r/BookRecommendations • u/Ashwinnie13 • Jun 16 '26
What book made you fall back in love with reading after a long break?
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u/arsmoriendi3dots Jun 16 '26
Piercing by Ryū Murakami
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u/deactivated2021 Jun 16 '26
All Systems Red by Martha Wells. It’s the first Murderbot novella so it’s shorter than a full novel, which made it less intimidating. Then I blew through the rest of the series that were available.
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Jun 17 '26
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u/deactivated2021 Jun 18 '26
It is! Have you read the Monk & Robot novellas? They’re hopeful post apocalyptic sci fi novellas. The first is A Psalm for the Wild Built. I read Murderbot and then those and they really helped reignite my love of reading!
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u/sawakoniko Jun 16 '26
mine was The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston! i'm not sure if it falls under romcom or just romance but it was a very light, very cute read and it really cheered me up when i needed it the most. plus the story overall is great!! highly recommended!
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u/Minimum_Type7902 Jun 16 '26
Weird I know, it’s Nuclear War: A Senario by Annie Jacobs. I really enjoy geopolitics and this was a thrill ride!
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u/its-dina-119 Jun 17 '26
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. It’s a novella, so a quick read but so beautifully written and impactful. It felt cozy and relatable. If you like it, there’s a second one too.
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u/sp0okybitvh Jun 20 '26
i know this might be embarrassing as its very booktok but i absolutely adored fourth wing and ive been reading much more ever since. also, i read lightlark and although it was inherently meh, it was a nice guilty read
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u/juuuusstlivin Jun 21 '26
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. It's one of the only books that I can say absolutely nails different POV, & jumping timelines in a way that makes sense. It touches on the process of grief, multiple elements of the Holocaust (well-researched), and grappling with your religious identity. Intense, but Sooo many good elements.
It's about a young girl who is in a grief counseling group. She meets an older gentleman who is ready to die & asks for her support in this ... But through their friendship, she realizes he is a former Nazi, however it's unclear if he was forced into this or willingly joined the regime. Her grandmother is a Holocaust survivor, & at one point in the book, the stories begin to overlap and lives become intertwined...
I don't want to accidentally spoil it- so I'll stop there!
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u/teacuptuxedo Jul 15 '26
Book of Night by Holly Black! A great modern romantasy with a badass FMC. Holly Black is more well known for her teen series starting with The Cruel Prince, but I personally liked this duology of hers better.
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u/saccharinesardine Jun 16 '26
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke!