda snarky with an undercurrent of real affection, whether it's romantic in nature or not, and especially when it involves secondary characters, is one of the elements t...

#1
The Lies of Locke Lamora
#2
Six of Crows
#3
Best Served Cold
The Prophecy Con
The Palace Job
The Paladin Caper
Red Rising

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4 books

What book made you cry uncontrollably?

What book have you read that you thought you mentally prepared yourself for (or maybe you didn't) that once you read *that part* made you sob for 15 mins straight? Can be a book from your childhood...

#1
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
#2
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
#3
Crank Palace
Moon of the Turning Leaves

Featured Prompt

6 books

Which 2025 debut author are you looking forward to reading?

Anything by an author whose first book is being published in 2025.

trelinarch
Sen
#1
Bochica
#2
Water Moon
#3
Mistress of Bones
Poets Square
Nesting
Always on My Mind

Featured Prompt

54 books

Which books made you think deeply about freedom, truth, and society?

Books have the power to challenge our perspectives, reveal hidden truths, and inspire us to think critically about the world around us. Stories—both real and imagined—can illustrate the importance ...

#1
1984
#2
Fahrenheit 451
#3
Animal Farm
The Handmaid's Tale
Brave New World
Night
We
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
On Tyranny
Slaughterhouse 5
Kindred
The Running Man

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8 books

What is your favourite Magic Realism novel?

"Magical realism" is a literary style where fantastical or magical elements are presented as normal parts of an otherwise realistic world, often used to explore deeper themes about human life and s...

#1
Like Water for Chocolate
#2
One Hundred Years of Solitude
#3
Midnight's Children
The Night Circus
A Prayer For Owen Meany
The House of the Spirits
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Aura

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7 books

What’s a book you enjoy but hesitate to recommend?

Is there a book you thoroughly enjoyed reading yourself but can’t, or won’t, recommend to others? Why?

cOborski
Catherine Supporter
#1
The Poppy War
#2
Space Ranger
#3
Trainspotting
No Longer Human
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
Swann's Way - Remembrance of Things Past (À la recherche du temps perdu) - Book 1
Dark Instincts

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0 books

Books similar to the house on the cerulean sea by T J Klune, not his?

I'm looking for that vibe, the queer found family, the sweetness but also the redemption of the MC. I want a morally grey character that then changes their mind.

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13 books

What got you back into reading after a slump?

I don't know how it is for others, but for me I read a lot of "meh" book and slowly start reading less until I find a book I really love and just binge it, reigniting my reading passion. Does anyon...

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1 book

What are some books that have made you cry?

Im looking for books in a similar genre to girl interrupted. I want more media about women who have gone mad and or suffer from mental health concerns

#1
Crank Palace

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37 books

Which books have you read multiple times?

Either because they're so good, or maybe you didn't understand the first time, or perhaps they symbolise something to you.

#1
Animal Farm
#2
1984
#3
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Hunger Games
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
The Metamorphosis
Ender's Game
Leviathan
Scythe
Dune
The Eye of the World

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70 books

What books are you most looking forward to reading in 2025?

It's the start of a new year! Whether you're planning to read authors you love or branch out to new series, it's a fun time to get excited about what you'll read next. Which books are you most exci...

adam
AdamFounder
#1
Onyx Storm
#2
The Blade Itself
#3
Sunrise on the Reaping
A Drop of Corruption
Katabasis
We Do Not Part
Foundation
The Fellowship of the Ring
Stoner
The Hobbit
The Tomb of Dragons
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

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2 books

What is a book that you think others would enjoy?

Winter readathon challenge

Bookwormemerson
ChristinaSupporter
#1
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
#2
The Wishing Game

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6 books

What is a book you've been meaning to read for a while?

Winter readathon challenge

Bookwormemerson
ChristinaSupporter
#1
The Idiot
#2
Orlando: A Biography
#3
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Hamlet
Jane Eyre
Dune Messiah

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2 books

What is your favorite book with a happy ending?

Winter readathon challenge

Bookwormemerson
ChristinaSupporter
#1
A Wind in the Door
#2
Mockingjay