Read any books you like that you think others might like as well? Tell everyone a bit about it here, but remember, no spoilers!

You can't go wrong with the classics, so I'll start this off with a couple of my favorites: The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer. These epic poems have stood the test of time for 2800 years. There are a lot of translations, and they vary wildly. If I knew how to read ancient Greek, I'd get a copy of both stories in their original form. Since I can't, I've settled on the Samuel Butler translation. To make settling on a translation easier, there is a website that allows people to freely compare the different translations, so you know what to look for if you head out and grab a copy of either or both of these phenomenal stories.


The Iliad is set in the final weeks of the Trojan War, a decade-long siege of Troy by a coalition of Greek city-states. It focuses primarily on the fury of Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior. Achilles withdraws from the battle, however, when King Agamemnon dishonors him, leading to Trojan advances.

The Odyssey chronicles the decade-long journey of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he returns home after the Trojan War. It covers the final six weeks of his journey, starting with Odysseus trapped on the island of Ogygia by the nymph Calypso. On the way home, Odysseus battles other monsters, such as the Cyclops, and faces the wrath of Poseidon, the god of the sea, while his wife Penelope and son Telemachus defend their home in Ithaca against aggressive suitors who presume Odysseus is dead.

Continuing with the classics, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is also an excellent addition to any library. Sherlock Holmes and his crime-solving through deductive reasoning is one of the classics that are retold throughout all manner of pop culture, even when people don't know it:

• Sherlock (2010) from the BBC
• Elementary (2012) from CBS
• A Game of Shadows (2011)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1974)
• House M.D. Gregory House is explicitly based on Holmes, featuring a 221B Baker Street apartment address, a loyal partner (Dr. Wilson), and a Moriarty-like nemesis (Detective Michael Tritter)
• Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century
• CSI
• CSI: Criminal Intent
• Detective Conan (aka Case Closed)
• Psych, Murdoch Mysteries, Flint The Time Detective, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek VI pay homage to Sherlock Holmes.

This particular book is from Puffin's cloth-bound classics. It contains the following Sherlock Holmes stories:

• The Solitary Cyclist
• Charles Augustus Milverton
• Black Peter
• The Golden Pince-Nez
• The Priory School
• The Beryl Coronet
• The Engineer’s Thumb
• The Red-Headed League

However, if you're not familiar with any of these stories, you're probably more familiar with The Hound of the Baskervilles.

If you enjoy romance stories but not the "more of the same, cheesy" ones, i have to recommend The Gargoyle by Andrew Davis.

After not reading any fiction since finishing school, i decided to go back to it. I wanted a romance but everything i got was the same cheesy ones, i didn't want any of that. Found The Gargoyle in a recommendation on reddit, in a post that was seeking the same thing as i was xD

It tells the story of an unnamed burn victim that, during his recovery at the hospital, meets a mysterious woman that claims they were lovers in past lives. Its kinda brutal sometimes, the burn recovery at the hospital has very detailed and graphic descriptions. It also contains like "mini stories" the woman tells him about people she met in her past life, which are pretty nice. Still its a soul wrenching story so be warned.

Its the first book that made me cry out loud, like, LOUD XD it was definitely an experience and one of the books i enjoyed the most. Super underrated and unfortunately the author never wrote anything else

I guess i should also add a trigger warning as it has some content about:

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suicide attempts, graphic descriptions of burn injuries, and there's also mentions of alcohol and drug abuse.

While there aren't any explicit "R rated" moments, the themes are rather grim and complex, so it might not be suitable for younger audiences

Sorry, I tried posting some Book reccomendations several days back but I think I only saved a draft without posting it so I'll try again.

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mocking Jay
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

by Suzanne Collins

A dystopian future where children fight to the death and a young heroine, Catniss Eberdeen, fights for freedom.

Rated PG-13 for

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violence and suggestive themes

The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings Trilogy

by JRR Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

Four Hobbits from the Shire shape the destinies of the men of Middle Earth.
Compelling and whimsical narrative, Uplifting.

PG

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war violence

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis

The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and his boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

Children from this earth battle to save another earth, and come to know the Lion of both.

Warning:

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A topless mermaid illustration in Dawn Treader

Ohhhh I'm definitely adding a few of these to my TBR list! Thank you so much everyone for sharing!

As for my own recommendations, I have two favorites that I'd like to share with everyone today!

• Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (English translation by Ginny Tapley Takemori) — I'd recommend any writing by Sayaka Murata seeing as she's my favorite author of all time, but 'Earthlings' was the first novel of hers that I read, and it really set me up nicely for her absurdist writing style in the best way. This book in particular contains a few content warnings that you can search for online, but despite the otherwise awful goings on of this novel, it is all played in some dreamlike state that make it all a bit more manageable. Very good read if you'd like something a bit more out there, and especially relatable if you autistic and/or queer.
• I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid — I've never seen the movie, though I read that the film differs a little compared to the novel. Regardless, I cannot recommend the novel enough! It also felt somewhat dreamlike, meandering through the first half of the book with some sort of carrot dangling in front of me to keep me going. But the ending really ramps up, and quite honestly left me a little breathless. It's silly, and absurd, and relatable, and quite sad, and left me feeling both seen and empty.

And now I'm off to add some of the recommendations here to my online basket hehe... Happy reading everyone!