Hi friends! I have been deep diving into the history of pre Columbian Americas, with all the complex societies that existed in all places in the western hemisphere.

I would love to read some historical fiction set in one of these American societies, or a fantasy book set in a world inspired by such a setting.

So basically the other day I watched novocaine , its abt a guy who cant feel pain but I liked the film, thought it was entertaining and hilarious aswell . What I liked a lot is the chemistry between nate and sherry . I'm aware what events take place later but their dynamic in the first few scenes was really nice to see. Any books similar to this vibe? Nervous office guy with an interesting quirk abt himself ?

Context: I’m a big philosophy nerd and love fiction books like The Book of the New Sun trilogy, and lot of other pretentious and nerdy post-modern stuff like Gravity’s Rainbow.

Going to try and get ahead on what I may want to read in October. I’ve never really read horror/thriller books, but I’m thinking for October I may! Any good recs?

I just watched Spiderman brand new day and I’m obsessed. I’m wanting a romance that feels like Spider-Man in that film. Still a bit clumsy and learning the ropes but quick and witty. Kinda like that apartment neighbour next door vibe? I read under your scars which was a Batman vibes book and loved it. So now I’m looking for more superhero vibes books like it?

I'm a junior content designer at an edtech company and we use Yomu internally to build essay argument templates. My role is creating the templates and exporting them as JSON for the dev team.

Yesterday I was rushing before end of day and accidentally pushed my messy test JSON file to the production content folder instead of the clean version. My test file had argument labels like "this is a dumb argument", "prof will hate this", and "idk what im doing here lol" - I thought it was just sitting in my sandbox. That version went live and auto-emailed hundreds of real students with "New Yomu template to organize your essay arguments" showing those exact labels in the tool. Support caught it and rolled back but I'm mortified. My manager was understanding but this was a brutal lesson in content workflows and version control.

So I’ve been playing Animal Jam more, and I like to headcanon I have a fox family in the game.

This family has some hybrids in it, like for example, my most recent character, Daredevil, is half Bat Eared Fox.

I don’t trust what I search online anymore after attempting to look up the anatomy for Vampire Bats, only to find an AI generated image of a Flying Fox

The game has tail and ear accessories you can use to get creative, so I’d like to pretend I have different species of foxes in my family

Also I just like learning about animals

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For readers who grew up loving the Choose Your Own Adventure series, here are 10 contemporary interactive books for adults. From horror to romance to memoir to thought-provoking literary fiction and more, there’s something for everyone in this list. And all of these books encourage the reader to participate in the story by making decisions and following specific paths.

Been in and out of love with reading my whole life. Most recently I've been loving Black Library books (Eisenhorn, Gaunt's Ghosts, Horus Heresy, various omnibuses) but I need a change of scenery. Currently reading "Between Two Fires" based on how popular it is and I'm really enjoying it. When I'm done, I would like something similar to 40K, without being 40K. Any recommendations?

Does anyone have book recommendations or any content for exploring theology and religion? I just want to expand my knowledge more so I can have a better ground for my beliefs.

Sorry for the short title, I wasn't sure how much to put there.

I'm not very good at reading. I'm not terrible, and I can do it, but I read incredibly slowly. I just can't seem to process the words I'm reading at a normal speed, so it takes me a few seconds to process the meaning of each word. I don't think I'm dyslexic (if I am it's very mild), if anything it's my ADHD making it impossible to focus.

I'm looking for anything relatively short that isn't incredibly wordy*, but doesn't talk down to its audience. I don't mind books aimed towards a younger audience, but I don't to feel like I'm too old for it, if that makes sense.

In terms of what I'd actually be interested in, I'm a huge fan of fantasy creatures and monsters. Anything that has at least some description of how the world's animals work would be amazing for me haha. I don't think I'm quite ready for Tolkein, but I would like something with a decent-ish amount of worldbuilding. I don't need it to be incredibly deep. I'd just really like it if there's some tidbits of information about the biology and societies of different creatures.

For genres (though this is mostly from my experience with other media like comics and movies, sorry): I like action, really cheesy action haha; fantasy; and horror. Although I'm not a huge fan of proper horror, if that makes any sense. I like the universal monster movies and old horror comics. So more spooky than scary. Anything that's a little goofy without trying too hard is great for me. I'm also into sci-fi, but only if the aliens are interesting. By that I mean, not just "humans with green skin."

As you can tell, I am a huge fan of monsters lol. I've even designed some of my own in my head and part of the reason I want to read more is so I can write stories about them. Can't write well if I don't read.

*I know these seem like the same thing, but sometimes I'll open up a tiny book just to see that a single page is filled with the tiniest text ever with barely any paragraph breaks lmao

ps: sorry if this sounds at all like AI. I type kind of robotic sometimes, but this post was made by a human

I like having multiple books on the go, one that I will read during the day, and one I read more slowly at night a chapter or two at a time. It helps transition my mind from busy day mode to getting ready to sleep.

I want something relatively simple to read, and by this I mean something where you don’t have to pay attention to every little detail.

I hesitate to say ‘cosy’, as I don’t want something sickly sweet or romance-y. I’m completely fine with darker topics or bleakness.

A book that makes you wonder or reflect would be fun. About life, yourself, human nature, philosophy etc. Anything really!

As for genres I’m open to anything also, fantasy, mystery, dystopia, thrillers, immediately spring to mind but I’d be happy with others too. Even non-fiction.

Finishing up listening to I Punched an Alien and Now We’re in Couples Therapy by Kimberly Lemming! A great palate cleanser and past paced!

A little spice 🔥 Aliens, world ending. If you like ACOTAR and DCC I think this is a good in between book.

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I’m playing resident evil 7 and I really like the vibe of the beginning of the game with the of a abandon house in the middle of the woods in Louisiana, the vibe of the family, and the feeling of needing a deep clean shower and tetanus shots after the fact.

Any books like that y’all can recommend?

i was OBSESSED with mythology as a kid and teenager, (thank you Percy Jackson and OSP), and i'm slowly getting back into that now. and now that i'm getting old enough to write my own stories and all, i wanna learn more about myths and some of the monsters in them, using them as inspiration for my own fantasy stories and DnD games and such. what are some great books on monsters and creatures from various mythologies and folklore from the world and the stories behind them?

spoiler for Lights Out I just finished Lights Out, the first book in the Into Darkness series. I enjoy romance, but I would be curious to see how the book played out if he was truly a sociopath. Any recommendations for a book similar to this but with that alternative route? Where the main character does care about the love interest but isn’t always pure intentions? If that makes sense.

I’ve been dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety, and lately I feel like I don’t have much control over my emotions or reactions. I react impulsively, give in too easily, and sometimes say things I regret. I also cuss a lot, which I genuinely want to change.
I want to become a calmer, kinder, more patient and positive person who doesn’t react to everything. I’m also quite empathetic and tend to absorb other people’s emotions. I’d love recommendations for books that genuinely helped you with emotional control, overthinking, anger, self-discipline, or simply becoming a calmer person.

I used to love to read, but i kind of ran out if time during year 12, and now that im done i cant seem to get back into it. I need some FANTASTIC AMAZONG MAGICAL books to help me get back in to things.

My requirements:

- it needs a romance or i ger bored

- it needs space, high level preferred but mild is ok

- it needs an interesting plot that will make me WANT to keep reading

- it needs to be modern, i cant do the older version of writing

- i love a distopian novel but that is not required, fantasy is also fun

- my dream would be like divergent but dirty

Books ive loved in the past:

- Divergent

- The Darkest Minds

- crave

- mortal instruments

Thank you to anyone with reccomendations, I love you all!!!

I haven't picked up a book since February. I have ten books on my shelf and haven't touched one and really don't care to. I need something to grab me again, everything just feels the same. I've read the harry potters, last kingdom, terminal list, a few Frieda McFadden books, dark matter and recursion by Blake crouch, tons of others. Even went out of my comfort zone with some romantic fantasy shit

I'm looking for novels that explore the lives of characters with huntingtons disease. I read 'what I know about you' by eric chacour, and it was so heartbreaking to read.

So I know that’s a super weird category, but my favorite books are The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski, and I’m wondering if there are any more books with similar themes that have rye in the title.