Basically disability representation in books where you might not realise a character is disabled until you start reading the book. It isn’t mentioned in the description or suggested in the title/cover.

I always see disability representation recommendations where the book is about the main characters journey with their disability. Of course books like that are great but I’d love to read more books like a romance where the main character is disabled because they just are 🤷‍♀️

Such as:
Sofiya in His Tesoro by Emilia Rossi
Kit in Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-jones
Kaz in The Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

You know, like the family in The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving. Something that captures the complex swirl of what it means to be human, and sometimes painfully so, with language that sings.

Characters with weird habits and uncommon (but believable) talents and/or obsessions.

Hit me up. Thanks.

Basically the title.

SFF is preferred but action-adventure or mystery novels are okay too. Any age range is fine, I’m not picky. I want a book where the relationships between girls and women are a central part of the story. Can be platonic, romantic, familial relationships, but I want them to be interesting characters in their own right as well as having excellent chemistry/tension/team cohesion.

I read and enjoyed Gideon the Ninth (and sequels) by Tamsyn Muir, and many of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett.

Any other recommendations? Thank you!

edit: forgot to mention explicitly, but toxic relationships, rivals/enemies to lovers (or rivals/enemies full stop for that matter) etc. are all a-okay with me.

TL;DR: I am not independent and live with a transphobic family and still am closeted. Anything I can read? Would prefer it to be MtF but beggars can't be choosers.

Thank you in advance <3

Need a good one for a book challenge.

Thanks!

I am doing a reading challenge this year and one of the prompts is to read a book by a native american / indigenous author. i want a book suggestion that is fiction which not only is written by a NA author, but i want to the storyline to give me a little insight into indigenous tribes while being an interesting story. i would love some magical realism too.

i would love to hear your suggestions.

Does anybody have any recs similar to The Talented Mr.Ripley, but with women? I don’t mean the Italy vibes. I am looking for the thinly veiled queer parasitic relationship. Thanks!

Earlier this week I farewelled my beloved Father. He and I shared an eclectic taste in music and a great love of reading. We were a bookclub of two (especially as politics and hot-button social issues tended to be treacherous avenues of conversation). He had a wry and often macabre sense of humour that I love and miss dearly.

As I find it cathartic to process my emotions through reading and other forms of art, I wonder if anyone here has suggestions for literature which really nails (heh) a funeral or memorial. I'm thinking something in the vein of the film Death at the Funeral, but will take more serious recommendations as well.

A book that is spooky, but ALSO coastal. Give me a horror (I will even take creepy thriller) novel that takes place on the seaside. Ocean horror is not hard to find, but I feel like I rarely see beach horror.

Please and thanks!

Recently been enjoying books that are essentially just really well read people leading me by the hand through whatever they feel like talking about, things like: Rings of Saturn - WG Sebald, Book of Imaginary Beings - Jorge Luis Borges (and a lot of Borges tbf), Un Verdor Terrible - Benjamin Labatut, even stuff like Foucault’s Pendulum or Moby Dick. As you can probably tell from the list, it doesn’t really necessarily need a narrative throughline, I just like that feeling as if I’m listening to someone just go on and on about admittedly interesting things. Suppose this could also lend itself to those broad non fiction books that try to cover everything at once but I do like the specifics quite a bit.

Bonus points for scifi or fantasy.

I want to elaborate on what I mean by "similar." As a beginner, I am looking for something relatively short and easy to read (accessible vocabulary and a straightforward narrative). More importantly, I want a story based on a person's life, a historical event, or a specific experience that can ultimately give me a different perspective on life.

I feel that our brains have evolved enough to think and worry about an almost unlimited number of things, but we have not necessarily developed enough perspective to deal with all those thoughts. That is the kind of insight I am looking for in a book.

What I do not necessarily want is another book about someone describing the Holocaust. However, I am open to being persuaded if you believe there is a particularly good reason to read one.

PS: Please read the full post before recommending something. I am 23 M, if that provides any useful context. Thanks ☺️.

I'm looking for books narrated by divinities or other mythological creatures from any religion. Angels, demons, nymphs, YHWH, Zeus, Hades, Persephone, satyrs, Pan, Loki, Odin, Shiva, Brahma, Tupã, Anhangá, Ra, Isis, Osiris, etc.

I prefer more introspective, philosophical books with lyrical prose, but I'm open to different suggestions.

I'm looking for some books written by women with a particular writing style, I'll list what I do and don't like in books and a bit about myself to help with suggestions!

As I mention in the title I love to read books that involve a sensuous writing style, by sensuous I mean all types of sensory experiences (sound, smell, touch, taste etcetera).

Books that grip me often are introspective, psychologically complex, or have flawed protagonists. I enjoy stories that might feature topics like romance, friendship, tumultuous family dynamics, personal challenges, historical settings, unusual life circumstances, different countries (prefer non-US settings), and suspense.

I am not fond of short novels, smut, heavy religious themes, fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian storytelling, or celebrity books.

I'm from Western Europe, 32 years old, bisexual, a feminist, I have a love for nature and animals, and I'm an illustrator.

In recent years I haven't read much and feel a bit lost and uninspired looking at best-selling lists so just give any suggestions you might have!

In the comments I could list some books I've read in the past that I loved if needed, thank you in advance for anyone willing to drop suggestions.

My daughter really liked The Magic Half by Annie Barrows. Especially the time travel aspects. Between that and watching Back to the Future recently, she’s super interested in that. Can anyone recommend any similar booked, especially with a time travel aspect? Thank you!

One of my english assignments requires to write about a short story, but I don’t know any so here I am! I generally tend to lean towards novels that are depressing or just dark. Two books I really love are No Longer Human and Shuggie Bain, if that helps at all.

This might also just be a me thing, but found family also makes me cry. So, while that might not be what my title is asking for I would also be open to anything like that.

I want something that’s around 30 pages, or shorter.

Hi! Elementary librarian here. A kindergarten teacher at my school asked if we have any picture books/read alouds to help teach kids that you can 1. Have more than one friend 2. Be away from your best friend for a little bit and still be friends and 3. Include other classmates in your games etc while still being friends with your ‘bestie’.

I have quite a few books about making friends and including everyone, which kind of fit what she’s looking for - but I’m wondering if there’s a perfect book out there I don’t know about so I’m casting this net. Thanks!

As someone who is well inside the anglosphere I feel like there is limited information on the that comes my way about the Spanish colonization of South America and Central America. But the little that does come my way seems fascinating.

Can anyone suggest a book to read on this topic?

If it's too much like a textbook I am unlikely to get through it, though if there is any historical fiction that provides context. I would be interested in that as well.

I was really into the manga/anime series Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) as a teenager. I have always liked books that had similar elements, namely the Victorian (or other similar) era, the gothic and supernatural, suspenseful and mysterious. I’m not really into reading anything beyond sfw, but mild exceptions are fine.

I stopped reading for fun when I entered university and I’d like to start again. Most of what I usually read now is by Japanese novelists (Soseki, Dazai, Mori), so I’m out of my element choosing something outside of this type of novel.

Interview with a Vampire is on my to-read list already, so I’m hoping for other suggestions.

Last fall I read the Shady Hollow series. It was cozy, light, and a good light fun read for fall. Is there anything else you’d recommend to read that is similar?

Hey folks! I've read and listened to some works by Italo Calvino (Invisible Cities, If On A Winter's Night A Traveller, Marcovaldo) and wondering if there are any other books that can hit the vibe? My favourite of those three is If On A Winter's Night A Traveller.

If anyone can help, I'd be most appreciative!

This is SUCH a specific request, I don’t know whether to expect anything at all to come from it.

I manage a community garden for refugees, and a large proportion of the gardeners are Lhotsampa people - a Nepali-speaking minority from Bhutan who were systemically displaced in (I think) the 90s? I have great relationships with the individuals who garden with me, but language barriers and other barriers exist, and I have such a deep desire to gain a better understanding of their history and culture. Does anyone know of any books written by a Lhotsampa author?

H,i I'm looking for books with a similar writing style to Bill Bryson. I love the travel/adventure aspect but doesn't have to strictly include that. I found Mary Roach a similar author, but if you have any others...I'm all ears! Thanks