Genre reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 135 Reddit reviews across 8 subreddits and 10 posts to rank the best Genre brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MusicRecommendations, r/Fantasy, r/suggestmeabook, r/MetalForTheMasses, r/LifeSimulators. Top-rated brands include Brandon Sanderson (4.8/5), Dungeon Crawler Carl (4.5/5), Joe Abercrombie (4.3/5).
Stats
Reviews135
Subreddits8
Posts10
Brands98
Products75
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#1
Brandon Sanderson
4.8
(6)
"His Mistborn works as well as the Stormlight Series."
"Anything by Brandon Sanderson."
"Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is my second favorite book of all time."
"I'd recommend the OG Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson."
"For fun action adventure fantasy with a heist sort of vibe in the first book check out Mistborn 1: The Final Empire."
"Fourth Wing is mediocre at best. Try the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson."
#2
Dungeon Crawler Carl
4.5
(6)
"As others have said already, start him with Dungeon Crawler Carl."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl! It is fantastic and addictive."
"Hands down it’s Dungeon Crawler Carl."
"If he is a bit irreverent or likes humor I’d look at dungeon crawler Carl."
"Try dungeon crawler carl."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl. That is what he wants."
#3
Joe Abercrombie
4.3
(4)
"First Law by Joe Abercrombie."
"Incredible characters and is very cynical and grim with a touch of dark humour."
"Abercrombie"
"Definitely Joe Abercrombie. It's dark grim so no happy endings, but Joe is an amazing writer."
#4
Blizzard
5.0
(3)
"Rick and Roll Racing, and Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road are my suggestions."
"Rock and Roll Racing, as well as its predecessor, RPM Racing."
"Rock and Roll Racing is one of the best."
#5
The Lies of Locke Lamora
5.0
(3)
"Lies of Locke Lamora, or even The Name of the Wind."
"The lies of Locke lamora is great."
"The lies of locke lamora series. Exceptional writing, crime caper style action."
#6
The Sims 2
4.7
(3)
"It's the most intuitive and less buggy one by far."
"It managed to nail the gameplay better than any other life sim."
"The building quality of sims 4 still isn't enough to give that game a second glance."
#7
Pierce Brown
4.7
(3)
"I’m a guy in my thirties and RED RISING. Just hits."
"Red Rising. The first one is easily digestible."
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown."
#8
The Hobbit
4.3
(3)
"I got into fantasy as a kid with the hobbit, my brother did the same."
"The Hobbit? Then lord of the rings."
"The Hobbit is a good start for the newcomers, IMO."
#9
Kings of the Wyld
4.0
(3)
"Kings of the Wyld by Eames. Standalone with a sequel, accessible writing, fast pace."
"Kings of the wyld by Nicolas eames. It is not overly complicated and a very fun fast paced read."
"Kings of the Wyld, Nicholas Eames"
#10
Cradle
4.0
(3)
"Cradle, it's a fast paced fantasy book."
"I've personally gotten several friends (about 30 years old most of them) into reading with Cradle and Red Rising depending on what premis"
"Cradle, The Dresden Files, Kingkiller Chronicles"
#11
The Dresden Files
4.0
(3)
"The Dresden Files. It's modern urban fantasy so you can ease him into the genre."
"1. Dresden Files - a fun series that starts off a bit detective noir w/ magic and expands in a more epic direction."
"Dresden files. Start at book 3."
#12
The Sims 4
3.7
(3)
"If it’s your first time it’s easier to jump into 3 or 4."
"It's free, easy to mod, and you can get a taste of what the genre is like."
"It's the worst one in the series so I would advise to start with 4."
#13
Glen Cook
5.0
(2)
"Black Company by Glen Cook."
"The Black Company by Glen Cook."
#14
David Gemmell
5.0
(2)
"*Legend*, by David Gemmell, is a self contained volume."
"David Gemmel Legend."
#15
Robert E. Howard
5.0
(2)
"Conan the Barbarian is definitely what you’re looking for."
"Get him a nice gift set of Conan books for Christmas."
#16
Led Zeppelin
5.0
(2)
"Hard Rock: 4-CD COMPACT DISC SET by Led Zeppelin."
"Led Zeppelin - CODA"
#17
Jim Butcher
4.5
(2)
"The Dresden Files (urban fantasy) or Kings of the Wyld (dnd-esque high fantasy)."
"The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher are an easy introduction into fantasy."
#18
Mistborn
4.5
(2)
"My partner really loved the Mistborn series."
"When I was getting back into reading I started with Mistborn."
#19
Amos Lee
5.0
(1)
"If I had to pick one though, it’d be his eponymous debut album. He has the voice of an angel."
#20
The Parable Duet
5.0
(1)
"Dystopian: The Parable Duet by Octavia S Butler"
#21
Dune
5.0
(1)
"Dune by Frank Herbert"
#22
To Kill a Mockingbird
5.0
(1)
"To Kill a Mockingbird"
#23
1984
5.0
(1)
"1984, to stop trusting governments."
#24
Leon Bridges
5.0
(1)
"Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound (r&b)"
#25
A Court of Thorns and Roses
5.0
(1)
"Fantasy: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas"
#26
Buju Banton
5.0
(1)
"Buju Banton - Til Shiloh"
#27
Hyperion
5.0
(1)
"Hyperion, for fucking awesome sci fi."
#28
The Kite Runner
5.0
(1)
"The Kiterunner, tragedy taking place in Afganistan"
#29
Judee Sill
5.0
(1)
"Judee Sill — Heart Food (1973)"
#30
Project Hail Mary
5.0
(1)
"Project Hail Mary, Sci-fi with lots of science stuff"
#31
Song of Achilles
5.0
(1)
"Mythology/fiction: song of achillies"
#32
Role Model
5.0
(1)
"Ever heard of ROLE MODEL? His album Kansas Anymore Is incredible."
#33
It
5.0
(1)
"Horror: It by Stephen King"
#34
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
5.0
(1)
"Adventure: percy jackson and the olympians"
#35
Tycho
5.0
(1)
"Awake: Tycho (Post Rock)"
#36
Soundgarden
5.0
(1)
"Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden. If you are into rock or metal and have never heard that record from ‘91, your ears are in for a TREAT!"
#37
The Hunger Games
5.0
(1)
"Dystopian: the hunger games"
#38
Johnny Cash
5.0
(1)
"Johnny Cash, "At Folsom Prison""
#39
STS9
5.0
(1)
"Genre: Instrumental Jam Band
Artifact by STS9"
#40
As I Lay Dying
5.0
(1)
"This and AILD's An Ocean Between Us are peak 2000s metalcore."
#41
Darkthrone
5.0
(1)
"A blaze in the northern sky -Darkthrone"
#42
Deafheaven
5.0
(1)
"Deafheaven! Another awesome band that blends genres with black metal and this is their best album imo"
#43
Weakling
5.0
(1)
"That Weakling album is absolutely fucking spectacular."
#44
Dark Matter Secret
5.0
(1)
"Melodic Tech death
dark matter secret"
#45
Essence of Datum
5.0
(1)
"Instrumetal tech metal
Essence of datum"
#46
BWP
5.0
(1)
"Still Life is my favorite album of all time, but BWP is better for first time listeners I think."
#47
Still Life
5.0
(1)
"Still Life is soooooo good! I think it might actually be the better of the two, but BWP is better as an entry point to show what the genre is."
#48
Burna Boy
5.0
(1)
"Burna Boy - Love Damini"
#49
Protoje
4.0
(1)
"Protoje - Third Times a Charm"
#50
EricDOA
4.0
(1)
"Things With Wings - EricDOA (hyperpop/alt pop)"
#51
Caitlin Rose
4.0
(1)
"Caitlin Rose - The Stand In (country/pop-rock)"
#52
Lexie Liu
4.0
(1)
"Lexie Liu - The Happy Star (pop-ish)"
#53
Helium
4.0
(1)
"Helium — The Dirt of Luck (1995)"
#54
Sunday
4.0
(1)
"Sunday (1994) - Sunday (1994) (dream pop)"
#55
Satanic Warmaster
4.0
(1)
"Satanic Warmaster - Opferblut"
#56
Walt Robertson
4.0
(1)
"This is an album of Pacific Northwest folk songs played by the extremely underrated Walt Robertson in 1955."
#57
Dora Jar
4.0
(1)
"Dora Jar - No Way to Relax When You Are On Fire (bedroom pop)"
#58
Shenseea
4.0
(1)
"Shenseea - Never Gets Late Here"
#59
Dutch Interior
4.0
(1)
"Moneyball - Dutch Interior (alt)"
#60
Olivia Dean
4.0
(1)
"Olivia Dean - Messy (neo-soul/pop-soul)"
#61
Bolt Thrower
4.0
(1)
"Bolt Thrower - Mercenary"
#62
Glaive
4.0
(1)
"May it Never Falter - Glaive (Alt Pop)"
#63
Grade School
4.0
(1)
"How to Make Wooden Planes - Grade School (alt)"
#64
Yellow Days
4.0
(1)
"Harmless melodies- Yellow Days (alt pop)"
#65
Popcaan
4.0
(1)
"Popcaan - Great is He"
#66
Mavado
4.0
(1)
"Mavado - Gangsta For Life"
#67
UMI
4.0
(1)
"UMI - Forest in the City (neo-soul/r&b)"
#68
Demons & Wizards
4.0
(1)
"Demons and Wizards - Demons and Wizards"
#69
EarthKry
4.0
(1)
"EarthKry - Dandy Shandy"
#70
The Da Vinci Code
4.0
(1)
"Also The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown"
#71
Quicksilver
4.0
(1)
"Also Quicksilver by Callie Hart"
#72
Tems
4.0
(1)
"Tems - Born in the Wild"
#73
The Mommyheads
4.0
(1)
"The Mommyheads — Bingham’s Hole (1995)"
#74
The Brummies
4.0
(1)
"The Brummies - Automatic World (indie)"
#75
Antipop Consortium
4.0
(1)
"Antipop Consortium — Arrhythmia (2002)"
#76
Witchcraze
4.0
(1)
"Also Witchcraze by Anne L Barstow"
#77
ARTMS
4.0
(1)
"ARTMS - <DALL> (pop-ish)"
#78
Passion Mango
4.0
(1)
"Passion Mango - Passion Mango (alt)"
#79
Lucifugum
4.0
(1)
"Lucifugum - Path of Wolf"
#80
Perry Maysun
4.0
(1)
"PLEASE TELL ME IM PRETTY!!! - Perry Maysun (hip-hop/rap)"
#81
Vybz Kartel
4.0
(1)
"Vybz Kartel - Pon Di Gaza 2.0"
#82
Oso Oso
4.0
(1)
"Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters… - Oso Oso (alt)"
#83
Dorothy
4.0
(1)
"Rockisdead by Dorothy"
#84
KALEO
4.0
(1)
"A/b by KALEO"
#85
Wayfarer
4.0
(1)
"Wayfarer - Worlds Blood"
#86
Cory Marks
4.0
(1)
"Who am I by Cory Marks."
#87
Royal Water
4.0
(1)
"Royal Water
Album: Weapons Free
On all streaming platforms!"
#88
Shining
4.0
(1)
"Classic but V. halmstad by shining"
#89
Mork Gryning
4.0
(1)
"Also give Mork Gryning - Tusen år har gått a try."
#90
The Angels
4.0
(1)
"Their finest hour & then some by the Angels"
#91
Halestorm
4.0
(1)
"The Strange Case of by Halestorm."
#92
James Ingrams
4.0
(1)
"James Ingrams' The Power of Great Music (R & B)."
#93
Tango Gameworks
4.0
(1)
"I really liked the stories in The Evil Within (disorienting, nightmare horror)."
#94
Low
4.0
(1)
"Genre: slowcore Artist: low Album: the curtain hits the cast"
#95
Barnes Courtney
4.0
(1)
"The Attractions of Youth by Barnes Courtney."
#96
Bandai Namco
4.0
(1)
"Tales of arise ( If you're fine with Anime )"
#97
Forgotten Tomb
4.0
(1)
"Songs to leave by Forgotten Tomb"
#98
Smashing Pumpkins
4.0
(1)
"For alternative rock would recommend smashing pumpkins Siamese Dream"
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