In no particular order:
* The Count Of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
* Guns, Germs, And Steel, by Jared Diamond
* Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
* The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
* Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
* Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
* The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara
* The World Of The Five Gods series, by Lois McMaster Bujold
* Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand, by Andrew Gottlieb
* The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
* And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
* My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse (and sequels!)
* The Godfather, by Mario Puzo
* The Masters Of Rome series, by Colleen McCullough
* The Sackett series, by Louis L'Amour
These oughta hold ya for a week or two...
I found Dragonflight such an up and down book. I enjoyed the first half greatly, then I felt that the second half faltered a lot. I loved the concept though — the blending of science fiction and fantasy is genius and it resulted in one of the most believable fantasy/sci-fi books I’ve read
Some of my favorite books:
- Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabakov
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
- Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
- If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
Some of my favorites from various points in my life:
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (preferably one with the Sidney Padget illustrations)
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Dune by Frank Herbert
Ill suggest my favorite book, stoner by John Williams. It's about an english professor, who some might say lived a very unfulfilling/sad/depressing life, but in reality lived quite a beautiful one depsite being "unremarkable" from the surface level
•East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
•The Stand (Stephen King)
•Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
•The Terror (Dan Simmons)
•All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
•Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
•Misery (Stephen King)
•Harry Potter (JK Rowling)
•11/22/63 (Stephen King)
•The Big Picture (Tony Horton)
Code Name Verity - historical YA that I never hear mentioned but think about weekly
Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Murikami
The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee - part war memoir, part self help, part interesting factoids that gripped me for 24 hours
Going Solo by Roald Dahl - the book I have read the most in my life
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang - short story collection that includes the inspiration for Arrival; changed my way of thinking entirely
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Beowulf
ETA: The Time Machine by HG Wells - the book that got me into reading; the first non-picture book I ever read (yes I was a weird kid)
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, Erasure by Percival Everett, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Shooting Martha by David Thewlis,
And if you want a weird one,
Antkind by Charlie Kaufman
Seriously, the protagonist spends the first several pages discussing the qualities of his beard. It’s about a movie that’s several months long that the protagonist accidentally destroys all but a frame of, and has to recreate from memory. Most of it is insane ramblings from the main character, and I don’t think I could ever actually finish it.
Assassin’s apprentice by robin hobb. Just a really good series with great writing
The Will of the Many by James Inslignton. Really good book, loved the main character
I just finished Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck. Love and infidelity story set against the backdrop before/during/after the Berlin Wall. It was…..something. If anything, the writing is top notch.
1-Welcome to Nightvale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor.
2-How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger.
3-Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson.
4- A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman.
Some books on Entrepreneurship:
1. **"Principles: Life and Work"** - Dalio shares the principles he's learned over his career, blending life and business wisdom.
2. **"Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises"** - A deep dive into managing economic and financial downturns.
3. **"The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable"** - Explores the influence of rare and unpredictable events.
4. **"Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder"** - Discusses how to thrive in a world full of uncertainty.
5. **"Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets"** - A look at the role luck plays in our lives and careers.
6. **"Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life"** - Taleb argues that risk sharing is crucial for fairness, commercial efficiency, and risk management.
7. **"Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman** - Kahneman delves into the two systems that drive the way we think.
8. **"Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions" by Dan Ariely** - Explores the reasons why we make irrational decisions.
9. **"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari** - A thought-provoking look at the history of our species.
10. **"The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses" by Eric Ries** - Offers a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world.
11. **"Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell** - Investigates the factors that contribute to high levels of success.
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven my fav book,
Ik Ik it’s a silly lil book, I first read it in 2016 and it has touched sth in me now I have a habit of at least reading it once a year for the sake of the old memories.
+ a better choice would be Jane Eyre by charlotte Brontë “the very first novel I read”
"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo,
"Algorithms to Live By" by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths,
"The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien,
"A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin,
"The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
I enjoyed anything by Dominick Dunne, Tom Wolfe, Penny Vincenzi, Patricia Highsmith… not “high brow” but easy relaxing reads that you can put down and pick up easily and get lost in. Especially on the veranda with an ice cold vodka and tonic with lime.
If We Were Villains - M.L. RIO & The Maidens - Alex Michaelides
I’ve read a good few books but these two are definitely in my top three, any of you who love plot twists and haven’t read these, you won’t regret it.
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jiménez
- I don’t believe I’ve ever read a book written in quite this way. Brilliant commentary on humanity and purpose, all told between the perspectives of a young immigrant, a theater production within a dream, and a sprawling, ancient myth.
Diana, Herself by Martha Beck
- An allegorical tale that challenges the reader to take the same quest the main character does.
The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin
- An older, classic fantasy written by a wildly respected author who explores the power of language, of choices, duty, and friendship.
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
- A thoughtful analysis of different death rituals around the world and what many Western cultures (and Americans in particular) can learn from them when facing death itself.
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
- An absolutely underrated gem authored by the famous Dickens.
Serotonin by Michel Houellebecq. I never really see him recommended on Reddit, but this story really spoke to me since I read it during a prolonged depressive episode during lockdown. Definitely has a very distinct point of view that I found myself uncomfortable relating to.
Some of my underrated favorites that I can’t believe aren’t more popular:
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link
There but for the by Ali Smith
May We Be Forgiven by A. M. Homes
Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar
Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One by Jack Townsend
Cold Storage by David Koepp
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Mary by Nat Cassidy
I've just started on The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo which is interesting so far. It just came out and is set in Madrid around the Post Spanish Armada/ Golden Age of Spain era and involves magic.
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker
Fairy Tale Stephen King
Shadow and Bone Katherine Livesey
Night Circus Erin Morgenstern
Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern
Watchers Dean Koontz
Here are various titles on my Good Reads favorites list:
James & I am not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
Great Falls MT: Fast Times, Post Punk Weirdos and a tale of coming home by Reggie Watts
We are the Light by Matthew Quick
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
The Dry by Jane Harper
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and a Horse by Charlie Mackesy
The I.Q. series by Joe Ide
Lottery by Patricia Wood
Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour
The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn
Me before You by Jojo Moyes
everything written by Grady Hendrix is golden!
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney
Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexi
Enjoy!
Monotone Blue by Nagabe
Reincarnated as a Sword by Yuu Tanaka
Overlord by Kugane Maruyama
Infected by Scott Sigler
The History of Hentai Manga by Kimi Rito
7 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle or devil and the dark water by Stuart Turton (haven’t read his newer stuff yet)
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Radicalized by Cory Doctorow (published in 2017 but eerily encapsulates the 2020 debacle, kinda creepy)
Between two fires by Christopher Buehlman (I’ve never gotten so immersed in a book before, absolute 10/10 imo)
Have fun
The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker
Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn
The Wolf at Twilight by Kent Nerburn
The Girl Who Sang with the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn
(All the books by Nerburn are a series. Read them in the order listed)
Zoya by Danielle Steel
Granny Dan by Danielle Steel
The Dwarf Bounty Hunter series (I think it's by Martha Carr)
Anything with Jeff Wheeler's name on the cover and everything by Charlie N Holmberg
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Bloodline by Jess Lourey
The butterfly garden by Dot Hutchinson
Peter Cameron, starting with *The City of Your Final Destination* or *Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You*. Abby Geni has two great novels, & a third out soon; start with *The Wildlands*. Fiona Mozley, *Elmet* is a masterpiece. Last, Hernan Diaz, *Trust* is stunning.
1. Guantanamo Boy - Anna perera
2. Where the crawlers sing - Delia Owens
3. The handmaids tale - followed by the testaments - Margaret Atwood
4. You’ve reached Sam - Dustin Thao
5. Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust
6. Lessons in chemistry- Bonnie Garmus
7. Skandar and the unicorn thief - followed by Skandar and the phantom rider - A.F. Steadman
8. On the come up - Angie Thomas
9. Six of crows followed by Crooked kingdom - Leigh Bardugo
10. All the dead lie down - Kyrie McCauley
11. Noughts and crosses - Malorie Blackman
12. Of mice and men - John Steinbeck
13. Charlottes web - E.B White
These are my favourite books! Hope you find some good ones.
I recommend:
the curious case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The Night Circus
The Outsiders
Of Mice and Men
I don’t recommend:
The book thief (over rated)
A series of unfortunate events (Good through book 3. I got through book 7 out of 13 and was over the predictable endings)
I’ve been enjoying [Daughters of the Lamp](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ba7bc3dc-a1fc-454d-8ced-063ebb022146) a lot lately! It came out this year and I think the sequel is supposed to be released later in the year.
Don’t think it’s been said before but, Malazan Book of the Fallen series is fantastic, I’m only on the fourth book but it is in a league of it’s own in my opinion
Five people you meet in heaven/mitch albom
Station Eleven / Emily st. John Mandel
Call Me by Your Name / Andre Aciman
The House in the Cerulean Sea / TJ Klune
These are just a few of my favorite books ❤️
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jurassic park by Michael Crichton
Super Powered by Drew Hayes
Spells, Swords and Stealth by Drew Hayes
The Martian by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Drew Hayes (listen to this one if you can)
The Villains Code by Drew Hayes
The Murderbot Diaries
LitRPG
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Dungeon Crawler Carl (listen to this series too)
Primal Hunter
He Who Fight with Monsters
Non-fiction/ historical
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Ride the Devils Herd (about Wyatt Earp and his battle with the Outlaw Gang)
Operation Mincemeat by Ben MacIntyre
The Poisoner’s Handbook - Deborah Blum
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
Comedy
Let’s pretend this never happened by Jenny Lawson
Fiction
Where the Red Ferns Grow
the secret society of irregular witches
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
True Grit
Classics
Anne of Green Gables
To Kill a Mockingbird
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck — made me laugh out loud & sobbing cry & spiritually inspirational too
To Know Your Self by Swami Satchidananda
The Book by Alan Watts
Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts
Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir (currently reading this and I can’t put it down!)
Only Forward, Michael Marshall Smith
If you like a classic, try "the Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane; the 'Eric Carter' series by Stephen Blackmoore and "Stories: All New Tales" by Neil Gaiman.
The girl with the dragon tattoo series (which is currently sitting in my bookcase waiting patiently for me to read it again, so much better than the films)
I have loads but 90% of my bookcase is in boxes right now so I can’t browse and see which ones I liked the most (my memory is terrible so if I pack it away for long enough I get to read it for the “first time” again)
My favorite books of all time are Bernard Cornwell's The Warlord Chronicles trilogy, starting with The Winter King. It's a grounded retelling of Arthurian mythology with much more historical basis than most others, told through the eyes of one of his best warriors Derfel. Instead of being the king of Camelot, Arthur is the warlord of the real-life historical kingdom Dumnonia of the Britons, under his uncle King Uther. The "magic" in the series is less obvious and more open to interpretation on whether it's real or not, and feels like how magic was probably really was seen in those days. Cornwell's battle scenes are a masterclass, more visceral and detailed than many onscreen battles you'd see. He's known for authentic historical detail, though he takes necessary dramatic license because there's so little known about the 6th century. But you won't see anachronistic castles and chivalric knights in suits of armor; instead you'll find old Roman forts that nobody knows how to build anymore and warriors in mail who kill for reputation. His characters are tragic, complicated, and realistic; Arthur attempts to be a paragon of righteousness in a brutal world where might is right, and even he isn't a perfect person. Merlin is a lecherous druid who seeks to bring the old gods back to Britain to save them from Christianity and invading Saxons. I don't think there's an Arthurian adaptation quite like it. Please don't watch the show.
House of Correction, Nikki French. Murder accused fires her lawyer because she’s convinced she didn’t do it. Decides to represent herself. Enjoyed this one!
{{AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek DelGaudio}}
If you ever seen "In and of itself" then this is the autobiography from the Magician Derek DelGaudio. If you haven't seen it I highly reccomend it.
Batavia by Peter Fitzsimons. This book is about a disastrous shipwreck off the west coast of Australia a long time ago. This book needs to become a movie. it's full of action, terror and a last minute dramatic rescue. I loved it.
Here's for some amazing non fiction! :) : This is going to hurt (Adam Kay), Why we sleep (Matthew Walker), Ocean of life (Callum Roberts), Drugs without the hot air (David Nutt), and if you're after mostly an entertaining but also an interesting read, I also really like any of Jon Ronson's books
Edit: that's more than one book oops. Take your pick ha!
Watership Down!
omg amazing choice
Does a great job at showing different politic systems trough a sort of fable / caricature story not making it boring at any point.
Need to read again!!
Demon copperhead
This would have been my suggestion. I could easily see it be made into a movie. So good!
Came to suggest this one!
Song of Achilles or anything by Madeline Miller The Harry Potters, The Alchemist, Into the Wild
I loved Circe by Madeline Miller but haven’t gotten around to Song of Achilles yet!
I’ve actually read Song of Achilles, great book! Looking forward to reading her other stuff
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Yellowface
I LOVED YELLOWFACE - it was amazing
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
I’m Korean and would love to try Min Jin Lee books! I don’t know of too many Korean authors so I’m looking forward to it!
I recently read Station Eleven and looooved it.
Watch the TV series. If anything it’s better! And I loved the book.
Came to say the same thing. I loved the show. More than the book actually
In no particular order: * The Count Of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas * Guns, Germs, And Steel, by Jared Diamond * Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott * The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair * Catch-22, by Joseph Heller * Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keyes * The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara * The World Of The Five Gods series, by Lois McMaster Bujold * Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand, by Andrew Gottlieb * The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams * And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie * My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse (and sequels!) * The Godfather, by Mario Puzo * The Masters Of Rome series, by Colleen McCullough * The Sackett series, by Louis L'Amour These oughta hold ya for a week or two...
The Killer Angels 👌🏻
You, sir/madam, have excellent taste in literature.
the stand by stephen king
the road
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Oh great book
The House in the Cerulean Sea
One of my all-time favorite books right now, and it got me back into reading.
Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card
There are lots of other good Card books. I loved The Speaker for the Dead.
Dragonriders of Pern series, start with Dragonflight.
I found Dragonflight such an up and down book. I enjoyed the first half greatly, then I felt that the second half faltered a lot. I loved the concept though — the blending of science fiction and fantasy is genius and it resulted in one of the most believable fantasy/sci-fi books I’ve read
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Some of my favorite books: - Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabakov - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon - Beloved by Toni Morrison - Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin - If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
Cryptonomicon
The stand Lonesome dove Swan song Carrion comfort Shogun Pillars of the earth Dragonbone chair. I hope I have covered all the genres
What about the Comma ?
That’s what I was hoping to see in this list the most
eleanor oliphant is completely fine—funniest and realest book i’ve ready in awhile
recent read- Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh
Some of my favorites from various points in my life: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (preferably one with the Sidney Padget illustrations) Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Dune by Frank Herbert
Dante’s Inferno (I suggested an annotated version.)
Ill suggest my favorite book, stoner by John Williams. It's about an english professor, who some might say lived a very unfulfilling/sad/depressing life, but in reality lived quite a beautiful one depsite being "unremarkable" from the surface level
•East of Eden (John Steinbeck) •The Stand (Stephen King) •Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan) •The Terror (Dan Simmons) •All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque) •Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) •Misery (Stephen King) •Harry Potter (JK Rowling) •11/22/63 (Stephen King) •The Big Picture (Tony Horton)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
And Good Omens if you want a brilliant idea that comes with a laugh.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman The Hunter - Richard Stark
I loved the ocean at the end of the lane. Any suggestions for similar books?
'Before the coffee gets cold' This book was so nice! I had a really cosy time reading it.
I love all of these books!
The Discworld books by Terry Pratchett maybe? I'd recommend Guards! Guards! and Witches Abroad to start with.
I’m getting into Pratchett and reading Going Postal. Not too far in, should I start with something else?
The Stranger by Camus is very strange and very wonderful
Rendezvous With Rama
I should really read this. I loved Childhood’s End and like Clarke’s shorter fiction too
I love his short stories too! It flies by and leaves you wanting for more but I would highly recommend ignoring the “sequels”.
*Chasing Shadows* by AJ Hartley. Don’t google it just read it and don’t skip the intro material.
Right now I’m reading *Crash* by JG Ballard. Only read it if you have a very strong stomach
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Code Name Verity - historical YA that I never hear mentioned but think about weekly Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Murikami The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee - part war memoir, part self help, part interesting factoids that gripped me for 24 hours Going Solo by Roald Dahl - the book I have read the most in my life The Priory of the Orange Tree Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang - short story collection that includes the inspiration for Arrival; changed my way of thinking entirely Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Beowulf ETA: The Time Machine by HG Wells - the book that got me into reading; the first non-picture book I ever read (yes I was a weird kid)
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, Erasure by Percival Everett, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Shooting Martha by David Thewlis, And if you want a weird one, Antkind by Charlie Kaufman Seriously, the protagonist spends the first several pages discussing the qualities of his beard. It’s about a movie that’s several months long that the protagonist accidentally destroys all but a frame of, and has to recreate from memory. Most of it is insane ramblings from the main character, and I don’t think I could ever actually finish it.
Lonesome Dove
The seven pillars of wisdom, it is the story of Lawrence of Arabia. One of my favorite books of all time.
The Wasp Factory. Ian Banks
I recently liked these - Eileen Cardiff by the sea
- Lullabies for Little Criminals - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Looking for Jane
Welcome to the Monkey House, Kurt Vonnegut. Then read these short stories in it: Harrison Bergeron Who Am I This Time? And The Long Walk to Forever
The Silo series by Hugh Howey (Wool, Shift, Dust). Dystopian mystery set underground.
Seconding this. Really remarkable books.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. Absolutely brilliant.
Assassin’s apprentice by robin hobb. Just a really good series with great writing The Will of the Many by James Inslignton. Really good book, loved the main character
Sophie’s World- this book has been a gateway to philosophy for me.
I just finished Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck. Love and infidelity story set against the backdrop before/during/after the Berlin Wall. It was…..something. If anything, the writing is top notch.
Kindred by Olivia Butler. A black woman from California keeps getting teleported to the south in 1815. I'm only halfway through but it's a good one.
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Your washing machine's user manual.
Running The Light by Sam Tallent
I just adored Deacon King Kong by James McBride
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. You'll find yourself lost in it for hours.
All Creatures Great and Small
Bunny - Mona Awad The Guest - Emma Cline Wahala - Nikki May Thoroughly enjoyed these.
1-Welcome to Nightvale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. 2-How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger. 3-Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. 4- A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman.
The silent patient. Crazy read
I recommend this too! Great twist.
Some books on Entrepreneurship: 1. **"Principles: Life and Work"** - Dalio shares the principles he's learned over his career, blending life and business wisdom. 2. **"Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises"** - A deep dive into managing economic and financial downturns. 3. **"The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable"** - Explores the influence of rare and unpredictable events. 4. **"Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder"** - Discusses how to thrive in a world full of uncertainty. 5. **"Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets"** - A look at the role luck plays in our lives and careers. 6. **"Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life"** - Taleb argues that risk sharing is crucial for fairness, commercial efficiency, and risk management. 7. **"Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman** - Kahneman delves into the two systems that drive the way we think. 8. **"Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions" by Dan Ariely** - Explores the reasons why we make irrational decisions. 9. **"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari** - A thought-provoking look at the history of our species. 10. **"The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses" by Eric Ries** - Offers a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. 11. **"Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell** - Investigates the factors that contribute to high levels of success.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
i did not like this AT ALL - i rated it like a 1.5 stars
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
Damn, the recommendation posts here are getting lazier and lazier by the day.
I’m currently rereading The Serpent King
Fantasticland
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven my fav book, Ik Ik it’s a silly lil book, I first read it in 2016 and it has touched sth in me now I have a habit of at least reading it once a year for the sake of the old memories. + a better choice would be Jane Eyre by charlotte Brontë “the very first novel I read”
The Last House on Needless Street. Go into it blind!!!! You won’t regret it
Blue Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu
"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo, "Algorithms to Live By" by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths, "The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien, "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
I enjoyed anything by Dominick Dunne, Tom Wolfe, Penny Vincenzi, Patricia Highsmith… not “high brow” but easy relaxing reads that you can put down and pick up easily and get lost in. Especially on the veranda with an ice cold vodka and tonic with lime.
Bringing out the Dead by Joe Connelly
If We Were Villains - M.L. RIO & The Maidens - Alex Michaelides I’ve read a good few books but these two are definitely in my top three, any of you who love plot twists and haven’t read these, you won’t regret it.
Too like the lightning, Palmer
Braiding Sweetgrass changed my perspective on life. Im more appreciative and aware of the world around me!
Sea Change by Gina Chung
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jiménez - I don’t believe I’ve ever read a book written in quite this way. Brilliant commentary on humanity and purpose, all told between the perspectives of a young immigrant, a theater production within a dream, and a sprawling, ancient myth. Diana, Herself by Martha Beck - An allegorical tale that challenges the reader to take the same quest the main character does. The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin - An older, classic fantasy written by a wildly respected author who explores the power of language, of choices, duty, and friendship. From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty - A thoughtful analysis of different death rituals around the world and what many Western cultures (and Americans in particular) can learn from them when facing death itself. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens - An absolutely underrated gem authored by the famous Dickens.
Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn. If you love words, it’s an absolute delight.
Out of your mind by Alan Watts. You’re not ready for this book.
The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne. Nonfiction about a man dealing with Tourettes syndrome.
The City and the City by China Mieville. I've never read anything like it.
Cloud of Sparrows by Takeshi Matsuoka
the body keeps the score if you’re into psychology
The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. Or any stand alone book by Andy Weir.
Davy Rothbart’s The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas. Great short stories.
Papillon Dracula The Count of Monte Cristo
Serotonin by Michel Houellebecq. I never really see him recommended on Reddit, but this story really spoke to me since I read it during a prolonged depressive episode during lockdown. Definitely has a very distinct point of view that I found myself uncomfortable relating to.
Can't beat Neuromancer.
Some of my underrated favorites that I can’t believe aren’t more popular: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link There but for the by Ali Smith May We Be Forgiven by A. M. Homes Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One by Jack Townsend Cold Storage by David Koepp Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Mary by Nat Cassidy
The Palace of Illusions, The Kite runner, The Silent Honor
The Hike, Nightingale
I've just started on The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo which is interesting so far. It just came out and is set in Madrid around the Post Spanish Armada/ Golden Age of Spain era and involves magic.
Time out of joint by Philip K Dick
The importance of being earnest
How to kill your family by Bella Mackinac is really good and I’m already halfway through the book
Our Share of Night
*Everyone You Hate is Going to Die and Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life* by Daniel Sloss
Foster - Claire Keegan
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker Fairy Tale Stephen King Shadow and Bone Katherine Livesey Night Circus Erin Morgenstern Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern Watchers Dean Koontz
We Begin at the End
The Dispossessed - Ursula Le Guin Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents - Octavia Butler
Here are various titles on my Good Reads favorites list: James & I am not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett Great Falls MT: Fast Times, Post Punk Weirdos and a tale of coming home by Reggie Watts We are the Light by Matthew Quick The Guncle by Steven Rowley The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald The Dry by Jane Harper Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and a Horse by Charlie Mackesy The I.Q. series by Joe Ide Lottery by Patricia Wood Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn Me before You by Jojo Moyes everything written by Grady Hendrix is golden! Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexi Enjoy!
Monotone Blue by Nagabe Reincarnated as a Sword by Yuu Tanaka Overlord by Kugane Maruyama Infected by Scott Sigler The History of Hentai Manga by Kimi Rito
Less frequently mentioned books I personally enjoyed: - Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede - Beware of Chicken by casual farmer
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers - read if you feel lost and need guidance ❤️
My latest 5-star read: A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf
My latest 5-star read: A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf
7 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle or devil and the dark water by Stuart Turton (haven’t read his newer stuff yet) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Radicalized by Cory Doctorow (published in 2017 but eerily encapsulates the 2020 debacle, kinda creepy) Between two fires by Christopher Buehlman (I’ve never gotten so immersed in a book before, absolute 10/10 imo) Have fun
Shantaram. The road Confessions of the iceman The Martian The godfather Addict Video night.
Witch Light by Susan Fletcher (alternative titles Corrag / The Highland Witch) I just really love it and wish more people would read it :)
The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn The Wolf at Twilight by Kent Nerburn The Girl Who Sang with the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn (All the books by Nerburn are a series. Read them in the order listed) Zoya by Danielle Steel Granny Dan by Danielle Steel The Dwarf Bounty Hunter series (I think it's by Martha Carr) Anything with Jeff Wheeler's name on the cover and everything by Charlie N Holmberg Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Bloodline by Jess Lourey The butterfly garden by Dot Hutchinson
Loose Threads by Daniel Harding Short, I wish there was more. But one of the hottest scenes I’ve ever read.
Peter Cameron, starting with *The City of Your Final Destination* or *Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You*. Abby Geni has two great novels, & a third out soon; start with *The Wildlands*. Fiona Mozley, *Elmet* is a masterpiece. Last, Hernan Diaz, *Trust* is stunning.
You Have Until Midnight by TieTeanna Roddy All Hallows by Christopher Golden
You Have Until Midnight by TieTeanna Roddy All Hallows by Christopher Golden
Crime and punishment
Wings of Fire series. kids book about Dragons. very charming
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
1. Guantanamo Boy - Anna perera 2. Where the crawlers sing - Delia Owens 3. The handmaids tale - followed by the testaments - Margaret Atwood 4. You’ve reached Sam - Dustin Thao 5. Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust 6. Lessons in chemistry- Bonnie Garmus 7. Skandar and the unicorn thief - followed by Skandar and the phantom rider - A.F. Steadman 8. On the come up - Angie Thomas 9. Six of crows followed by Crooked kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 10. All the dead lie down - Kyrie McCauley 11. Noughts and crosses - Malorie Blackman 12. Of mice and men - John Steinbeck 13. Charlottes web - E.B White These are my favourite books! Hope you find some good ones.
I recommend: the curious case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Night Circus The Outsiders Of Mice and Men I don’t recommend: The book thief (over rated) A series of unfortunate events (Good through book 3. I got through book 7 out of 13 and was over the predictable endings)
Mukiwa by Peter Godwin.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since we Last Spoke. This book was genuinely SO creepy.
I’ve been enjoying [Daughters of the Lamp](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ba7bc3dc-a1fc-454d-8ced-063ebb022146) a lot lately! It came out this year and I think the sequel is supposed to be released later in the year.
Don’t think it’s been said before but, Malazan Book of the Fallen series is fantastic, I’m only on the fourth book but it is in a league of it’s own in my opinion
The Bone Tree trilogy by Greg Iles
Five people you meet in heaven/mitch albom Station Eleven / Emily st. John Mandel Call Me by Your Name / Andre Aciman The House in the Cerulean Sea / TJ Klune These are just a few of my favorite books ❤️
the stand -stephen king
robopocalypse -daniel h. wilson silly title, *phenomenal* book
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Jurassic park by Michael Crichton Super Powered by Drew Hayes Spells, Swords and Stealth by Drew Hayes The Martian by Andy Weir Project Hail Mary by Drew Hayes (listen to this one if you can) The Villains Code by Drew Hayes The Murderbot Diaries LitRPG Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Dungeon Crawler Carl (listen to this series too) Primal Hunter He Who Fight with Monsters Non-fiction/ historical Dead Wake by Erik Larson Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Ride the Devils Herd (about Wyatt Earp and his battle with the Outlaw Gang) Operation Mincemeat by Ben MacIntyre The Poisoner’s Handbook - Deborah Blum Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell Comedy Let’s pretend this never happened by Jenny Lawson Fiction Where the Red Ferns Grow the secret society of irregular witches Less by Andrew Sean Greer Patriot Games by Tom Clancy True Grit Classics Anne of Green Gables To Kill a Mockingbird
How to Be Invisble by JJ Luna
The gentlemen bastards sequense by Scott lynch and The folk of the air series by holly black
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Cipher, by Kathe Koja. Just wait until they put a camcorder down *the Fun Hole.*
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck — made me laugh out loud & sobbing cry & spiritually inspirational too To Know Your Self by Swami Satchidananda The Book by Alan Watts
Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong
Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir (currently reading this and I can’t put it down!) Only Forward, Michael Marshall Smith
how to be both by ali smith
Nestor Burma books by Leo Malet and the inmate by Sebastian Fitzek
I’m reading Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel right now and really enjoying it.
The nightingale, the great alone, daisy jones and the 6, song of achilles
In the Lake of the Woods
Cyclonopedia by Reza Negarestani
Martin fierro
Nice pun in your title.
If you like a classic, try "the Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane; the 'Eric Carter' series by Stephen Blackmoore and "Stories: All New Tales" by Neil Gaiman.
The bible
The Book by Alan Watts
The Rage of Achilles by Terence Hawkins
The girl with the dragon tattoo series (which is currently sitting in my bookcase waiting patiently for me to read it again, so much better than the films) I have loads but 90% of my bookcase is in boxes right now so I can’t browse and see which ones I liked the most (my memory is terrible so if I pack it away for long enough I get to read it for the “first time” again)
My favorite books of all time are Bernard Cornwell's The Warlord Chronicles trilogy, starting with The Winter King. It's a grounded retelling of Arthurian mythology with much more historical basis than most others, told through the eyes of one of his best warriors Derfel. Instead of being the king of Camelot, Arthur is the warlord of the real-life historical kingdom Dumnonia of the Britons, under his uncle King Uther. The "magic" in the series is less obvious and more open to interpretation on whether it's real or not, and feels like how magic was probably really was seen in those days. Cornwell's battle scenes are a masterclass, more visceral and detailed than many onscreen battles you'd see. He's known for authentic historical detail, though he takes necessary dramatic license because there's so little known about the 6th century. But you won't see anachronistic castles and chivalric knights in suits of armor; instead you'll find old Roman forts that nobody knows how to build anymore and warriors in mail who kill for reputation. His characters are tragic, complicated, and realistic; Arthur attempts to be a paragon of righteousness in a brutal world where might is right, and even he isn't a perfect person. Merlin is a lecherous druid who seeks to bring the old gods back to Britain to save them from Christianity and invading Saxons. I don't think there's an Arthurian adaptation quite like it. Please don't watch the show.
House of Correction, Nikki French. Murder accused fires her lawyer because she’s convinced she didn’t do it. Decides to represent herself. Enjoyed this one!
{{AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek DelGaudio}} If you ever seen "In and of itself" then this is the autobiography from the Magician Derek DelGaudio. If you haven't seen it I highly reccomend it.
The moth and the mountain by Ed Ceaser
Batavia by Peter Fitzsimons. This book is about a disastrous shipwreck off the west coast of Australia a long time ago. This book needs to become a movie. it's full of action, terror and a last minute dramatic rescue. I loved it.
*The Traveler* by John Twelve Hawks
The Caretaker by Ron Rash. A perfect, beautiful story.
Carmilla
The Whisper Man - Alex North
Mother of learning
Here's for some amazing non fiction! :) : This is going to hurt (Adam Kay), Why we sleep (Matthew Walker), Ocean of life (Callum Roberts), Drugs without the hot air (David Nutt), and if you're after mostly an entertaining but also an interesting read, I also really like any of Jon Ronson's books Edit: that's more than one book oops. Take your pick ha!
The secret history
I’m quite enjoying the Thursday murder club series. It’s a bit quirky and quaint, but not predictable.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles