r/booksuggestions is a subreddit with 1.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses books, tired, fiction, recommendations, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review nonfiction books, nonfiction book, and fantasy books.
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Popular Themes in r/booksuggestions
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recommend me a book that you didn’t discover through an algorithm"
17 posts
Popular Topics in r/booksuggestions
#1
Books
20 posts
#2
Tired
16 posts
#3
Fiction
8 posts
#4
Recommendations
8 posts
#5
Annoying
6 posts
#6
Book
6 posts
#7
Reading
5 posts
#8
Looking
5 posts
#9
Struggling
4 posts
#10
Worst Book
3 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
Other
: "What book was so good you genuinely wish you could forget it and read it again for the first time?"
62 posts
#2
Fiction
: "A book where you're in the mind of someone extremely intelligent"
38 posts
#3
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
: "Is Project Hail Mary a good first book?"
22 posts
#4
Non-fiction
: "Recommend me the last nonfiction book you read all the way through?"
14 posts
#5
Mystery/Thriller
: "I need a jaw dropping suspense thriller THAT DOESNT HAVE CHILD ABUSE"
10 posts
#6
Literary Fiction
: "What book is the opposite of The Road?"
8 posts
#7
Romance
: "Age Appropriate Recs"
8 posts
#8
Fantasy
: "Looking for fantasy romance books that's not "romantasy""
7 posts
#9
Feel-Good Fiction
: "looking for the kindest book you’ve ever read 🥲"
5 posts
#10
Historical Fiction
: "Looking for Alternative History that isn’t just what if the Nazis won WW2 any suggestions?"
5 posts
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Last updated: September 6, 2026