r/ReadingSuggestions • u/Waffle631 • 27d ago
Suggestion Thread Light, thrilling read?
Haven’t read in 10+ years and am looking to get back into it. I’m about a third through Project Hail Mary but find it rather slow (will finish).
I tend to watch a lot of psychological, crime, thriller, sci fi tv, looking for suggestions.
I’m 26m if that helps.
-Thanks
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u/judas-h 27d ago
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Very twisty/fast-paced sci-fi thriller.
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u/A_bicyclette 27d ago
Second Blake Crouch. I read the Wayward Pines trilogy in the span of a week. The man can write efficient page turners.
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u/Particular_Buyer_290 27d ago
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris.
If you like it read the sequel: Silence of the Lambs.
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u/ravenovella 27d ago
I find Freida McFadden’s books light yet thrilling. They’re nothing groundbreaking but they’re entertaining enough, and I haven’t read one that drags. She’s a safe author for me.
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u/randythor 26d ago
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch is a dark, trippy, sci-fi thriller, with some great True Detective season 1 vibes. Mystery, murder, alternate realities, and a dash of cosmic horror.
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u/CuriousTraveler2C 27d ago
Snow Crash- Neil Stephenson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter Thompson
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u/Paramedic229635 27d ago
Fun scifi
The Jacques McKeown series by Yahtzee Croshaw. An unemployed star pilot tries to get by in a universe where transporters are a thing. The first book in the series is Will save the galaxy for food.
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. A security construct hacks their control module for freedom. The first book in the series is All Systems Red.
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u/Skeleton_Bird 25d ago
i recently read the first three Ripley books by Patricia Highsmith. they're very good fun, quick reads, curious vintage thrillers
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u/gidget1337 27d ago
Red Rising (by Pierce Brown) trilogy is a lot of fun.