r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis is a subreddit with 356k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses books, dark, horror, fantasy, and romance, and they frequently recommend/review dystopian book, sapphic, and magic items.
Seek book recommendations based off how something feels. A collection of photos, art and music videos. Do not seek or recommend movies/videogames etc.
Popular Themes in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
#1
Advice Requests
: "Cozy siren and witchy love"
30 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "30 year old rebuilds their life after depression"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
#1
Books
: "Books that feel like this"
35 posts
#2
Dark
: "Books that fit the unmistakable Dark fantasy vibe"
14 posts
#3
Horror
: "Isolation/ survival Horror in the cold"
14 posts
#4
Fantasy
: "Books that fit the unmistakable dark Fantasy vibe"
13 posts
#5
Romance
: "Space opera Romance, existential crisis,connection"
12 posts
#6
Looking For A Book
7 posts
#7
Mystery
: "Pushing Daisies/whimsical murder Mystery"
6 posts
#8
Thriller
: "Opulent Summer Thriller"
6 posts
#9
Love
: "A book about every part of loving and being Loved"
5 posts
#10
Summer
: "Small Seaside Summer Romance"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
Dystopian Book
15 reviews
#1
Philip K. Dick
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Richard K. Morgan
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Neal Stephenson
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Sapphic
7 reviews
#1
S. T. Gibson
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Briana Morgan
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Marina Yuszczuk
4.0★ from 1 review
Magic Items
2 reviews
#1
J.R. Mathews
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Travis Baldree
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
#1
None/Any
: "Cozy Inside, Scary Outside"
39 posts
#2
Fantasy
: "Like a good old-fashioned dungeon crawl"
32 posts
#3
Horror
: "The horrors have become mundane"
31 posts
#4
Fiction
: "Books that feel like this"
26 posts
#5
Literary Fiction
: "Surreal/Uncanny literature. Unreliable narrator"
13 posts
#6
Sci-fi
: "Normal dudes facing horrors"
12 posts
#7
Romance
: "Urban, passionate, edgy"
9 posts
#8
Mystery/Thriller
: "This combined with suspense/thriller/horror"
9 posts
#9
Cozy Vibes
: "Wee little warm home in the winter"
5 posts
#10
Nature/Environment
: "Something that feels like this"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
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+126k members(54.6%)
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Last updated: July 6, 2026