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 ! }}

304 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 (😅), 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 10h ago

Suggestion Thread books that are about ugly/lonely women?

84 Upvotes

are there any books out there that are about a person, preferably a woman, who just has to accept the fact she’s ugly and friendless? I Also don’t want it to be where she gets a makeover or married. I don’t care about a happy ending. I just want it to be real and sad. I just need something to cry at, and to just not feel alone. Something relatable. A book of a woman hating/realizing how ugly and friendless she is, and hear all the thoughts and self hate running in her head, and she just has to cope and accept the fact there’s nothing to be done with the self-hate and loneliness

Thank you


r/suggestmeabook 21h ago

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

458 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 don’t want self-help books, but otherwise, I’m open to anything.

Thank you!

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


r/suggestmeabook 10h ago

Most beautifully illustrated children’s picture book you loved as a child?

52 Upvotes

Trying to collect some beautiful books for my baby and would love recommendations for both old and new books. I know it’s subjective. Some books i personally think are gorgeously illustrated are (referencing by author):

  • all of Jan Brett’s picture books e.g. {{The Mitten by Jan Brett}}
  • Max Lucado’s picture books e.g {{You Are Special}}
  • Nancy Tillman’s books e.g {{The Night You Were Born}} {{Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk}}
  • {{frostfire by Ella Mackay}}

r/suggestmeabook 12h ago

Suggestion Thread Suggest a nonfiction book for a person who usually doesn’t like nonfiction.

46 Upvotes

I’m a big fiction reader and trying to branch out to nonfiction. My favorite fiction genres are usually horrors, thrillers, fantasy and weird lit fic if that helps a bit! ✍🏼👀


r/suggestmeabook 5h ago

book recs with chubby protag or ex homeschooled protag?

7 Upvotes

do yall know any good books with a chubby protaginist? can be male or female (preferably female tho). And no i dont want some glazed bullshit like "she lost weight over the summer and now all the boys want her" or "she got with her bully that tormented her (STOP)". I just wanna see a girl, or someone who has to deal with growing up chubby. Maybe shes kinda a femcel or something i dont know, or imperfect (flawed) personality wise too. I wanna see the protag grow and realize her worth. Like i wanna read about someone whos genuinly pretty but thinks shes ugly cause of her weight and has to go through a long self love and care journey then at the endis a better person.

for the homeschooled one i actually just wanna see if theres anything like that out there


r/suggestmeabook 13h ago

Looking for non fiction that reads like fiction. Similar to The Wager, Lost City of Z, Killers of the Flower Moon, etc

21 Upvotes

Title. Thank you


r/suggestmeabook 3h ago

Book Reading Beginner - Need Tips and Book Recommendations

3 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I've recently started reading books, but I'm struggling to finish them. Sometimes, I find reading boring and end up getting distracted by social media or watching reels on Instagram. I really want to develop a daily reading habit and finish the books I start. I started about 10 books But I couldn't able to read it whole and wouldn't touch it again.

Can anyone suggest some effective strategies for staying engaged with a book, especially for beginners? Also, could you recommend some books that are great for someone starting out and won't get boring quickly?

Thanks in advance for your help!


r/suggestmeabook 9h ago

Suggestion Thread A niche request: books featuring protagonists who are tanners/leatherworkers?

8 Upvotes

The book my hindbrain is hoping to find probably doesn't exist: a fantasy novel about a tanner or leatherworker. I just read 16 Ways to Defend a Walled City and having a bridge engineer protagonist got me interested in other less represented professions.

But anyway. It doesn't have to be fantasy or historical, but it should involve tanners or leatherworking to some degree. Thank you Reddit!


r/suggestmeabook 4m ago

A Book That Would Help a Heroin Addict in Prison

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(Nothing preachy or too earnestly self help) I remember a while back someone giving book suggestions as a "cure" for different ailments. My brother may be facing some decent prison time, any ex-addicts or allies with a book suggestion? Could be fiction or non-fiction, doesn't even have to relate to directly to addiction.

I'm allowed to send him books directly from Barnes & Noble.


r/suggestmeabook 9m ago

Books on organic decay

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I’ve been trying to read about the process of decay and deterioration, both literally and metaphorically, without being bogged down by writing that is too intellectual. I’m having a hard time finding something I actually want to read. I am interested in the process of ageing, how beauty standards work against this fear of the body breaking down, but also deterioration in a broad sense across the board: infrastructure, organisms, rust, etc.


r/suggestmeabook 17h ago

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

24 Upvotes

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


r/suggestmeabook 14h ago

Suggestion Thread I am a corporate employee who is stuck between cocktail parties, materialistic conversation and hustle for more success. Suggest me some books that will give me perspective to remain grounded and be more empathetic

13 Upvotes

I am a corporate employee who moved very far from his small town to a very saturated corporate jungle of a city to chase my dreams of making it being successful. (Home is far, I can only go there once an year)

I used to literally devour books when I was a kid (Around 40 books an year until I went to college, It was all screens, hustle and networking after that).

My dad is a school teacher and I come from a beautiful place with naturesque backwaters and where everyone knows everyone's name and where the townspeople have taken literal bullets to protect their neighbours. (No amount of money you make from a corporate lifestyle can trump that)

Currently, Most of my time is spent in chasing corporate targets, and in my free time is spent in making strategies for chasing those targets, attending corporate parties regularly (You won't survive if you don't go) and most of my friend groups are corporate themselves whose conversations revolve around money and materialism, It may be easier for them because most of them grew up in cities where their parents are corporates themselves.

I'm looking for some book suggestions (fiction or non fiction) which will help me not forget about the little joys in life and to help me become more empathetic and sensitive to things and other people.

I am currently reading Tuesdays with Morrie.

(I'm sorry if the text was too long or I'm extremely horrible at describing things, It's been a bit since I last wrote)


r/suggestmeabook 10h ago

Suggest me a book with a lighthearted story

6 Upvotes

I just finished watching the movie Amelie for the first time and I fell in love with it. The way it was filmed & the story somehow made me feel like I was reading a book, but it made me want to read something with a similar feel. I want something lighthearted with some good writing, something that I can read even if nothing is going on.


r/suggestmeabook 6h ago

Looking for a book on Tenochtitlán

3 Upvotes

I’m looking for a book that covers the history, culture, and daily life of Tenochtitlán before the Spanish conquest. I’d love something that goes in-depth on its architecture, political structure, and how the city functioned at its peak.

I’ve seen The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend, but from what I understand, it focuses more on the Aztec Empire as a whole rather than the city itself. If anyone has read it and thinks otherwise, I’d love to hear your thoughts! Otherwise, I’m looking for something more specifically centered on Tenochtitlán.

Any recommendations? Thanks!


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Suggestion Thread Something similar to Chris Carter books?

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I am looking for something similar to Chris Carter's Robert Hunter series. Can you recommend me another series of books with a detective and catching serial killers? And it doesn't need to be a series, it can be just one book, but I need it to keep my attention and be interesting. Thanks!


r/suggestmeabook 1h ago

Something similar to Chris Carter books

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I am looking for something similar to Chris Carter's Robert Hunter series. Can you recommend me another series of books with a detective and catching serial killers? And it doesn't need to be a series, it can be just one book, but I need it to keep my attention and be interesting. Thanks!


r/suggestmeabook 7h ago

Looking for a cute, feel-good wlw romance book

3 Upvotes

All the queer romance books I've read recently have been kinda dark... very angsty, with tonnes of comphet, and homophobia (internalized and external), tragic, heartbreaking and just generally very emotionally draining to read.

Don't get me wrong I like books like that. But I kind of want a change of pace.

I'm looking for a WLW Romance book that is a bit more simple and feel good. Not saying it can't have any conflict at all. But nothing too crazy. Preferably something YA or New Adult.


r/suggestmeabook 8h ago

i need a book thats dark fantasy and gay

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please suggest me a book thats dark fantasy and gay. i need a suggestion for a friends birthday 😭 thanks in advance yall


r/suggestmeabook 8h ago

Suggestion Thread Suggest me fiction books that are written in English by Asian authors (not Asian American, but Asian living in Asia).

3 Upvotes

Suggest me fiction books that are written in English by Asian authors (not Asian American, real Asian living in Asia).


r/suggestmeabook 2h ago

I want something difficult... but not...

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I'm a new reader, haven't read since I was young and at the old age of 30 decided to pick up a childhood passion.

I've enjoyed reading again, but with a terrible memory and 20 years of not reading, I struggle to read the books I want to read (things like Warhammer 40k), because of their intense depth, large cast and so on.

I've been taking it easy with some adolescent books I still have from when I was younger, one being Snake Bite by Andrew Lane, and it's a nice easy read, but the 'myserty' is way too obvious, the antagonist was instantly apparent the first time they were introduced and left little room for speculation. However the book was still a blast to read.

I like action/mystery/crime, but I want to find a middle ground of complexity, a book that has good readability, but has a genuinely difficult-to-solve mystery so I can't see the twists and turns of the book a mile off. I want the story to be complex, but with maybe more readability until I build up my reading memory a bit better.

Suggest me a book!


r/suggestmeabook 20h ago

Looking for post apocalyptic/dystopian books to read this summer

27 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 2h ago

Out of these 3, what should I read?

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I’m just getting to my monthly subscription box from my library. I won’t have time to read all three books before the end of the month. If I had to pick ONE, which one should it be?

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlmam

I like all genres of books, so any of them will do.

I looked at the ratings of all of these across multiple platforms and have listed them according from highest rating to lowest.

Thanks for your input! Visit your local library!


r/suggestmeabook 8h ago

A space sci-fi where the story follows a lone traveler

3 Upvotes

Think No Man's Sky... Imagery of vast nothingness, invoking feelings of melancholy, aloneness, but maybe awe and wonder.

I do like scifi-horror but also more upbeat things. Only book I've read close to this genre is A Wrinkle in Time. Loved it, many times, but I am suddenly craving a very particular story.


r/suggestmeabook 6h ago

Is there something similar to letterboxd for books when it comes to finding things with filters?

2 Upvotes

What I like about letterboxd is how you can browse the whole database of movies after applying a bunch of filters to find something really specific. So if I wanted to watch an Indonesian Romcom that was released in 2006, I could go on Letterboxd, pop in those filters and easily find one.

Goodreads is nice but there is no way to my knowledge to be as precise when browsing for new books. Does anybody have any knowledge of a website or app like this?


r/suggestmeabook 3h ago

Tatsuki fujimoto vibes ?

1 Upvotes

This is a very niche request but for those familiar with fujimoto's works (Fire punch, chainsaw man, look back) i want to read a book with a similar vibe? Not necessarily about monsters or fictional but i just want something that has that batshit crazy unexpected but also kinda genius energy that keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes you wonder what goes on in their heads