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3,356 books

What are your favorite books of all time?

When you think back on every book you've ever read, what are some of your favorites? These can be from any time of your life – books that resonated with you as a kid, ones that shaped your personal...

#1
The Lord of the Rings
#2
Dune
#3
1984
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Way of Kings
Pride and Prejudice
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hobbit
The Martian
The Hunger Games
Project Hail Mary

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245 books

What were your favorite childhood books?

Books read in your formative years can shape the person you become just as much as parents, teachers and friends. What were some of the books that you remember most from your childhood years?

#1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#2
The Hobbit
#3
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Redwall
The Secret Garden
The Little Prince
Ender's Game
The Giver
Matilda
The Phantom Tollbooth
A Wrinkle in Time
Artemis Fowl

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92 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
Annihilation
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Night Circus
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
The Books of Earthsea
A Game of Thrones

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169 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
Redwall
The BFG
The Bad Beginning
Twilight
City of Bones
Eragon
Dinosaurs Before Dark
The Princess Diaries

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92 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
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
#3
Legends & Lattes
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Of Mice and Men
Annihilation
Galatea
The Metamorphosis
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Every Heart a Doorway
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Binti

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34 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
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
#3
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Bookshops & Bonedust
The Hobbit
Tress of the Emerald Sea
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Howl's Moving Castle
Nettle & Bone
Under the Whispering Door
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

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53 books

Which books had the best film adaptations?

A great movie can lead to even more readers of the source material. What are some books you read that had movies that you enjoyed the most.

#1
The Lord of the Rings
#2
Dune
#3
The Princess Bride
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hunger Games
Jurassic Park
The Martian
Pride and Prejudice
The Shining
Fight Club
Wizard of Oz.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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75 books

What texts can you *fondly* recall studying during high/secondary school?

Help a midwestern US English teacher select books for students age 13-19.

zane
Mr. Zane HardingSupporter
#1
To Kill a Mockingbird
#2
Romeo and Juliet
#3
The Great Gatsby
The Raven
Of Mice and Men
1984
The Odyssey
Lord of the Flies
Macbeth
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Count of Monte Cristo
Fahrenheit 451

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42 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
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Empire of Silence
Ancillary Justice
A Memory Called Empire
A Fire Upon the Deep
Saga, Book One
Shards of Earth

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46 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
Sea of Tranquility
Outlander
The Time Machine
Doomsday Book
The Time Traveler's Wife
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Kindred
Paper Girls, Book One

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124 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
Night
#2
The Little Prince
#3
Head First Design Patterns
A Short History of Nearly Everything
The Diary of a Young Girl
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
All the Bright Places
Man's Search for Meaning
1984
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

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79 books

What are your favorite science fiction books of all time?

Science fiction as a genre includes a wide range of topics. From imaginative and futuristic concepts to space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life and more. What stan...

#1
The Martian
#2
Dune
#3
Hyperion
Ender's Game
The Murderbot Diaries #1-4: : All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy
Dark Matter
Project Hail Mary
Neuromancer
The Left Hand of Darkness
Leviathan Wakes
The Dark Forest
Wool

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84 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 Murderbot Diaries #1-4: : All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy
#3
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Odyssey
The Westing Game
We Are Legion
Mexican Gothic
Tender Is the Flesh
Hyperion
Jade City
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

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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
AdamFounder
#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
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Kushiel's Dart
The Blade Itself
Tales from Earthsea
Blood of Elves
Berserk Volume 1

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89 books

What books changed your life?

Books have the ability to educate, inform and inspire us to be better. What are some of the books that changed your life in some way? This could be books that gave you a new point of view, taught y...

#1
Man's Search for Meaning
#2
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
#3
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
1984
Marcus Aurelius - Meditations
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
The God Delusion
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Your Money or Your Life
Night
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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82 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
The Anthropocene Reviewed
In the Dream House
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Know My Name
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Becoming

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45 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
AdamFounder
#1
And Then There Were None
#2
The Stand
#3
The Princess Bride
It
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Misery
Frankenstein
Blood Meridian
Othello
American Psycho
Batman: The Killing Joke
The Shining

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59 books

What fantasy romance books have left you spellbound?

Some readers differentiate between “fantasy romance” in which the fantastical elements of the storyline are more prominent, and “romantic fantasy” in which the romantic elements of the storyline ar...

#1
A Court of Mist and Fury
#2
A ​Court of Silver Flames
#3
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Outlander
A Court of Wings and Ruin
The Princess Bride
Stardust
From Blood and Ash
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The War of Two Queens
Queen of Shadows
Peter Darling

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71 books

What are your favorite books by black authors?

The publishing industry has struggled to embrace new voices. Many amazing authors have managed to get their voices out–overcoming all obstacles. What books stand out to you as your favorites by bla...

#1
The Fifth Season
#2
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
#3
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
A Promised Land
Parable of the Sower
Becoming
Dawn
The Rage of Dragons
Such a Fun Age
The Hate U Give
Homegoing
So You Want to Talk about Race

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58 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
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Tender Is the Flesh
Parable of the Sower
1984
Pines
The Lathe of Heaven
The Three-Body Problem
The Girl Next Door
The Left Hand of Darkness
I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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41 books

What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

Whether you call it young adult fantasy, YA, or just fantasy – fictional worlds and magical elements have inspired readers for generations. They can be a gateway to reading in a way that real-world...

#1
Mistborn: The Final Empire
#2
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#3
Eragon
Redwall
Six of Crows
Nimona
Cemetery Boys
Cinder
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
The Eye of the World
A Wizard of Earthsea
Tress of the Emerald Sea

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70 books

What books are you most looking forward to reading in 2025?

It's the start of a new year! Whether you're planning to read authors you love or branch out to new series, it's a fun time to get excited about what you'll read next. Which books are you most exci...

adam
AdamFounder
#1
Onyx Storm
#2
The Blade Itself
#3
Sunrise on the Reaping
We Do Not Part
A Drop of Corruption
The Tomb of Dragons
The Fellowship of the Ring
Stoner
Foundation
The Hobbit
Leviathan Wakes
Katabasis

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55 books

What are your favorite book recommendations for new readers?

New readers often struggle to find books that they connect with. It often takes exploring different genres and writing styles from a many points of views to understand your own tastes. If you've ma...

#1
Mistborn: The Final Empire
#2
The Lightning Thief
#3
Ender's Game
The Martian
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Steelheart
The Hunger Games
Redwall
Little Women
American Gods
Storm Front
Neuromancer

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64 books

What 2024 releases are you excited to read?

add all the books being released in 2024!

#1
Wind and Truth
#2
We Solve Murders
#3
A Ruse of Shadows
When the Arkirlasse Blooms
The Phoenix Keeper
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
The Familiar
Gogmagog: The First Chronicle of Ludwich
Middle of the Night
Dead Girls Don't Dream
The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst
The Gilded Crown

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40 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.