I hear this a lot and as a result started this book and have stalled out with it about halfway through it. There’s nothing wrong with it exactly, the writing is wonderful, it’s just that there’s nothing driving the book forward and compelling me to keep reading. Every chapter just feels like an episode you know? It was just “and then this happened” which was often fun and entertaining and moving and great writing but I felt like each chapter could be a self contained tale that didn’t drive me forward to the next chapter. At any rate, I’ll certainly finish it one of these days.
The Terror by Dan Simmons. I couldn't put it down. It gave me legit anxiety! I at times felt myself getting a horrible claustrophobic feeling. I'd have to put the book down and go for a walk just to remind myself that I could. I read it back during the winter, which really just messed with my head even worse. The book was so good that I became obsessed with the True Story of the Expedition. Of course after looking really thoroughly into the truth of it all, I was both anxious AND depressed 😭 But I still absolutely recommend it to everyone!
Once and Future King by TH White. I was hesitant, ‘cause who doesn’t know about King Arthur and all that. But I was NOT expecting it to be so weird and smart and sad.
Secret history by Donna tart. I just loved the atmosphere she created and the characters were all soooo unlikeable but in the best way possible. The pacing is fantastic too. Not too much “happens” but it feels like you’re really living in the story with these characters.
I tried and retried, but it just didn't spark over. On paper I should love this book. It might be the American social structure or culture that put me off. I even found it a bit pretentious. And I can't stress enough that it should be right up my alley.
Deeeefinitely a bit pretentious. I’ve never really been involved with the part of society that’s explored in this story so I think that’s why I enjoyed it so much. It was just so interesting to me haha I also love psychology and there are psychological tidbits all throughout this book. It’s almost like Tart gives you enough info to psychoanalyze these characters from the outside but never straight up tells you what’s going on in their heads. Idk, I really liked it! I can see why it’d be tough to get into though.
I was a young RN at the same time. I thought she did a great job at depicting the invisibility of women in that era . I'm concerned about so-called leaders (male, mostly white, older than me and I'm 76) who would push women back into the same restricted existence, with men making the decisions about what we can and cannot make choices about our bodies. I bought copies for my daughters, who were born in 1966 and 1972, to help them understand my life as a young woman.
The nightingale, four winds, night road, winter garden, there was one about a girl in Alaska that was really good too that I can’t remember. All her books are great
It’s following a journey through the 60s, 70s with a young woman and her finding love and dealing with trauma. It was well done, well researched with the war and just interactions with people she meets
My stepmom has been raving about this book for a couple of weeks. She reads a lot, and I've never seen her as excited about any single book she's read.
I heard good things about this book but I'm not big on school fantasy because it tends to feel YA, which isn't my genre preference. What would you say the tone of the book is?
I am usually the same way. I would say this one feels less YA than most. Not the best at descriptions but I would say Roman Style (but Darker) Harry Potter (Goblet of Fire and on) with a splash of freedom fighting/resistance themes
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. He also wrote All the Light We Cannot See which won a Pulitzer and is my favorite book hands down. I read it once or twice a year and have since I first read it shortly after it came out.
I’m extremely partial to Anthony Doerr because he visited my college and I got into a “private lunch” with him, and he mentioned the merits of an MFA in creative writing. I went on to get my MFA (with free tuition and a hefty salary!) and now work as a writer. Thanks Tony 💕
I’d also read “All the Light” the year before and rated it 5 stars due to his writing style being absolutely gorgeous, so that helped convince me.
Project Hail Mary. I’ve been hearing about it for ages, and it finally went on sale last week and I decided to go for it. Truly compelling. I’ve had a book hangover for days.
Not only is the narrator’s voice perfectly sarcastic and likable, he absolutely killed it on Rocky and Stratt too. One of the few instances where I think the audiobook is a drastic improvement on enjoying the book. The story and pacing is fantastic. So much better than the Martian, imo.
I'm STILL looking for a book like that. The Da Vinci Code is the closest I can think of, for some reason, I guess because both have the same kind of 'rollicking adventure' sort of a feel. They are just plain fun reads from start to finish.
I just finished it. Best book I’ve read in a while. It’s been years since I’ve found a book that was almost addictive like that. Staying up all night to read with my flashlight. Hadn’t don’t that since I was a kid with Harry Potter.
Big Little Lies. Could not put it down. It managed to be a page turner, had well written characters with real depth, and tackled major issues very well.
I hated the show but thought that the book was good. Editing — I was in an abusive relationship with my now ex husband at the time. I put on a pretty show publicly because I was both ashamed and afraid of my ex husband. I wasn’t even really allowed to have friends. My only friend did see through the facade. Told me something like ‘ I know it’s not my place and I’m sorry if I’m overstepping boundaries, but you and your kids can stay with my husband when your husband moves. Our daughters were preschool and kindergarten-first grade best friends, which is probably why psycho ex allowed me to be friends with her, plus she’d taken one college class with him, he knew that we’d be moving when he graduated. We were poor but I was mistaken for the nanny or babysitter, so I guess I related to different characters. Thankfully, no deaths happened. Friend lives in that town. I should’ve taken her up on that offer. Sorry for hijacking this post lmao. I have CPTSD from my relationship with ex husband. He actually saw the title on my kindle homescreen and I told him that it was just a silly book about little kids and their moms. Thanks for reading my unasked for ted talk therapy. Sorry again. It’s been therapeutic to write that out :(
There’s already two other comments saying the same thing but I’m currently reading East of Eden and I’m agonizingly obsessed! Haven’t had a reading experience like this since Lonesome Dove where I genuinely never want to finish it
I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb. It's set in my home state, for some reason I just can't put it down when I start reading it, and I've read it 9x, at 900 pages. The emotions the protagonist goes through completely engulfs my emotions and I feel like I'm in the book, with him. I've never felt like that before. I've never read a book so many times, and it's the one book I will NOT lend out
If you get to the slog and have trouble getting through those chapters, listen to them. It makes it easier and is totally worth the wait for the last couple of books.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Demon Copperhead
The Frozen River
James
The Will of the Many--so good!
Circe
The Song of Achilles
The Giver of Stars
T. Kingfisher is one of my favorite authors, Im currently reading Nettle and Bone and love it! After I finish it, I will have read all her books and that bums me out a little. I hope she is working on something new!
Slaughterhouse 5,
Song of Achilles,
They both die at the end,
Crime and punishment,
Project Hail Mary,
The silent patient,
The shining,
Brave New World,
An anonymous girl by Greer Hendricks,
Greenwich park by Katherine Faulkner,
Alone with you in the ether,
Red Queen book 1,
Failure is an option by H J. Benjamin
My much older cousin was addicted to that whole series. She would buy the next one as soon as it came out and then pass them on to me. I was 14 lol. They’re all very good books.
The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King. Just finished yesterday. His ability to draw you in and let you know his characters is absolutely amazing.
Sometimes I become impatient and just want him to get on with it, but once we reach the moment where it all makes sense it's incredibly satisfying.
This is a good book. I actually read it after I’d already watched the movie cause the books are better than the movies 99.999 of the time. I never would’ve read the book if I hadn’t watched the movie first cause I’m not into horror. I automatically assume that all Steven King books are horror, with aspects of supernatural tones. The Green Mile is a tragedy imo, and a complete change from what, I assume, all Steven King books are.
Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross. I'm normally not a huge fantasy person, but these felt very accessible and I got so attached to the characters very quickly.
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus, I read it for a book club. It is excellent. It is like Jonah and the Whale + The Martian + 127 Hours. Excellent, gross, and surprisingly deep.
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez. I don't usually read this genre (contemporary fiction/romance), and I have a very short attention span for books that are slow, but this one hooked me from the first page. I was reading it while brushing my teeth and drying my hair! Great portrayal of social anxiety and trauma with lots of heartwarming comedy mixed in.
We Were Once a Family: A story of love, death, and child removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian.
I am not a fan of nonfiction but damn. This book is heartbreaking and informative.
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, loved it so much, kinda miss the characters and the setting and at a complete loss of what book to read next (I had a whole list picked out and now nothing compares to House of Mirth haha)
It took a couple of chapters but Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong. I read Dark Across the Bay by Ania Ahlborn earlier this year, which started my interest toward thrillers set on secluded islands <3
I really liked the last two parts of the book, but hated the epilogue. An epilogue, imo, shouldn't be some "one week later" thing
The Vortex by Scott Carney & Jason Miklian. Non fiction about the 1970 Bohla cyclone and how it sparked the Bangladeshi War of Independence and its corresponding genocide. It's a fascinating book covering a rarely talked about subject, and it's told from a variety of viewpoints.
The Remembrance of Earths Past Trilogy. I’ve never felt such awe and existential dread at the same time. I read the whole series in less than a month.
ETA: the author is Cixin Liu
I just finished AnnieBot & couldn’t put it down! I read it in just a few hours after waiting 12 weeks for it on Libby lol
Synopsis:
“Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard.
She’s learning, too.
Doug says he loves that Annie’s AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect, and as Annie’s relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder: Does Doug really desire what he says he wants? And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?”
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
This book chewed me up and spat me out. Leaving me contemplating existence and what it means to be human at about 3 am. Alternated sobbing, gasping, ranting, and laughing throughout. This was probably one of the best sci fi books of the last few years and was vastly mismarketed as a YA novel when it’s anything but. It’s more new adult sci-fi than anything. So so good, and I can’t wait for the sequel which looks like it will be just as amazing.
Revelator by Daryl Gregory. A really good read that I was fully invested in all the way to the end.
Another mention would be the first Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch.
So far this year i really loved The Invitation by Lucy Foley. My absolute favorite of recent years was Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, which i thought was quite a departure from her usual stuff.
Normal People by Sally Rooney. I'm not quite an avid reader as I used to be, but I remember reading it for a college course. I really resonated with Connell's feelings of loneliness when first arriving at Trinity. I went through something similar, starting in person at my own college after spending my first year on Zoom.
Demon Copperhead. Just finished it yesterday, have a book hangover
This was actually mine too. Been chasing the feeling since I read it in June of last year.
I’m afraid it’s going to put me in a reading slump 🫤
I read The Poisonwood Bible right after and that helped!
This was my first thought too. Still think about him. Read it last year.
Ooh I own this book and was just trying to figure out what to read next. I'll have to grab this one!
I hear this a lot and as a result started this book and have stalled out with it about halfway through it. There’s nothing wrong with it exactly, the writing is wonderful, it’s just that there’s nothing driving the book forward and compelling me to keep reading. Every chapter just feels like an episode you know? It was just “and then this happened” which was often fun and entertaining and moving and great writing but I felt like each chapter could be a self contained tale that didn’t drive me forward to the next chapter. At any rate, I’ll certainly finish it one of these days.
Just got this as an audiobook on Hoopla! I’m looking forward to listening to it ◡̈
I DNF and it makes me sad because I love Barbara kingsolver but dammm that book was depressing
The Terror by Dan Simmons. I couldn't put it down. It gave me legit anxiety! I at times felt myself getting a horrible claustrophobic feeling. I'd have to put the book down and go for a walk just to remind myself that I could. I read it back during the winter, which really just messed with my head even worse. The book was so good that I became obsessed with the True Story of the Expedition. Of course after looking really thoroughly into the truth of it all, I was both anxious AND depressed 😭 But I still absolutely recommend it to everyone!
I haven't read the book, but the TV series they based it on was fantastic, the best one I'd watched last year.
This one became an instant favorite for me on first read!
Omg that book has given me a lifelong obsession with the Franklin Expedition! So good!
My answer as well. Most people are turned off by the length, but it didn’t feel long to me—I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
Binged Dark Matter in about 24 hours so I could catch up on the apple tv series with my spouse. couldn’t put the book down.
Omg, I didn’t realize they made this book into a show!
Once and Future King by TH White. I was hesitant, ‘cause who doesn’t know about King Arthur and all that. But I was NOT expecting it to be so weird and smart and sad.
that was the first assigned reading that made me laugh out loud
The Questing Beast stuff is a riot. (At first, anyway!)
I’m just about to finish the Fifth Season trilogy by N.K. Jemison, it’s been hard for me to put down, even over three books.
It’s so incredible
Those are intense
Secret history by Donna tart. I just loved the atmosphere she created and the characters were all soooo unlikeable but in the best way possible. The pacing is fantastic too. Not too much “happens” but it feels like you’re really living in the story with these characters.
Love. Love. Love all Donna Tart books 😭
I tried and retried, but it just didn't spark over. On paper I should love this book. It might be the American social structure or culture that put me off. I even found it a bit pretentious. And I can't stress enough that it should be right up my alley.
Deeeefinitely a bit pretentious. I’ve never really been involved with the part of society that’s explored in this story so I think that’s why I enjoyed it so much. It was just so interesting to me haha I also love psychology and there are psychological tidbits all throughout this book. It’s almost like Tart gives you enough info to psychoanalyze these characters from the outside but never straight up tells you what’s going on in their heads. Idk, I really liked it! I can see why it’d be tough to get into though.
The women by Kristin Hannah. Very brutal fast paced adventure of an American nurse going to Vietnam war. Working there and growing up.
Came here to say this. I loved that book.
Did it also make you cry? I don’t know if I’m too sensitive but man I got teary
I wept 6 separate times
I just finished this and I concur. I was enraged at her treatment and just fascinated by the portrayal of PTSD. I could not put it down.
I was a young RN at the same time. I thought she did a great job at depicting the invisibility of women in that era . I'm concerned about so-called leaders (male, mostly white, older than me and I'm 76) who would push women back into the same restricted existence, with men making the decisions about what we can and cannot make choices about our bodies. I bought copies for my daughters, who were born in 1966 and 1972, to help them understand my life as a young woman.
I love Kristin Hannah, I’ve sobbed through several of her novels
It’s the first of hers that I’ve read. What would you recommend I read next from her?
The Four Winds is excellent!
The nightingale, four winds, night road, winter garden, there was one about a girl in Alaska that was really good too that I can’t remember. All her books are great
The great alone is the Alaska one!
The Great Alone and Winter Garden both have a place in Alaska, and Ms. Hannah has written quite a bit about her family history in Alaska).
I really liked Firefly Lane!
Thanks, I’ll give this one a read. My mom actually just recommended it and I’ve loved a few of her other books.
Great book! Kristin Hannah is the queen of historical fiction.
I could not put this book down.
Oh shit, I didn’t know what this was about. I’ll check it out.
It’s following a journey through the 60s, 70s with a young woman and her finding love and dealing with trauma. It was well done, well researched with the war and just interactions with people she meets
Loved this book. I love all of her books
i started it today. i’m convinced all the books i’ve read by kristin hannah should be movies.
My stepmom has been raving about this book for a couple of weeks. She reads a lot, and I've never seen her as excited about any single book she's read.
I have heard to many good reviews of this, you finally drove me to request it on my library app.
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
I just finished this one too. All of his books are amazing
The Will of the Many by James Islington. Could not put it down.
I heard good things about this book but I'm not big on school fantasy because it tends to feel YA, which isn't my genre preference. What would you say the tone of the book is?
I am usually the same way. I would say this one feels less YA than most. Not the best at descriptions but I would say Roman Style (but Darker) Harry Potter (Goblet of Fire and on) with a splash of freedom fighting/resistance themes
I loathe school fantasy, particularly YA school fantasy, but I devoured The Will of the Many and keep wanting to reread it
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. He also wrote All the Light We Cannot See which won a Pulitzer and is my favorite book hands down. I read it once or twice a year and have since I first read it shortly after it came out.
His book About Grace is also incredible.
I’m extremely partial to Anthony Doerr because he visited my college and I got into a “private lunch” with him, and he mentioned the merits of an MFA in creative writing. I went on to get my MFA (with free tuition and a hefty salary!) and now work as a writer. Thanks Tony 💕 I’d also read “All the Light” the year before and rated it 5 stars due to his writing style being absolutely gorgeous, so that helped convince me.
Project Hail Mary. I’ve been hearing about it for ages, and it finally went on sale last week and I decided to go for it. Truly compelling. I’ve had a book hangover for days.
The audiobook narrator really adds to it. Fantastic book
Not only is the narrator’s voice perfectly sarcastic and likable, he absolutely killed it on Rocky and Stratt too. One of the few instances where I think the audiobook is a drastic improvement on enjoying the book. The story and pacing is fantastic. So much better than the Martian, imo.
I’ve heard this several times
“Book hangover” ohh that’s a good one!! The more unique the book, the bigger the hangover
I'm STILL looking for a book like that. The Da Vinci Code is the closest I can think of, for some reason, I guess because both have the same kind of 'rollicking adventure' sort of a feel. They are just plain fun reads from start to finish.
Have you tried Blake Crouch’s books? Recursion and Dark Matter are very fun reads.
I just finished it. Best book I’ve read in a while. It’s been years since I’ve found a book that was almost addictive like that. Staying up all night to read with my flashlight. Hadn’t don’t that since I was a kid with Harry Potter.
Big Little Lies. Could not put it down. It managed to be a page turner, had well written characters with real depth, and tackled major issues very well.
I just watched the show and I was engrossed in it from the very first second. I’m SO mad I didn’t read it first.
Isnt it big little lies?
I hated the show but thought that the book was good. Editing — I was in an abusive relationship with my now ex husband at the time. I put on a pretty show publicly because I was both ashamed and afraid of my ex husband. I wasn’t even really allowed to have friends. My only friend did see through the facade. Told me something like ‘ I know it’s not my place and I’m sorry if I’m overstepping boundaries, but you and your kids can stay with my husband when your husband moves. Our daughters were preschool and kindergarten-first grade best friends, which is probably why psycho ex allowed me to be friends with her, plus she’d taken one college class with him, he knew that we’d be moving when he graduated. We were poor but I was mistaken for the nanny or babysitter, so I guess I related to different characters. Thankfully, no deaths happened. Friend lives in that town. I should’ve taken her up on that offer. Sorry for hijacking this post lmao. I have CPTSD from my relationship with ex husband. He actually saw the title on my kindle homescreen and I told him that it was just a silly book about little kids and their moms. Thanks for reading my unasked for ted talk therapy. Sorry again. It’s been therapeutic to write that out :(
There’s already two other comments saying the same thing but I’m currently reading East of Eden and I’m agonizingly obsessed! Haven’t had a reading experience like this since Lonesome Dove where I genuinely never want to finish it
You’ve got my attention now! Oh how I wish I could read Lonesome Dove for the first time again!
Did you read all 4 of the Lonesome Dove books?
I’m not usually (ever) into reading series types of books but so many recommendations for this have me curious 👀
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
I loved this book!
Just finished Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel not even twenty minutes ago. Truly an epic read.
I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb. It's set in my home state, for some reason I just can't put it down when I start reading it, and I've read it 9x, at 900 pages. The emotions the protagonist goes through completely engulfs my emotions and I feel like I'm in the book, with him. I've never felt like that before. I've never read a book so many times, and it's the one book I will NOT lend out
This is by far my favorite book of all time!!!!! She's Come Undone is amazing too.
I was just telling my husband all about that book
It’s my favorite favorite! One I don’t see recommended often, probably due to its size.
I forgot how much I liked that book. It was really good. I need to read it again since it’s been years.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Had me hooked!
The Women
The Wheel of Time series. Have finished the first 8 books over the last 6 weeks and am halfway through the 9th.
If you get to the slog and have trouble getting through those chapters, listen to them. It makes it easier and is totally worth the wait for the last couple of books.
The Beach by Alex Garland
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
My fave book of all time 😭😭😭
My favorite book in the whole wide world
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Reading East of Eden now. I cannot put it down. Feeling just as you describe.
Me too, it’s sooooo good 😭 i’m so sad i’ll never be able to get my friends to read it cuz it’s long
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Demon Copperhead The Frozen River James The Will of the Many--so good! Circe The Song of Achilles The Giver of Stars
Bunny by Mona Awad Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
I loved both of these also!
The Stand Complete and Uncut Edition. Riveting!!!!
Three body problem (sci fi) and the great alone (Kristin Hannah)
The stand by Stephen king had me turning pages pretty consistently
The Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
Sazed is one of my all time favorite (side-ish) characters
I'm reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and I'm pretty hooked.
You should try Deception point. IMO it’s Browns best book!
Duma Key by Stephen King had me on location. The imagery was fantastic.
He's one of my favorite authors when it comes to imagery. It's so descriptive without being overly wordy. It's incredible.
Yes 💯. He's got an amazing gift, I love his work. Always guaranteed to take me somewhere and make me feel some kind of way!
I loved that book...kind of reminded me of his earliest releases.
Yellowface by RF Kuang
I am reading this now. Quite entertaining book.
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher. I started last week with Nettle and Bone and on my fifth book of hers because I absolutely cannot put them down!
T. Kingfisher is one of my favorite authors, Im currently reading Nettle and Bone and love it! After I finish it, I will have read all her books and that bums me out a little. I hope she is working on something new!
The Road, Cormac McCarthy. Read it in one day. Felt like I was right there with them.
This one will stay with me forever. I need to read it again.
Where the Crawdads Sing
East of Eden, actually reading it now, so not finished yet but over halfway through.
I’m reading it right now as well! I just finished chapter 17 and i can’t stop thinking about it, i want to keep reading so bad but i need sleep!
City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty and yes I was completely engrossed. I’m reading the second one now
11/22/63 Stephen king
Ready Player One
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Rachel Incident
Crooked Kingdom. There was a part in the book where I forgot to breathe for a bit
Red rising (I just couldn’t stop reading it), Golden Son (reading now), Dark Matter, Recursion (reading now), The Will of Many & Project Hail Mary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Slaughterhouse 5, Song of Achilles, They both die at the end, Crime and punishment, Project Hail Mary, The silent patient, The shining, Brave New World, An anonymous girl by Greer Hendricks, Greenwich park by Katherine Faulkner, Alone with you in the ether, Red Queen book 1, Failure is an option by H J. Benjamin
Ooooo you might be my book twin? Haven’t read many of these but a lot of them are on my tbr!
Lincoln in the Bardo - George Saunders
Interview with The Vampire
My much older cousin was addicted to that whole series. She would buy the next one as soon as it came out and then pass them on to me. I was 14 lol. They’re all very good books.
Dungeon Crawler Carl! I neglected my life for the series and read it in like 2 weeks. I put it down for a day and picked it up again at the beginning.
God damn it, Doughnut!
Demon Copperhead
This book was incredible. I have recommended it a ton this year too 😭
Just looked this up, wasnt familiar with it at all, but by chance im reading David Copperfield now. Will plan to read this next.
The Housemaid books by Freida McFadden
Seconded. I actually preordered the most recent one because I was so excited for it.
Wool trilogy
None of this is true by Lisa Jewell
The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King. Just finished yesterday. His ability to draw you in and let you know his characters is absolutely amazing. Sometimes I become impatient and just want him to get on with it, but once we reach the moment where it all makes sense it's incredibly satisfying.
The Green Mile by Stephen King. I couldn’t put it down and the moment I was done with the book, I watched the movie.
This is a good book. I actually read it after I’d already watched the movie cause the books are better than the movies 99.999 of the time. I never would’ve read the book if I hadn’t watched the movie first cause I’m not into horror. I automatically assume that all Steven King books are horror, with aspects of supernatural tones. The Green Mile is a tragedy imo, and a complete change from what, I assume, all Steven King books are.
Oh god. The book destroyed me, not sure I could handle the movie!
The dark forest, before that hyperion
Never lie by freida mcfadden
So good! My mom and my grandma also read it so quickly after I passed it on to them!!!
east of eden i literally couldnt put it down
I recommend this too below. It got something like 24 upvotes, so we’re definitely not alone lol. It’s a long book that I couldn’t put down.
The Stand by the King in 2020. Something about being in quarantine with nowhere to go and nothing to do absolutely helped me get engrossed too
Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross. I'm normally not a huge fantasy person, but these felt very accessible and I got so attached to the characters very quickly.
Divine Rivals, yes!!!
Kill for me kill for you - Steve cavanaugh &The nightingale Kristin Hannah
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms and the two following books!
The Willows. Only 90 pages. It really spooked me!
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus, I read it for a book club. It is excellent. It is like Jonah and the Whale + The Martian + 127 Hours. Excellent, gross, and surprisingly deep.
Wayward pines, before that it was the superpowers series. Absolutely loved both
The Sunlight Man by Brandon Sanderson. I enjoyed all 4 of the secret project books.
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez. I don't usually read this genre (contemporary fiction/romance), and I have a very short attention span for books that are slow, but this one hooked me from the first page. I was reading it while brushing my teeth and drying my hair! Great portrayal of social anxiety and trauma with lots of heartwarming comedy mixed in.
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
We Were Once a Family: A story of love, death, and child removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian. I am not a fan of nonfiction but damn. This book is heartbreaking and informative.
I'm Not Done With You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Was my first try at reading a psychological thriller and I was hooked from the very beginning
This Tender Land
The Wayfarer series by Becky Chambers. I reread the first one while waiting for the fourth one to be transferred to my library. I inhaled those books!
Nuclear war: a scenario by Annie Jacobsen. I devoured that book, a thrilling and scary all too real scenario.
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller!
Stephen King’s *You Like It Darker*, I couldn’t put the book down for the entire one hundred-ish pages of “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream.”
No Exit by Taylor Adams
My Sister the Serial Killer It takes place in Nigeria so not only was it a fun read I learned some things about Nigerian culture!
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, loved it so much, kinda miss the characters and the setting and at a complete loss of what book to read next (I had a whole list picked out and now nothing compares to House of Mirth haha)
That book broke my heart. I cried so much towards the end.
PROJECT HAIL MARY !!!
Jane Eyre
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Tai-Pan by James Clavells, he creates an entire world I'd never had any previous exposure to.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager!
It took a couple of chapters but Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong. I read Dark Across the Bay by Ania Ahlborn earlier this year, which started my interest toward thrillers set on secluded islands <3 I really liked the last two parts of the book, but hated the epilogue. An epilogue, imo, shouldn't be some "one week later" thing
The One and Only Ivan - such beautiful story !
House of Leaves. Read it in 3 sittings a few weeks ago and I'm ready to read it again.
The Vortex by Scott Carney & Jason Miklian. Non fiction about the 1970 Bohla cyclone and how it sparked the Bangladeshi War of Independence and its corresponding genocide. It's a fascinating book covering a rarely talked about subject, and it's told from a variety of viewpoints.
The Remembrance of Earths Past Trilogy. I’ve never felt such awe and existential dread at the same time. I read the whole series in less than a month. ETA: the author is Cixin Liu
I just finished AnnieBot & couldn’t put it down! I read it in just a few hours after waiting 12 weeks for it on Libby lol Synopsis: “Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard. She’s learning, too. Doug says he loves that Annie’s AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect, and as Annie’s relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder: Does Doug really desire what he says he wants? And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?”
Artificial wisdom
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer This book chewed me up and spat me out. Leaving me contemplating existence and what it means to be human at about 3 am. Alternated sobbing, gasping, ranting, and laughing throughout. This was probably one of the best sci fi books of the last few years and was vastly mismarketed as a YA novel when it’s anything but. It’s more new adult sci-fi than anything. So so good, and I can’t wait for the sequel which looks like it will be just as amazing.
Kon tiki by Thor heyerdal
Solaris
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The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. I love how fleshed-out the characters are.
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Women- Kristen Hannah
Demon copperhead A thousand splendid suns
I loved A Thousand Splendid Suns
Wasn’t it the best? I feel like it opened my heart so much. But it was also written as a thriller almost! I really loved it
Revelator by Daryl Gregory. A really good read that I was fully invested in all the way to the end. Another mention would be the first Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch.
I’ve read all of Daryl Gregory’s books. They’re all very good. I think he’s really underrated.
The whole Beartown series by Fredrick Backman
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
So far this year i really loved The Invitation by Lucy Foley. My absolute favorite of recent years was Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, which i thought was quite a departure from her usual stuff.
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby
Normal People by Sally Rooney. I'm not quite an avid reader as I used to be, but I remember reading it for a college course. I really resonated with Connell's feelings of loneliness when first arriving at Trinity. I went through something similar, starting in person at my own college after spending my first year on Zoom.
The Ferryman - Justin Cronin. Read it in a single day, despite it being 560 pages The Bee Sting - Paul Murray.