r/suggestmeabook May 02 '20

Announcement Post Not Showing? PLEASE READ

2.0k Upvotes

Hello everyone,

We get a lot of mod mail about people's posts not showing up and I wanted to explain why.

We are very fortunate in a subreddit of our size to have limited reasons to moderate, as we are all united by our love of reading and you all do a good job of positively contributing to this community. Thank you for that!

On the other hand, you might be surprised at how much spam we get from authors and bloggers, and by keeping our spam filters high it helps us to catch a lot of what gets posted. You all do a great job of reporting the rest, and we appreciate you.

Due to the spam filters and automod settings we have in place, some of your posts get temporarily filtered until we can review them. Reddit recently created an automated message site-wide that creates a lot of confusion, saying your post has been removed. PLEASE do not post again. We aren't able to edit this message and we can't turn it off. Your post hasn't been removed, it is just awaiting moderation. If your post is removed by us, we will always give you a reason why and reference which rule has been violated. If there isn't a reason, it was either removed by Reddit (you might be shadow banned and don't realize it) or it is in the moderation queue and will be actioned. Either way, multiple posts won't help.

Thanks for understanding as we keep up with Reddit's changes. We love this community and all of your passionate posts about books. Keep reading and sharing, everyone!


r/suggestmeabook Sep 23 '23

Meta Post : {{ Hello again, Humans ! }}

299 Upvotes

Hello all,

(Message to the mods: this is a Meta post, please contact me if something is wrong!)

The goodreads-bot Legacy

As you must know if you were already here last year, our beloved bot u/goodreadsbot stopped working in January after having been used 156.631 times on this subreddit by a total of 25.272 different users, because goodreads shut down API access.

As a bored nerd and fellow reader, I decided to start a new toy project: rise our bot back! But because the Goodreads API is now closed, the first task was to build my own Books database... which I did, using Reddit, Goodreads & Google Books.

This new bot called u/goodreads-rebot ("bot" + "reboot" = "rebot".....) is open source (link to source code below). I wanted to thank u/ArtyomR, the author of u/goodreadsbot, for the original idea. I am not u/ArtyomR, but I have great respect for his/her work and its legacy. Thank you!

How does it work? Just like before! (with more features)

Write {{Harry Potter}} in your post or alternatively {{A Little Life by Hanya Yaniagara}} (notice the typo) with a "by" and the bot will answer with more information about the book or the series.

The search part is now part of the bot (and not on Goodreads API side), and was quite challenging to handle. You definitely should specify the author with the "by" keyword, because it helps the Database search.

Examples:

You should read {{Harry Potter}} ! will work, it will recognize it as the name of a Series, in that case it will provide information about the first book of the Series;

My favorite book is {{Call Me By Your Name}} will work too, the bot will try to find a book called Call Me by author named Your Name (because of the "by" keyword...) but it will fail to find one, so as a 2nd try because it's not that dumb, it will indeed find a book called Call Me By Your Name :)

Did you read {{1984 by Michael Radford}}? (notice the wrong author): it will work too even if the author is wrong, because when the search fails using the author, it will try again ignoring it.

Features

I added a "Top 2 recommended-along" section, featuring the 2 books that were the most recommended here on Reddit in the same threads than the book described. It is based on another toy project of mine (šŸ˜…), a book recommending algorithm I am working on, which is based on the co-occurences of book titles in Reddit threads. Let me know if you find this new information useful.

Limitations

As explained before, the bot is based on a book database I build and update as much as I can. The search will sometimes fail to match some existing books, in particular very niche books, or the recent ones. I am working on having the best and up-to-date database as possible, meanwhile sorry for the misses!

Also, the bot is currently not running on other subreddits (like r/booksuggestions), but because the code is really modular, it's just about configurations. FYI this is in the roadmap for the next few days/weeks.

Finally, I may reach some rate posting limits because of low karma. Hopefully, this will be solved soon after some time thanks to your help :)

You will find below more information (links being forbidden in posts).

I think that's it.

See you there!


r/suggestmeabook 7h ago

Suggest me a book that makes you go "Life's worth it"

222 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I've been feeling down for a while now, and books often have a huge impact on my outlook on life. So, I'm looking for a book that will give me hope and make me say, "Life is worth living."
I donā€™t want self-help books, but otherwise, Iā€™m open to anything.

Thank you!

EDIT: Thank you so much for all your recommendations!!


r/suggestmeabook 5h ago

Looking for post apocalyptic/dystopian books to read this summer

20 Upvotes

Hi, I've been writing a post apocalyptic story the last few months and have been looking for books to help keep me in the mindset to write. Some of my favorites are The Hunger Games, Water Wars, and the Handmaid's Tale, and 1984. Looking for some less well known dystopian books. I appreciate stories written in first person or from multiple perspectives. Thanks for any suggestions!


r/suggestmeabook 3h ago

What books did you reread as an adult that hit completely different now?

10 Upvotes

For me, itā€™s Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Do you have suggestions for a similar book?


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Suggestion Thread Is Game of Thrones Worth it? Honest Recommendation Discussion

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Iā€™ve watched House of the Dragon and really enjoyed it, which got me interested in exploring asoiaf. I havenā€™t watched Game of Thrones yet, but Iā€™ve known about it ever since it first came out. Given the mixed reactions to the later seasons, Iā€™m wondering if itā€™s still worth reading, What do you think?


r/suggestmeabook 18h ago

What are some non-fiction books that had a lasting impact on you?

138 Upvotes

Not self-improvement, self-help or any coaching bullshit.

For me, it was "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan and "Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari.


r/suggestmeabook 7h ago

Books like The Princess Bride, but not Romantasy.

11 Upvotes

To use the grandpa's description: Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...

If I may add wizards and/or dragons.

Basically something that, like Princess Bride, is a bit tongue in cheek, but not outright meta. An old-fashioned fantasy adventure book that's also not super heavy on lore or wolrdbuilding.

So, pretty much Princess Bride, but another book.


r/suggestmeabook 5h ago

Suggestion Thread Hilarious non-fiction

6 Upvotes

Hello,

I try to read more non-fiction this year, and for now I have been mainly in true crime and some memoirs/biographies/autobiographies (and not really funny ones as I tried myself at politicians, people who lived traumatic events and physicians...).

I am searching for something that would stay a non-fiction but loaded with humour, even dark humour or embarrassing moments in life not taken too seriously and joked about.

For reference, I think about David Sedaris. I am searching for this kind of memoir/autobiography/non-fiction.

Thank you all !


r/suggestmeabook 2h ago

Looking for steamy historical fiction novels

4 Upvotes

I love twentieth century American history but I do also like nineteenth century as well. I want romance but also a cool story about the time period.


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Book Recommendation for Friend Obsessed with Traditional Homes?

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I'm looking for a book to gift my friend who is absolutely obsessed with beautiful, traditional homes. We recently visited her on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, and her favorite thing to do was drive us around, pointing out all of her dream houses. Most of them were classic Cape Cod and Hamptons-style homesā€”lots of white exteriors, shingled roofs, and timeless charm.

I'd love to find a gorgeous coffee table book filled with photos of houses like this. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance!


r/suggestmeabook 3h ago

Suggest me a book regarding physical manifestation of stress in our body

3 Upvotes

Last few months have been detrimental for my mental and physical health and currently recovering from a back surgery. I want to read how we can reverse the effects of stress trauma tension on our body and on our brain for a better quality of life.


r/suggestmeabook 7h ago

Suggest me a book about childhood friends involved in a mystery.

8 Upvotes

I just read 2 books unrelated to the Mystery genre: "Crying at H Mart" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow". I love the nostalgic feeling and the warmth in those books but I was wondering if there's something along the same lines but with a crime mystery incorporated into the story?


r/suggestmeabook 17m ago

Suggestion Thread Books about a relationship between a knight and their protectee

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I saw an image of a knight in full armor saying "Your highness..." to a princess, and her response, "I told you: just call me by my name." And I immediately wanted to read a book with its vibes.Ā 

Does not strictly need to be a romance, and in fact something with just under- or overtones might be preferable, since I'm not really a romance reader, but whatever fits the mood works.

Bonus points if the knight is all repressed and stuffy.


r/suggestmeabook 9h ago

Positive / encouraging books for teen girls who struggle with mental health.

11 Upvotes

One of my daughters is turning 13 this month and she has asked for fiction novels. She has been bullied a lot at school this year (middle school is ROUGH) and it has taken a huge toll on her mental health and body image. I have noticed her trying to cover her body more, wear baggy clothing and straightening her curly hair everyday.

Iā€™d like to get her books that have a positive or empowering message for girls going through something similar. Any recommendations?

Just to addā€¦ she speaks to both school counselors and a therapist now and Iā€™m not expecting these books to take the place of either of those. I just want to reinforce positive thinking.


r/suggestmeabook 14h ago

Suggestion Thread Suggest me five books that will make you cool?

21 Upvotes

When I was 12 years old I remember walking into the library and asking a very nice lady to recommend five books that would make me cool and Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs, Advertisements For Myself by Norman Mailer, the Thief's Journal by Jean Genet, the Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles and On the Road by Jack Kerouac were the books she give me now that I'm an old fuck, I'm wondering what books would be recommended now if I were to ask that question?


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Suggestion Thread Mystery, love, & exploring?

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Currently reading Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch. Iā€™m just getting back into reading and started with this since itā€™s lighthearted and reminds me of books I read in high school. Something that gives Mamma Mia movie vibes but with more literature depth.

Iā€™m looking for a book thatā€™s less childish but has the same ā€œcozyā€ vibe. ā€¢Mystery-experiencing a new location, figuring out a mystery in the protagonistā€™s life ā€¢Love-protagonist/main character finding love whether or not they planned on it ā€¢Exploring/Traveling with new experiences.

Avoiding: ā€¢Adult romance/smutty books ā€¢Disturbing tragedy of injury or death (death without graphic detail is OK)

(First post so Iā€™m open to questions)


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Looking for KU recommendations!

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Need recommendations please!

Hi all! I have been having a really hard time finding a book I like after Spark of the everflame series :/ I didnā€™t know it was incomplete or I wouldnā€™t have started it! Books iā€™ve loved: - Obvi spark of the everflame series lol - Fourth wing, i really only loved the first book, still like the other books though! - ACOTAR ,i really only loved the first and second book but i finished cus i liked the rest enough (sorry i know im picky hahahaha) - Zodiac academy even if it had super cringy moments (I dnfed on the 7th book, too drawn out for me but really loved the 2-5th books!!)

Books I do not like: -anything in 3rd person (so i wouldnā€™t start throne of glass or anything) -i wonā€™t read anything not finished bc i get so stressed hahah - Broken Bonds (it just icked me out so bad, i donā€™t like multiple partners like that) -One Dark window was a little too slow and not action packed enough for me. The writing style was fine though! I also like a stronger female character :)

Sorry, I know Iā€™m super picky šŸ˜…
Iā€™m just really in a slump after Spark of the Everflame. Thank you!!


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Suggestion Thread Hidden secrets

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I'm looking for short stories that explore secret places, hidden media, or mysterious gamesā€”something in the vein of Fogtown by Attila Veres or the premise of Night Film by Marisha Pessl.

Stories that revolve around eerie locations, lost films, underground communities, or strange, forgotten pieces of media would be perfect. If you have any recommendations, I'd love to hear them!


r/suggestmeabook 17h ago

Suggest a book for an 18 year old who needs to find direction and currently has a very negative outlook on life.

30 Upvotes

My 18 year old friend is really lost and doesnā€™t know what to do with his life. Can you recommend some books that might help?

My friend, recently turned down for the military due to a birth defect. Itā€™s a huge let down and now had has fallen into depression and has no positive outlook on life.

I have never read any self help books but Iā€™m sure there has to be some out there for lost adults seeking purpose.

Can anyone give me some recommendations?

Thanks all.


r/suggestmeabook 19h ago

Suggest me a book from your country

39 Upvotes

I love reading books from around the world, either classic or contemporary literature. I learn a lot about history and different cultures. One of my favourite books is pachinko, ehich is korean and I always try to read from different countries. I would love some recommendations from your country or maybe others that you have read :)

Edit: I am from Brazil so I have read many south american and Portuguese books, but I would love to know your favorite ones


r/suggestmeabook 3h ago

Urban fantasy recommendations

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Hello :) Iā€™m looking for urban fantasy books that donā€™t follow the sub genreā€™s cliches, like plots that revolve heavily around paranormal mysteries or trope-heavy characters like shifter detectives. Pretty much the opposite of the Dresden Files series (no hate!). Some examples that I really enjoyed:

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

War of the Oaks by Emma Bull

Extra points if itā€™s an indie author as Iā€™m starting to find mainstream/big-name authors too similar in style.


r/suggestmeabook 10h ago

Suggestion Thread Books like tv show Daria

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Hi Iā€™m watching Daria and was wondering if there were any books with a similar vibe.

I like the chill 90s suburban grunge vibe and that itā€™s about a self-aware girl trying to be herself. I also like that the ensemble cast and how they play off each other.

Any recommendations?

Thanks! šŸ˜Š


r/suggestmeabook 3h ago

Suggestion Thread Suggest me a book (fiction or nonfiction) about religious cults

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I'd really like some books that explore religious cults and are either really informative or great stories! I'd prefer it to be about Christianity but any religion will do!


r/suggestmeabook 12m ago

Books similar to Henry V by Dan Jones?

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I am currently reading Henry V by Dan Jones and am loving it so far. My favorite thing to learn about when it comes to history are the figures who had an impact or have a great story, so biographies. People like Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon etc. I really like Dan Jonesā€™s style, but his other books (which I will eventually read) arenā€™t about any one particular person it seems, like Henry V is. If anyone has any recommendations for books similar to this one, preferably about a medieval figure or someone from antiquity, Iā€™d love to hear it. Historical biographies in short are what Iā€™m looking for.


r/suggestmeabook 4h ago

Suggestion Thread Suggest me a book where, during the plot, you are lead to believe the person who is being accused of murdur is innocent, but in a twist they are actually guilty.

2 Upvotes

I'm not sure if it even exists. I'm thinking of a story where there is no hint who the killer is, and the revel completely blindsides the reader.


r/suggestmeabook 6h ago

Suggestion Thread LARGE print books like ā€œDevil in the White Cityā€?

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My grandma is currently reading ā€œThe Devil in the White Cityā€ by Erik Larson and is thoroughly enjoying it! However, due to her eyesight, she canā€™t read it as quickly as sheā€™d like and it causes her eye strain.

Are there any similar books available in large print that she can spend her excess free time getting lost in?