Give me book recommendations

[nightxshift]

Let me start of by saying that I’m not a big book fan, but I’d really like to start liking reading (smart brein òwó). So could you guys recommend me any good book and explain a bit what it’s about? :>

Preferences: the only books I’ve read were about the Holocaust, I hate adventure/fantasy books.

 

[Belle T]

That's... a very, very broad inquiry, even with the preferences listed. If you like historical fiction/World War-era books, then there's quite a lot to choose from. Some of my favorites are All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. These are both extremely depressing stories, but if you're into that, then by all means, give them a read. If you haven't already, you should definitely also give The Diary of Anne Frank a read since it's the most well-known and prolific piece of Holocaust-era literature. If you want something a bit more contemporary that takes place at around the same time period (but isn't necessarily related to the war itself), I've been hearing good things about Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, which is about the controversial Tennessee Children's Home Society--feel free to Google that if you really want to have a bad day. It's a very upsetting topic. I haven't read the book yet, personally, but it's inspired an entire genre of knock-offs on Amazon, so it must have done something right!

Beyond that, I'm not really sure I can gauge your interests very well with the information you posted. I can understand, though, that books are a particularly difficult medium to get into, and it can be hard to truly assess your own feelings for them. Things that you enjoy in movies and shows may not necessarily translate into books you like and vice versa. For example, I love horror books--though I surprisingly haven't read a lot of them--but don't care for horror movies. Meanwhile, one of my favorite movies is Jurassic Park, but while I enjoyed the book, I have a difficult time enjoying books in the same genre as Jurassic Park.

Unfortunately, the only way to know what you enjoy is to start somewhere. Hopefully these recommendations will help. If you're into classic literature as I am, Project Gutenberg will soon become your best friend, so feel free to give that site a browse as well.

 

[nightxshift]

That's... a very, very broad inquiry, even with the preferences listed. If you like historical fiction/World War-era books, then there's quite a lot to choose from. Some of my favorites are All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. These are both extremely depressing stories, but if you're into that, then by all means, give them a read. If you haven't already, you should definitely also give The Diary of Anne Frank a read since it's the most well-known and prolific piece of Holocaust-era literature. If you want something a bit more contemporary that takes place at around the same time period (but isn't necessarily related to the war itself), I've been hearing good things about Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, which is about the controversial Tennessee Children's Home Society--feel free to Google that if you really want to have a bad day. It's a very upsetting topic. I haven't read the book yet, personally, but it's inspired an entire genre of knock-offs on Amazon, so it must have done something right!

Beyond that, I'm not really sure I can gauge your interests very well with the information you posted. I can understand, though, that books are a particularly difficult medium to get into, and it can be hard to truly assess your own feelings for them. Things that you enjoy in movies and shows may not necessarily translate into books you like and vice versa. For example, I love horror books--though I surprisingly haven't read a lot of them--but don't care for horror movies. Meanwhile, one of my favorite movies is Jurassic Park, but while I enjoyed the book, I have a difficult time enjoying books in the same genre as Jurassic Park.

Unfortunately, the only way to know what you enjoy is to start somewhere. Hopefully these recommendations will help. If you're into classic literature as I am, Project Gutenberg will soon become your best friend, so feel free to give that site a browse as well.

Thank you for your recommendations and sorry for the lack of information, I hardly ever read so I don't know what I like or what I don't 100% . Historical books are definitely interesting to me. Anne Frank was one of the Holocaust-era books I've read, as well as The Boy In The Stripped Pijamas. There are some others like the Schindler List that I would love to read, but I think it's a bit too heavy for my age . From the books that you recommended, Before We Were Yours sounds pretty interesting, so I might give it a go.

So for now, If I wanna have a bad day, I'll just have to get a romantic book I guess ;-;

 

[Belle T]

Thank you for your recommendations and sorry for the lack of information, I hardly ever read so I don't know what I like or what I don't 100% . Historical books are definitely interesting to me. Anne Frank was one of the Holocaust-era books I've read, as well as The Boy In The Stripped Pijamas. There are some others like the Schindler List that I would love to read, but I think it's a bit too heavy for my age . From the books that you recommended, Before We Were Yours sounds pretty interesting, so I might give it a go.

So for now, If I wanna have a bad day, I'll just have to get a romantic book I guess ;-;

If you do get around to reading it, do let me know how you felt about it. I was planning on getting a copy before I went on vacation earlier this year, but the paperback was pretty expensive at the time. It looks like it's gone down a bit since then, though.

Romance books are a weird sort, because they ought to be my favorite genre, considering that the romantic relationships that everyone complains about in other mediums tend to be my favorite things about them. But actual romance novels tend to be incredibly inspid, and they've only gotten worse with the advent of eBooks making it so that whatever legitimately good ones which may exist are buried heavily under the mountains of those derived from a template and rushed in trilogy form onto Amazon... or incredibly weird fetish material. Or a combination of both.

 

[nightxshift]

If you do get around to reading it, do let me know how you felt about it. I was planning on getting a copy before I went on vacation earlier this year, but the paperback was pretty expensive at the time. It looks like it's gone down a bit since then, though.

Romance books are a weird sort, because they ought to be my favorite genre, considering that the romantic relationships that everyone complains about in other mediums tend to be my favorite things about them. But actual romance novels tend to be incredibly inspid, and they've only gotten worse with the advent of eBooks making it so that whatever legitimately good ones which may exist are buried heavily under the mountains of those derived from a template and rushed in trilogy form onto Amazon... or incredibly weird fetish material. Or a combination of both.

I like romance stories, just not the chessy ones, like these recent teen love stories (ex: to all the boys I've loved before). they're so overrated and boring in my opinion ;P

Also, just checked the prices. The paperback one is 6,18€ and the hardcover 21,76€ (In Spanish Amazon, but I guess the price is around that one everywhere). If I do get it, I'll let you know

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

If you're in a mood for spooky, here's a few:
- I would say everyone should read the original Dracula and Frankenstein at least once.
The movies/tv shows/plays/videogames/etc. made of them have almost no resemblance to the actual novels they come from. To an astonishing degree.
Dracula is more like a period found footage mystery as to both the villains plans and the very nature of the vampire
Frankenstein is much, MUCH less interested in the creation of the creature and puts the real emphasis on the repercussions of Victor(not doctor) and
- House on the Borderland - very odd little story about a man who slowly experiences mounting supernatural experiences and dangers centered on the isolated mansion he has been living in; not a ghost story if that's what you're thinking
- The Color Out of Space - one of the more accessible and well known of weird horror (Nicholas Cage just did a movie of it) about a farmers account of how a meteorite caused some strange occurrences around the home of one of his neighbors; interesting that years before we knew what it did, the author gave a fictionalized version of radiation exposure that is startlingly close to reality compared everything else that thought you'd get superpowers
- Salem's Lot - one of only two Stephen King books that I can reread, and the only really good "vampires in modern-day" story I've managed to find that delivers on its promise (modern as in this century; book was written and set in 70's)

 

[ReeBear]

Some really compulsive books I've read are:
-Bearmouth (YA influenced by history of child miners)
-The Colour Purple (Really heavy, but really beautiful)
-The Book Thief (fun 'Death' narrator)

All of these had me speeding through the books and are v accessible reads with interesting subject matter and historical settings. Hope that helps

 

[Kattea]

All the Light we Cannot See. It's about World War II, so you might have already read it. But if not, it's a good read!

 

[Sharksheep]

For romance, give Pride and Prejudice a try. I never had to read it for any of my classes and I find it really enjoyable. I believe it's also public domain now so you should be able to find it online.

 

[Belle T]

For romance, give Pride and Prejudice a try. I never had to read it for any of my classes and I find it really enjoyable. I believe it's also public domain now so you should be able to find it online.

It's on Project Gutenberg as linked before.

 

[Bcat]

in all seriousness though, project Gutenberg ftw! It’s all public domain and free to read. Just browse the different genres until you find something that strikes your fancy. And everything @Yukari Yakumo said is awesome too!

 

[nightxshift]

If you're in a mood for spooky, here's a few:
- I would say everyone should read the original Dracula and Frankenstein at least once.
The movies/tv shows/plays/videogames/etc. made of them have almost no resemblance to the actual novels they come from. To an astonishing degree.
Dracula is more like a period found footage mystery as to both the villains plans and the very nature of the vampire
Frankenstein is much, MUCH less interested in the creation of the creature and puts the real emphasis on the repercussions of Victor(not doctor) and
- House on the Borderland - very odd little story about a man who slowly experiences mounting supernatural experiences and dangers centered on the isolated mansion he has been living in; not a ghost story if that's what you're thinking
- The Color Out of Space - one of the more accessible and well known of weird horror (Nicholas Cage just did a movie of it) about a farmers account of how a meteorite caused some strange occurrences around the home of one of his neighbors; interesting that years before we knew what it did, the author gave a fictionalized version of radiation exposure that is startlingly close to reality compared everything else that thought you'd get superpowers
- Salem's Lot - one of only two Stephen King books that I can reread, and the only really good "vampires in modern-day" story I've managed to find that delivers on its promise (modern as in this century; book was written and set in 70's)

Some really compulsive books I've read are:
-Bearmouth (YA influenced by history of child miners)
-The Colour Purple (Really heavy, but really beautiful)
-The Book Thief (fun 'Death' narrator)

All of these had me speeding through the books and are v accessible reads with interesting subject matter and historical settings. Hope that helps ☺

All the Light we Cannot See. It's about World War II, so you might have already read it. But if not, it's a good read!

For romance, give Pride and Prejudice a try. I never had to read it for any of my classes and I find it really enjoyable. I believe it's also public domain now so you should be able to find it online.

Thank you so much for your recommendations. I’ll try to force myself to read some of these ò-ó

 

[Fjoora]

If you like witty, dark humor and want to expand your vocabulary a little bit, let me just say....
JohannesCabaltheNecromancer
I can't recommend this book enough. I've probably read it about four times now, and I've read the rest of the sequels at least twice each.
It's such a fantastic read, super humorous, and follows what first appears to be the villain through the grim task of collecting one hundred souls for the devil in exchange for his own in return. It's just so engaging and well written, and it has a carnival of discord! Come onnn!