Best novels on Reddit
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#1
Stephen King
5.0
(20)
"I can’t recommend Stephen kings “Fairy Tale” enough."
"The Shining."
"The Shining, and Salems Lot are all really good."
"Misery!"
"Misery and The Shining."
"Start with Carrie or Joyland. They're far shorter."
"Carrie - not very long, least one film adaptation."
"Misery. The movie version was intense but the book is INTENSE."
"The stand."
"The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, and 11/22/63 are good places to start."
#2
Raymond Chandler
4.4
(5)
"Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep, and the subsequent Marlowe novels"
"Read the works of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammet for a top notch, classic intro into the hardboiled detective genre."
"The Big Sleep. The plot is just as insane as in the movie."
#3
Bone
5.0
(4)
"Many others have said it, but "Bone" is the best possible answer to this question."
"Check out the Graphix imprint from scholastic, theyve got Bone (probably the best recommendation i can give, its a fantasy)"
"Bone is amazing."
"Bone - Jeff Smith."
#4
Max Brooks
5.0
(4)
"World War Z (book or audio only, the movie is completely different) and Zone One by C. Whitehead."
"World War Z has great worldbuilding and is told in a “found documents” kind of style."
"World War Z, by Max Brooks."
"World War Z
Dread Nation."
#5
Tea Dragon Society
5.0
(4)
"The Tea Dragon Society will probably be liked pretty well."
"Tea Dragon Society is very cute."
"Tea Dragon Society and its sequels."
"Tea Dragon Society! Graphic adaptations of Wings of Fire."
#6
Wings of Fire
5.0
(4)
"Wings of Fire is ALSO fantasy but with dragons"
"*Wings of Fire* has adapted their books into GN."
"Wings of fire is a kids graphic novel about dragons."
"The Wings of Fire novels have graphic novel adaptations."
#7
Raina Telgemeier
5.0
(3)
"Anything written by Raina Telgemeier would probably fit the bill as well."
"All of Raina Telgemerier’s books."
"The Raina Telgemeier books are very very good."
#8
Dashiell Hammett
5.0
(3)
"Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon, The Continental OP"
"The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett"
#9
Fannie Flagg
5.0
(3)
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (a lot of other Fannie Flag books too!)"
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe."
"Fried Green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg"
#10
Wynd
5.0
(3)
"Thinking outside the classic marvel or dc: WYND, Skyward, Tintin, Nimona."
"Wynd."
"Wynd."
#11
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(2)
"Neil Gaiman has loads....I'd start with his stuff."
"Neil Gaiman has loads....I'd start with his stuff."
#12
Primo Levi
5.0
(2)
"This book is a collection of short stories and pieces, centered around some of the elements of the Periodic Table."
"Great read."
#13
Katie O’Neal
5.0
(2)
"The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neal"
"*The Tea Dragon Society.*"
#14
Hilda
5.0
(2)
"Hilda all day every day."
"Hilda is another that is just as great."
#15
Blood Angels
5.0
(2)
"The first novel in the omnibus, Dante, shows the process from going from being a child to a full Battle Brother in the Blood Angels chapter."
"For your Space Marines I’d recommend the following: Lords of Blood which is a Blood Angels omnibus."
#16
Andy Diggle
5.0
(2)
"If you want to know his start and what he's about: Green Arrow: Year One, then Longbow Hunters"
"*Green Arrow: Year One* by Andy Diggle"
#17
Libba Bray
5.0
(2)
"The Diviners by Libba Bray"
"In terms of YA authors who do excellent character work, I would recommend Libba Bray."
#18
Barbara Kingsolver
5.0
(2)
"Demon Copperhead by Kingsolver."
"Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver."
#19
Truman Capote
5.0
(2)
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Nonfiction but a great book club read."
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote"
#20
Harper Lee
5.0
(2)
"To Kill A Mockingbird."
"To Kill a Mockingbird."
#21
Octavia Butler
5.0
(2)
"A good example of a novel that touches on the topic of chattel slavery in the US"
#22
Joseph Heller
5.0
(2)
"Catch 22……Joseph heller."
"It's a black comedy about war. It's beautifully written, funny as hell, absurd, and incisively critical."
#23
John Ringo
5.0
(2)
"Black Tide Rising series by John Ringo"
"Black Tide Rising series by John Ringo..."
#24
Toni Morrison
5.0
(2)
"Beloved by Toni Morrison."
#25
Tui T. Sutherland
5.0
(2)
"Squirrel Girl rocks."
"Wings of fire by Tui T Sutherland."
#26
Jeff Smith
5.0
(2)
"Bone!"
"Bone by Jeff Smith and Fables by Bill Willingham are both really good."
#27
Tim Probert
5.0
(2)
"Similar to Bone and Amulet"
"Beautiful book in story and design."
#28
Mira Grant
5.0
(2)
"Feed (and sequels) by Mira Grant - amazing zombie books."
"'Feed' by Mira Grant is phenomenal."
#29
Terry Pratchett
5.0
(2)
"Also check out Discworld (specifically the Tiffany Aching books as an entry point)."
"Discworld- Terry Pratchett, fantasy humor with dwarves, trolls, werewolves, vampires, etc"
#30
Kidnapped
5.0
(2)
"Kidnapped is another absolute joy from Stevenson."
"... 'Kidnapped'..."
#31
Richard Stark
4.5
(2)
"Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) - The Hunter, and all the subsequent Parker novels."
"The Hunter by Richard Stark... I have a real fondness for it."
#32
Mark Tufo
4.0
(2)
"Mark Tufo & Joseph Talluto both have written a series of zombie books."
"Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo"
#33
Peter Clines
4.0
(2)
"Ex-Heroes was really fun."
"Peter Clines "Ex-Heros" is pretty cool."
#34
Bonnie Garmus
4.0
(2)
"I quite enjoyed reading it (although a few of the plot points are a bit weird)."
"I enjoyed 'Lessons in Chemistry'. It does a good job of capturing a lot of the issues that women have faced."
#35
Walter Mosley
4.0
(2)
"Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, is good."
"Devil in a blue Dress is great."
#36
Justin Cronin
5.0
(1)
"The Passage and the follow up books by Justin Cronin."
#37
Sam Sisavath
5.0
(1)
"The Purge of Babylon series by Sam Sisavath. So good!"
#38
Jules Verne
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Jules Verne!"
#39
Earthsea
5.0
(1)
"Her Earthsea books are fantastic."
#40
DJ Molles
5.0
(1)
"The Remaining by DJ Molles. Best zombie books I’ve ever read."
#41
Otherside Picnic
5.0
(1)
"I strongly recommend otherside picnic"
#42
Victoria of Many Faces
5.0
(1)
"Is a recent one I read and loved a lot!"
#43
Glynn James & Michael Stephen Fuchs
5.0
(1)
"Arisen series by Glynn James and Michael Stephen Fuchs. 14 books about spec ops forces during the zombie apocalypse."
#44
Twilight
5.0
(1)
"Twilight and pretty little liars are what got me into reading around that age."
#45
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
5.0
(1)
"Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur! The original run was really fun and kids might already know the characters from the cartoon."
#46
He Who Fights With Monsters
5.0
(1)
"Are the best three I've read so far"
#47
David Moody
5.0
(1)
"Great zombie books."
#48
Simon Jimenez
5.0
(1)
"The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez!"
#49
Throne of Glass
5.0
(1)
"You could argue the Throne of Glass series fits in this category"
#50
Irene Hunt
5.0
(1)
#51
Ann Christy
5.0
(1)
"Check out Ann Christy's "Between life and death" series."
#52
Sally Rooney
5.0
(1)
"I think conversations with friends by sally Rooney would fit into this category."
#53
Deborah Levy
5.0
(1)
"I love her writing and the main character has a coming of age sort of arc while being mid-20s."
#54
Karl Marlantes
5.0
(1)
"Check out Deep River by Karl Marlantes."
#55
Michael Crichton
5.0
(1)
"Love- Timeline by Crichton."
#56
Jessie Hall
5.0
(1)
"It explores some heavy topics like suic!de, drug addiction, self harm - but it’s told from the Male POV and so well done."
#57
The Contortionist's Handbook
5.0
(1)
"The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger."
#58
Robinson Crusoe
5.0
(1)
"Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe."
#59
John Green
5.0
(1)
#60
Justina Ireland
5.0
(1)
"Both of these! Dread Nation and its sequel Deathless Divide with follow up short stories."
#61
The Lost World
5.0
(1)
"The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle!!"
#62
The Prisoner of Zenda
5.0
(1)
"The Prisoner of Zelda by Anthony Hope."
#63
The Three Musketeers
5.0
(1)
"... The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas..."
#64
Penny Dreadful
5.0
(1)
"Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll be starting with Penny Dreadful and then working my way through the year of the scarab and dark ages clan novel books."
#65
Cats of the Louvre
5.0
(1)
"**Cats of the Louvre** sounds up her alley and is self contained in one book. It's a really well written story about anthropomorphic cats that live in the Louvre."
#66
Stargazing
5.0
(1)
"I always recommend **Stargazing** by Jen Wang for this age group, esp for girls. It's a great and challenging story told with emotional intelligence."
#67
Lumberjanes
5.0
(1)
"My kids always loved the Lumberjanes series."
#68
Sparks
5.0
(1)
"Sparks (3 books) - 2 cats use a dog suit as a disguise to be superheroes. funny."
#69
Hilo
5.0
(1)
"Hilo"
#70
Fantastic Four
5.0
(1)
"For current comics, the Fantastic Four run (written by Ryan North) is pretty G-rated."
#71
Cage!
5.0
(1)
"Cage! By Gennedy Tartakovsky."
#72
Bandette
5.0
(1)
"Bandette is sweet, also I'd recommend Unbeatable Squirrel girl!"
#73
She
5.0
(1)
"She by H. Rider Haggard and the sequel Ayesha: The Return of She by H Rider Haggard."
#74
The Witch Boy
5.0
(1)
"* The Witch Boy."
#75
Something is Killing the Children
5.0
(1)
"If they're into grittier/horror type things: Something is Killing the Children is probably my favorite comic going right now."
#76
Caroline O'Donoghue
5.0
(1)
"I loved it. It's quite a bit dark in places, so maybe look up content warnings just in case."
#77
Cherie Priest
4.0
(1)
"*Boneshaker* by Cherie Priest - steampunk + zombies"
#78
David Wellington
4.0
(1)
"Just read Positive by David Wellington. It was enjoyable."
#79
Bobby Adair
4.0
(1)
"Slow Burn series by Bobby Adair."
#80
Peddler in Another World
4.0
(1)
"I’d say.."
#81
Douglas Preston
4.0
(1)
"The Codex by Douglas Preston."
#82
Ascendance of a Bookworm
4.0
(1)
"Both fairly light hearted and completed series."
#83
Unbound Series
4.0
(1)
"I’m really liking it so far!"
#84
Jay Posey
4.0
(1)
"Three by Jay Posey. Post-cyberpunk-zombie-apocalypse western."
#85
Primer
4.0
(1)
"Is good. Very unique superhero!"
#86
Lazy Dungeon Master
4.0
(1)
"I think it's solid."
#87
Wolves on the Border
4.0
(1)
"Heir to the Dragon."
#88
King Solomon's Mines
4.0
(1)
"*The Lost World* (Arthur Conan Doyle, not Crichton)"
#89
J.P. Moore
4.0
(1)
"Toothless by J.P. Moore."
#90
Brian Keene
4.0
(1)
"The Rising, and its sequel City of the Dead."
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