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26 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
A Short History of Nearly Everything
#2
How To Win Friends and Influence People
#3
Peopleware
Cosmos
Inventing Reality
The God Delusion
Deaf World
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
The Selfish Gene
Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Finite and Infinite Games

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7 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
Mistress of Bones
#3
Water Moon
Nesting
Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War
Always on My Mind
Poets Square

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62 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
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
We
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
On Tyranny
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Running Man

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103 books

What are some books that should be adapted to the screen?

Books that should be made into movies and/or shows.

BigLeeBowski
Lee
#1
Project Hail Mary
#2
The Odyssey
#3
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Murderbot Diaries #1-4: : All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Mexican Gothic
Hyperion
We Are Legion
The Way of Kings
Tender Is the Flesh
Jade City
The Westing Game

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18 books

What book had you eventually rooting for a character you initially despised?

Have you ever found yourself unexpectedly cheering for a character you initially couldn't stand? Whether they started as an arrogant villain, a selfish anti-hero, or just someone totally normal who...

JustCakie
CakieSupporter
#1
The Blade Itself
#2
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
#3
Vicious
Jade City
A ​Court of Silver Flames
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A Conjuring of Light
Queen of Shadows
The Lost Metal
Warbreaker
Dragon Haven
Good Girl, Bad Blood

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137 books

What books did you learn most from?

Whether it's a course textbook or a fictional romance, we remember books that impact us deeply. Which books do you remember being forever changed by due to learning something new – either about you...

#1
Head First Design Patterns
#2
The Little Prince
#3
Night
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
The Diary of a Young Girl
1984
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
All the Bright Places
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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55 books

What is the scariest horror book you have ever read?

I love horror books but am not scared the easiest! What are some books that had you locking your doors and checking under the bed?

#1
'Salem's Lot
#2
It
#3
The Exorcist
Misery
House of Leaves
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Pet Sematary
NOS4A2
Incidents Around the House
Exquisite Corpse
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Intensity

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100 books

What's your favorite scifi or fantasy with a strong sense of place?

I'm interested in new genre books where the setting is almost like a character. I'm especially interested in books that also have a strong plot. For me, the prime example is "Finch" by Jeff vander...

#1
The Lord of the Rings
#2
Dune
#3
The Way of Kings
Piranesi
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Fifth Season
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Annihilation
The Night Circus
The Return of the King
The Books of Earthsea
A Game of Thrones

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68 books

What are some books that messed with your mind?

Collecting books that disturbed you, made you think, or haunted you long after you were done reading.

amyt
Amy
#1
Flowers for Algernon
#2
House of Leaves
#3
1984
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Tender Is the Flesh
The Lathe of Heaven
Parable of the Sower
The Three-Body Problem
The Girl Next Door
Pines
Life of Pi

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36 books

What's your favorite cozy fantasy?

Your favorite cozy fantasy, low stakes story that made you feel content or warm and fuzzy

#1
Legends & Lattes
#2
The House in the Cerulean Sea
#3
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Bookshops & Bonedust
The Hobbit
Tress of the Emerald Sea
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Nettle & Bone
Howl's Moving Castle
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
Under the Whispering Door
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

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96 books

Need some shorter page turners to finish out my 52 book goal!

I'm at 42/52 and I'm trying to really make a push to finish the year! I have a few longer books (18–25 hours audiobook) lined up, so I want some shorter and easier ones to fill out the list. I tend...

#1
All Systems Red
#2
Legends & Lattes
#3
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Of Mice and Men
Annihilation
Galatea
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Metamorphosis
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Every Heart a Doorway
Binti

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97 books

What are the best non fiction audiobooks?

Looking for all sorts of themes, but focused on books praised by the quality of narration as well as content

#1
I'm Glad My Mom Died
#2
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
#3
In the Dream House
The Anthropocene Reviewed
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Know My Name
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
How to Be Perfect
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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50 books

What is the most unique or thought-provoking time travel book you've ever read?

Time travel books are a great way to explore the possibilities and consequences of changing the past. They can also be a lot of fun, as you follow the adventures of characters who travel through time.

#1
This Is How You Lose the Time War
#2
Recursion
#3
11/22/63
Hyperion
Outlander
Sea of Tranquility
Doomsday Book
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The Time Machine
The Time Traveler's Wife
Kindred
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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42 books

What are your favorite books by Indigenous Authors?

Books written by authors who identify as First Nations, Alaskan Native, Native American, Indígena, First Peoples, Aboriginal, and other Indigenous peoples of North and South America.

#1
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
#2
The Only Good Indians
#3
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
There There
Firekeeper's Daughter
As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
Bad Cree
Ceremony
Lakota Woman
Trail of Lightning
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
My Heart Is a Chainsaw

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25 books

What are your favorite adventure biographies?

Even before fantasy and science fiction were genres we had adventure biographies. Travelers would journey into the unknown and share their heroic tale with the world (or someone else would in some ...

adam
AdamSupporter
#1
Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
#2
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America Along the Appalachian Trail
#3
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Seven Years in Tibet
Into the Wild
Phenomenal
Life of Pi
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

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46 books

What books had the best villain of all time?

A good antagonist can mean a lot of things. It can be anything from realistic and relatable to pure evil. Some of the best villains are the ones that stick with us (and sometimes haunt our dreams)....

adam
AdamSupporter
#1
And Then There Were None
#2
It
#3
The Stand
Misery
The Princess Bride
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Frankenstein
Blood Meridian
Othello
1984
American Psycho
The Shining

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44 books

Favorite Space Opera books

Action/Adventure, fun casts of characters, galaxy spanning. While there's no shortage of military oriented SF, I'm looking for ... not that.

Jwilker
John WilkerSupporter
#1
Leviathan Wakes
#2
Dune
#3
Hyperion
Foundation
Red Rising
Empire of Silence
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Ancillary Justice
A Memory Called Empire
Saga, Book One
A Fire Upon the Deep
Gideon the Ninth

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31 books

What Lighthearted Beach, Poolside or Park Reads Did You Get Lost In?

With summer here, many of us are taking the opportunity to get outside and read. That could mean finding a cozy spot in a park, stretching out on a chair poolside or on a blanket on the beach – or ...

#1
Project Hail Mary
#2
The Martian
#3
Skyward
Tress of the Emerald Sea
The Princess Bride
Guards! Guards!
Off to Be the Wizard
Happy Place
Beach Read
Malibu Rising
Six Wakes
The Rosie Project

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38 books

What are your favorite books about climate change and the environment?

April is Earth Month! 🌎 What fiction or nonfiction books would you recommend to readers who want to learn more about environmental issues, climate crisis, and protecting our planet?

#1
The Ministry for the Future
#2
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
#3
Oryx and Crake
New York 2140
The Secret Wisdom of Nature : Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things --- Stories from Science and Observation
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Doing Good Better
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
How High We Go in the Dark

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176 books

How did you become a bookworm?

Tell us how you got into reading, what or who inspired you. Was it a book you read one day, a mentor, teacher? etc...

drewsbookreviews
drewsSupporter
#1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#2
The Hobbit
#3
The Lightning Thief
The Hunger Games
The Bad Beginning
Twilight
Redwall
The BFG
Eragon
The Andromeda Strain
Dinosaurs Before Dark
The Secret Garden

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25 books

What inspired you to get into reading?

Tell us what got you into reading,

drewsbookreviews
drewsSupporter

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51 books

What are your favorite dark fantasy books?

Fantasy spans the spectrum from lighthearted fun to kick-you-in-the-teeth realism. When done right dark fantasy explores themes that are often taboo or emotional. Exploring these dark themes in fan...

adam
AdamSupporter
#1
Interview with the Vampire
#2
Coraline
#3
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
A Game of Thrones
Gideon the Ninth
The Poppy War
Kushiel's Dart
The Blade Itself
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Tales from Earthsea
Blood of Elves
Berserk Volume 1

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39 books

What are the must-read LGBTQ fantasy books?

Few genres have embraced sexuality like Fantasy. Whether it's friends to lovers, forbidden relationships, or happily ever after – LGBTQ+ storylines can explore cultures and societies in a way that ...

#1
Legends & Lattes
#2
The Priory of the Orange Tree
#3
A Marvellous Light
Witchmark
Gideon the Ninth
Cemetery Boys
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The House in the Cerulean Sea
My Real Children
Malice
Magic's Pawn

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18 books

What mystery books are perfect for young adults?

The mystery genre favors bringing the truth to light. That focus on revealing a story slowly over time knows no age, yet many stories are too serious for young adults. Which mysteries do you think ...

#1
These Violent Delights
#2
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
#3
One of Us Is Lying
Paper Towns
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Six Wakes
The Forest of Stolen Girls
For the Wolf
Truly Devious
Monday's Not Coming
Half a Soul
Queen of the Tiles

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13 books

What are the best books to learn about investing?

Investing can be daunting. Mistakes have real and immediate consequences. Financial scams are rampant and scammers can be found both online and in "respected" financial institutions. What books st...

#1
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
#2
The Psychology of Money
#3
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
The Intelligent Investor
The Richest Man in Babylon
Choose FI
One Up On Wall Street
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
Richer, Wiser, Happier
Wallet Activism
Coffee Can Investing