r/suggestMeABook

What book completely changed your life for the better? Open to all suggestions, but original thought was a book that helps to live in the present and near future. And, not so much on attempting to fix the past nor overplan the future. Edit: Thank you! For all the recommendations. I'll have to take time to go through all the responses. https://redd.it/18xncby @r_suggest

Looking for 4 non fiction books to read this year I am not a non fiction reader. I tend to stay away from them. I actually don't know if I've ever finished one. But I would like to improve myself a little this year and read at least 4 non fiction books. I am a mother of 4, and don't really like parenting books. So other than that, what are some good, easy to read, non fiction books? https://redd.it/18x7q3e @r_suggest

Books for someone who wanted to be a mom, but didn’t get to be? Struggling with unique grief. Hi, I’ve googled this and searched library catalogs and such but could not find much of anything. Does anyone know of any books geared towards people who really wanted to be parents, but it didn’t work out for one reason or another? I don’t have any struggles with infertility, so I can’t relate to that, it’s just that relationships/aging/finances/chronic illness made the decision for me, but I wanted to be a mom more than anything. I’d prefer non-fiction but am open to any fiction books that maybe grapple with this and show fulfillment in other ways with kids or life in general. Thank you for any suggestions! 💜 https://redd.it/18x4i3t @r_suggest

Looking for a contemporary book by a male author, under 500 pages For my book club this year, we all drew prompts to select a book and my prompt is a "book by a male author." Easy right? Well, apparently not. A lot of books I want to read by male authors are either classics or over 500 pages, and while neither of those are bad things, it's not what I'm looking for (we are reading some more classics than normal this year so I don't want to add to that, and page length wise we try to stay under 500 pages just because people have busy lives). We're a group of women in our mid to late 30s and we read nearly all genres except horror, and rarely do non-fiction. Some books we all universally loved: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Long Bright River by Liz Moore, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, and The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. Some books we've already read by contemporary male authors (there's others but I suspect these may be more likely to be recommended): A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Thanks in advance! https://redd.it/18wu4am @r_suggest

The book that got you into reading What is that one book that got you guys into reading? That one book that you actually enjoyed and changed your mind about reading. Mine was "And then there were none" by Agatha Christie. I hated reading until I came across that book. https://redd.it/18wrip0 @r_suggest

What's your first read of 2024? I've started on a childhood favourite that I've been wanting to reread for ages - The Secret Garden. I'm a little worried it won't hold up any more and I'll lose the magic, but here goes. So tell me yours, and maybe I and others can add to their 2024 tbr list :) https://redd.it/18ws38y @r_suggest

suggest me a creepy Appalachia book back again to request a spooky Appalachia book! Like the vibes of those Tiktoks about "don't look in the trees" and "if you see it, no you didn't" if that makes sense! Thank you in advance! https://redd.it/18wqx79 @r_suggest

Book that mentions a paradox? Suggest me a book that mentions a paradox in the text? Doesn't necessarily have to be about paradoxes but does have to say Paradox in it! I'm doing a book battle challenge and this one has me stumped. https://redd.it/18wpugf @r_suggest

Looking for books about very rich people I have always had a fascination with the life & lifestyle of the very rich, not much in admiration/envy but more with an almost anthropology angle? Examples of the vibes I'm looking for: I have just bought Billionaire Wilderness and can't wait to read it The photography and documentaries by Lauren Greenfield Gossip Girl books (yes, I know they're not exactly high literature 😂 but I remember I liked how self aware they were, or at least this is how I remember them) I am glad my mom died by Jeannette McCurdy - while it's not about the extra wealthy, it has the human rawness that you usually don't see coming from the "backstage" of show biz. Books where the main character is very rich and are that are not romance. The genre doesn't really matter, but if non-fiction I prefer the POV to be an outsider looking in more than celebratory/self-celebratory stuff. No Kardashians autobiographies please 😂 I know this is kind of a niche subject, I hope I did a good job explaining what I'm looking for! https://redd.it/18wospc @r_suggest

Your favorite book in every genre I’ve always only read self help/entrepreneurial/business type books and looking to try something different. What do you suggest I try reading? https://redd.it/18wm9nu @r_suggest