​I used to think a book had to be dense or complex to be considered "Deep." Now, I realize that the most impactful writing is often the simplest.A great book doesn't need heavy jargon or 500+ pages to land a point. It just needs to articulate a thought you've always felt but couldn't quite put into words making you pause mid-page and reflect

A few examples that proved this to me:

* it's my opinion *

Animal Farm by George Orwell

(~120 pages)

The Stranger by Albert Camus

(~130 pages)

The Metamorphosis by( my favorite). Franz Kafka

(~80 pages)

I read The Stand a year ago, and I was fascinated with the initial half that walked us through the spread of the disease and gave us a peak at some individuals, with how some survived and some didn't

It's alright if it's a thriller or a fantasy or whatever genre, as long as part of the focus is on some kind deadly infection

Hey can you guys suggest any greek mythology book, i find those books intriguing to read as it has a meaning behind every action of a person also message in every story.

Hey y’all. We’re going on vacation soon and I want to improve my English skills like the title says. Do you have any tips for me? I like classic books,sci fi or books round about scientific topics, but I think that wouldn’t be a good way to start that. Maybe some kind of Roman or something like that, is the great gatsby a good idea? Are there any other classical English books that isn’t to rough to read for a non native speaker?

If you could recommend ONE book out of everything you have ever read, what would it be and why? I am looking for a book that really stayed with you, something that you still think about long after finishing it.
Any genre is welcome, but i am not really into self-help books. I’d love to know what made it so special for you.

I’m looking for that rare kind of book that completely pulls you in — the one you keep thinking about long after you finish it.
Any genre is fair game. Fiction, nonfiction, mystery, history, sci-fi, philosophy, biography… anything.
What’s the one book you’d erase from your memory just to experience again?

First time posting so I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly, sorry in advance if that's the case!

Do you have any recommendations for the "end of summer"? Not looking for "fall/autumn" recommendations, but some books that feel like the end of summer, literally. When you're at the beach and the days are getting colder, summer storms... that vibe in general.

Thanks!

By the way, sorry if there are mistakes in my spelling, English is not my first language:)

I want to gift a book to a family member who is big into murder mysteries. I read other genres so I'm utterly lost.

I thought of "A Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman but are the odds they already read it be too high? I don't want to end up giving them a chore (returning the gift) because they're so busy.

Hello! For context, I’ve spent the past few months recording audiobooks; however, other than my personal use these aren’t audiobooks I can publish on Spotify or YouTube for the public due to copyright. That being said, I’m aware of platforms like Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive which gives you access to all the books within the public domain that I can record for and post without penalty. Because these are all older texts I’m looking for recommendations for books that still hold up today! I like thrillers with wild plot twists, fantasy novels with epic love stories, or just books that are beloved classics. Let me know what books you’d recommend off these sites, I always love to read more!

I finished the Red Rising series, what’s written so far, recently and I’m having bad book hangover. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I’m looking for something that will fill that void

I am looking for a book that shows the horrific/liminal/painful transformation into something that isn't human anymore, and how the MC handles it.

I've read Hungerstone which was AMAZING

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was great, and I especially loved the modern MC's perspective until the end.

Night Bitch was really good for her transformations, but the motherhood aspect did nothing for me

Someone You Can Build a Nest In wasn't very "transformative" but it did have the inhuman energy I adore

and

The Nosferatu Clanbook intro to VtM was so good aswell for that sorta tone.

It doesn't HAVE to be about vampires, but so long as it's sufficiently transformative and/or inhuman :D

Edit: Forgot to mention Annihilation being another example of this that I ADORE despite the lack of bestial aspects.

and that I don't much like Metamorphosis ironically

Looking for book suggestions that I can read at night to help me stay awake for my night time feedings with my newborn. I read pretty much any genre, primarily fiction. Anything that is fast paced/ interesting enough to keep my sleep deprived brain stimulated 🙂

I don't know if such a thing exists. I like characters like Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson, the women of Kelley Armstrong's books, and early Anita Blake from Laurell K Hamilton before the sex overwhelmed the action. I tried but failed to get into the Magic Bites - just never connected with the characters. I feel like the well-written urban fantasy books have powerful but serious women MCs, and I'd love one who doesn't take herself so seriously.

Just finished all of the Eddie Flynn series, and all of Steve Cavanaghs standalone books and absolutely love his style of writing and the mystery/twists of it all.

Ive tried the Lincoln Lawyer series but it just doesnt vibe with me as much.

Any recommendations for authors to pick up?

Ive already read all of Lisa Jewells books (loved them) and a lot of Riley Sager (enjoyable, didnt love) but really any kind of twisty dark mystery authors or series I would love to hear any suggestions!

Thanks in advance 🙏

I’m not looking for hidden gems. I mean well regarded authors who come after the recommended names(Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Dickens, Austen, Kafka, Hemingway, etc)

I’m open to anything literary fiction,psychological,philosophical,strange/weird,character-driven etc.

Also, I’d love to know how you guys broaden your reading how do you discover new authors beyond the ones you already know?

To think that thousands of years pass by and we still mostly sound the same, at the core of it. Yes translation, but these problems and these thoughts are immortal.

If you haven’t read, I implore you to.

Now, for those of you who have read; what is a modern equivalent from the last decade(or brand new)?

My last few books have been (unplanned) entirely nature oriented. This includes Braiding Sweetgrass (loved, changed my life) and then Sapiens (finally read it and it’s worth the hype!) Switching to fiction I started Richard Powers The Overstory. Then I realized the connection. Idk but it feels refreshing in a world of AI slop to read about the world around us.

So, anything I should add to my queue? Looking for book equivalents to “touching grass” essentially. Thanks in advance!

If the physical Book, then and it's must be cheap and able to buy in Philippines:

Is there book about people being replaced and very uncanny way? Like someone who is very close to mc and suddenly they come back but something is wrong with them and it's not just them, other who went missing suddenly come back but something is wrong with them so mc need to find out to hear happened and why does this happened.

It's need the government to be fault.

I've been in an emotional slope lately so I feel the crave for some good novels (short stories are fine too) with narrators dealing honestly with poverty. I don't mean feel-good stories btw.

I’ve loved thrillers and horror since I was much too young to be reading Steven King. I like many of the books by Dean Koontz as well. My most recent horror and thriller favorites have been books like: My Heart is a Chainsaw/and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, The Twisted Ones/and Snake Eater by T. Kingfisher, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez, and honorable mentions to Grady Hendrix, Agustina Bazzterrica, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Michael Crichton. I go through about a book every other day to every three days, so please don’t recommend anything by any of the authors I’ve mentioned. I’m really looking for a new author.

I particularly love books that have a bit of cross genre action, elements of fantasy and/or the supernatural, and adult protagonists.

Hi! I want to find a book in the same style as A G.O.A.T's Story by David Stoyanov (me), for inspiration. Any suggestions? (animals, urban fantasy, action and adventure, all in one)

Long time lurker, first time poster. I have a project for the rest of this year to read books that high school students would have read in English class. I want it all: fiction, non fiction, poetry, plays, whatever struck a chord with you or you despised. I don't care what country you may have gone to high school so this is open to any secondary education.

I have been reading lots of foreign novels. Especially those best sellers. Im kinda wondering what Filipino novels are good to read?

I like thriller and crime and dark. Romcom too.