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7 books

What books have great queer representation?

Book that have great queer character(s) and representation. Perhaps books that show the struggles that queer people might face, or books that remind that queer people are more than a label.

NorthernKoala
Arttu MuotkaSupporter
#1
The Song of Achilles
#2
The Prince and the Dressmaker
#3
The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket
The Left Hand of Darkness
Jade City
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
Homesick: Stories

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6 books

What are the darkest, most disturbing thrillers of all time?

Really dark, disturbing, vile, crime- or psycho-thrillers, with a very bleak and unsettling vibe.

#1
Pretty Girls
#2
Jar of Hearts
#3
The Last Child
The Girl Next Door
O Grande Deus Pã
Monster

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7 books

What nonfiction book turned out to be way better than you expected?

Please no (auto)biographies. Those are great but imo kind of their own genre and shouldn't be lumped with more strictly informative nonfiction.

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7 books

What books have you read where you thought 'this is sooo wrong' but you enjoyed anyway?

So, I read Under the Skin by Michel Faber and Perfume by Patrick Susskind and I really enjoyed them but all the time I was thinking 'this is soo weird and rather sick'. I'm looking for other books ...

Juggernaut
JulieSupporter
#1
When Rabbit howls
#2
Shock
#3
Under the Skin
American Psycho
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Meet Me in the Future: Stories
What Good Girls Do

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5 books

What is your favourite lesbian romance or romantic literary fiction?

I'm looking for something beautifully written with well-rounded characters and a serious tone.

#1
This Is How You Lose the Time War
#2
Tipping The Velvet
#3
Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fingersmith
Even Though I Knew the End

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6 books

What are your favorite winter books?

When trying to get into the holiday season, books are a portal. What are some of your favorite books that cause you to feel more in the holiday spirit.

#1
Shiver
#2
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
#3
The Great Alone
Les Fiancés de l'hiver
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Dark Is Rising Sequence

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5 books

What's your guilty pleasure read?

Whether it's a fond book from your childhood that you don't really identify with anymore but you still enjoy it, or it's just that one really good book from a genre you normally don't like - tell u...

SKEleton
SK

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4 books

Which translated books originally written in a language other than English have you enjoyed the most?

This promot invites you to share your favourite books that were originally written in a language other than English. The purpose is to give others inspiration to explore books written from a differ...

#1
The Stranger
#2
The Memory Police
#3
Kitchen
The Legends of Khasak

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5 books

What is your least favorite book?

Even the people who like every book have a least favorite, share your opinion and why.

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5 books

What are the most interesting cozy books to read during winter?

Winter is coming, somewhere it is already here and somewhere it is already summer.. somewhere the cold never got away...

#1
The Secret Garden
#2
The Midnight Library
#3
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Legends & Lattes

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5 books

Which scifi books do not have sexual or romantic themes

No sexual or relationship themes books

#1
Ender's Game
#2
A Canticle for Leibowitz
#3
Starship Troopers
The Icarus Hunt
The Immortality Thief

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4 books

What is your favorite History Book?

I am not looking for historical fiction, instead, I am looking for books that reveal true, yet fascinating stories from world history (bonus if it is from US history as I am a US History teacher)

#1
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
#2
The Half Has Never Been Told
#3
A Short History of Nearly Everything
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

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4 books

What are your favorite summer reads?

Anything that takes place in the summer and has that feel of the season. Can include general fiction, romance, thriller, horror, etc.

#1
Later
#2
Upgrade
#3
A Strangeness in My Mind
Tress of the Emerald Sea

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4 books

What are your favourite non-fiction books about visual art, artists, or artworld?

These could be artist biographies, books about the history of an artwork(s), stories about the artworld, etc.

Samantha
SamanthaSupporter
#1
Leonardo da Vinci
#2
Stealing the Mystic Lamb
#3
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See

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3 books

who's your book boyfriend?

Let’s be honest—our hearts have been stolen by fictional men more times than we can count! 💕 Whether it’s the brooding bad boy with a secret soft side or the knight in shining armor (or leather jac...

tikie
tee
#1
The Game of Kings
#2
Better Than the Movies
#3
One Last Job

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2 books

What is a book that has rivals to enemies?

Enemies to lovers was yesterday and has never interested me nearly as much as this. I have read it once and saw it a few times in movies/animes and I am all here for it! :D

#1
Vicious
#2
Divine Rivals

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3 books

What are some great nonfiction books that are especially about history?

I am partial to big nonfiction books, with preference for presidential biographies, and history. I own or have read the McCullough, Chernow, and Mehcham books. Please try to recommend underrated or...

#1
Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
#2
To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima
#3
Go-betweens and the Colonization of Brazil: 1500–1600

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2 books

What's the most underrated book you've ever read?

What's the most underrated book you've ever read?

#1
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
#2
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

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2 books

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#1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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2 books

Relatable antagonists?

Looking for books with relatable antagonists. Any genre. Relatable as in, spoilers for avengers, you might agree with Thanos that the world is over populated or something

#1
The Outlaw Demon Wails
#2
Persepolis Rising

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2 books

What’s your favorite fiction book about entrepreneurship?

In the mood for a rags to riches story but with a bit more focus on entrepreneurship/detail on the business side of things. Similar to Rise of a Merchant Prince by Raymond E Feist.

#1
Tai Pan
#2
Noble House

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2 books

What's Your Favorite Clean YA Book?

A book that does not have any explicit scenes, severe language, or gory violence.

#1
Raiders from the Sea
#2
Wishing Stars

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2 books

What are some books that break the 4th wall?

An example would be when a character recognizes they are in a book.

#1
The Eyre Affair
#2
The Dark Tower