- Americans, could you suggest me a novel that best represents your state?
Find me a book that is "very Delaware", "so Wyoming" or "totally Mississippi". A book where the attitutde, the mood, the sense and your experience of the state is best exemplified. Any genre is...
600 points1,303 comments2 d ago
- Anything with a female protagonist that isn't about a victim, a child, relationships, sex or a domestic story?
There must be something right?? I've spent all year reading books about women and am really starting to wonder otherwise. And I do mean protagonist here. I don't have a problem with any stories...
248 points353 comments2 d ago
- Any book set in a world without misogony
I want to read a book where gender roles are equal. I love historical accuracy blended into book genres, but why must the girls be married off at 18, not allowed to go to school, sold as slaves or...
228 points218 comments5 d ago
- More magical realism please!
I’ve recently fallen in love with the magical realism genre, and I’d love to hear more recs for this. Ones I’ve read so far are: \- Love in the Time of Cholera/100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel...
138 points148 comments4 d ago
- Something deeper and intelligently written
Im not asking for something super profound or full of big words, just something that doesn’t feel like a “cheap” read when finished. Lately all the books I’ve read after “five star”...
127 points314 comments2 d ago
- A whimsical middle grade book I can read as an adult
I'm a big reader, but my mental health has been so bad this year I haven't even been able to open a book in months. I'm looking for a really good middle grade book that is still complex and good...
118 points277 comments2 d ago
- Books with ridiculously unique concepts?
I just finished reading One's Company and Sky Daddy. They weren't the best books I've read this year but had, by far, the most interesting concepts I've heard in a while. Basically looking for...
90 points180 comments2 d ago
- Genre fiction with female main character and NO love interest
Any kind of genre is fine, I’m talking fantasy, sci-fi, western, mystery, (not romance obv.) ((unless you can make a compelling argument)), horror, etc. I’m tired of my female characters ending up...
90 points136 comments5 d ago
- Book that connects 90s/Rush Limbaugh era to current political hellscape
Post title says it all. I’m looking for a book that shows the throughline from the gross vitriolic 90s conservative talk radio era to the MAGA insanity of today.
75 points69 comments19 h ago
- What books would you recommend to a man to better understand women. In general and/or within a relationship.
I 33m was broken up with recently and want to use this as an opportunity to better myself. I want to be a better partner. Any books that helped you get over that person will also help.
67 points55 comments6 d ago