r/booksuggestions is a subreddit with 1.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses books, book, tired, recommendation, and fiction, and they frequently recommend/review nonfiction books, nonfiction book, and fantasy books.
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Popular Themes in r/booksuggestions
#1
Advice Requests
: "Good book for a gamer needing some time away from the computer. possible novella?"
49 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Please check out my book about my time in the most dangerous city in the world!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/booksuggestions
#1
Books
22 posts
#2
Book
: "Looking for a Book on finance"
18 posts
#3
Tired
16 posts
#4
Recommendation
: "Looking for a book on finance"
14 posts
#5
Fiction
8 posts
#6
Recommendations
8 posts
#7
Fantasy
: "looking for hopeful sci-fi/space Fantasy"
7 posts
#8
Annoying
6 posts
#9
Reading
5 posts
#10
Looking
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/booksuggestions
Nonfiction Books
317 reviews
#1
Jon Krakauer
4.9★ from 11 reviews
#2
Erik Larson
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#3
Bill Bryson
5.0★ from 6 reviews
Nonfiction Book
243 reviews
#1
Mary Roach
4.6★ from 8 reviews
#2
Erik Larson
4.9★ from 8 reviews
#3
Jon Krakauer
5.0★ from 6 reviews
Fantasy Books
203 reviews
#1
Brandon Sanderson
4.9★ from 9 reviews
#2
Jim Butcher
5.0★ from 7 reviews
#3
Joe Abercrombie
4.6★ from 5 reviews
Flair Used in r/booksuggestions
#1
Fiction
: "Good book for a gamer needing some time away from the computer. possible novella?"
15 posts
#2
Other
: "Stressed mom seeks… literally anything."
13 posts
#3
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
: "Recommend something for my dad and me"
11 posts
#4
Non-fiction
: "Suggestions of works and books of descriptive ethics without any normative judgements?"
11 posts
#5
Romance
: "Rich fmc x Rich mmc in an elite college"
10 posts
#6
Literary Fiction
: "i want to read but don’t know what?"
8 posts
#7
Mystery/Thriller
: "I wanna read a book"
4 posts
#8
Fantasy
: "Graphic novels?"
4 posts
#9
Self-Help
: "Looking for a book on finance"
4 posts
#10
Horror
: "Looking for zombie/virus outbreak books."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/booksuggestions
Yearly
+100k members(7.8%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026