Best novels on Reddit
149 reviews from r/suggestmeabook, r/graphicnovels, r/filmnoir and 14 more subreddits
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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
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."
#4
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."
#5
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."
#6
Dashiell Hammett
4.8
(4)
"Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon, The Continental OP"
"The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett"
"I enjoyed them, although they suffer a bit from being mostly released in serializations."
#7
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"
#8
Wynd
5.0
(3)
"Thinking outside the classic marvel or dc: WYND, Skyward, Tintin, Nimona."
"Wynd."
"Wynd."
#9
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."
#10
Toni Morrison
5.0
(3)
"Beloved by Toni Morrison."
"Pretty much anything by Toni Morrison."
#11
Tui T. Sutherland
5.0
(2)
"Squirrel Girl rocks."
"Wings of fire by Tui T Sutherland."
#12
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."
#13
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."
#14
Jeff Smith
5.0
(2)
"Bone!"
"Bone by Jeff Smith and Fables by Bill Willingham are both really good."
#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
Octavia Butler
5.0
(2)
"A good example of a novel that touches on the topic of chattel slavery in the US"
#17
Katie O’Neal
5.0
(2)
"The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neal"
"*The Tea Dragon Society.*"
#18
Hilda
5.0
(2)
"Hilda all day every day."
"Hilda is another that is just as great."
#19
Harper Lee
5.0
(2)
"To Kill A Mockingbird."
"To Kill a Mockingbird."
#20
Truman Capote
5.0
(2)
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Nonfiction but a great book club read."
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote"
#21
Barbara Kingsolver
5.0
(2)
"Demon Copperhead by Kingsolver."
"Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver."
#22
Tim Probert
5.0
(2)
"Similar to Bone and Amulet"
"Beautiful book in story and design."
#23
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"
#24
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"
#25
Kidnapped
5.0
(2)
"Kidnapped is another absolute joy from Stevenson."
"... 'Kidnapped'..."
#26
Library of America
5.0
(2)
"Published two beautifully bound, thin-paper omnibuses."
"Published two beautifully bound, thin-paper omnibuses."
#27
James M Cain
5.0
(2)
"And all the classic Cain."
"Are great starts, different from the films enough to really enjoy the books."
#28
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."
#29
Walter Mosley
4.0
(2)
"Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, is good."
"Devil in a blue Dress is great."
#30
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."
#31
Charles Willeford
4.0
(2)
"As well."
#32
Lost Horizon
5.0
(1)
"Lost Horizon by James Hilton"
#33
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
5.0
(1)
"The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson"
#34
Heart of Darkness
5.0
(1)
"... Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad..."
#35
Around the World in 80 Days
5.0
(1)
"Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne..."
#36
Pillars of the Earth
5.0
(1)
"Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is quite the epic read."
#37
The Witch Boy
5.0
(1)
"* The Witch Boy."
#38
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
5.0
(1)
"... or the Adventure of Tom Sawyer..."
#39
Twilight
5.0
(1)
"Twilight and pretty little liars are what got me into reading around that age."
#40
Bandette
5.0
(1)
"Bandette is sweet, also I'd recommend Unbeatable Squirrel girl!"
#41
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.0
(1)
"... The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn..."
#42
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."
#43
Fantastic Four
5.0
(1)
"For current comics, the Fantastic Four run (written by Ryan North) is pretty G-rated."
#44
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."
#45
Nimona
5.0
(1)
"NIMONA!! My favourite graphic novel of all time, by ND Stevenson."
#46
Avatar: The Last Airbender
5.0
(1)
"The avatar the last airbender graphic comics!"
#47
Power Pack
5.0
(1)
"I can also recommend Power Pack and Elfquest."
#48
Paper Girls
5.0
(1)
"Paper Girls if swearing is ok. Great YA time travel series all collected in one book."
#49
Anime or Manga
5.0
(1)
"Could always try any of the anime or manga you’ve read that was an adaptation of a light novel."
#50
Rebuild World
5.0
(1)
"Rebuild World."
#51
Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
5.0
(1)
"**Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon**."
#52
The Executioner and Her Way of Life
5.0
(1)
"The Executioner and Her Way of Life has amazing fight scenes."
#53
Infinite Dendrogram
5.0
(1)
"Infinite Dendrogram."
#54
Swiss Family Robinson
5.0
(1)
"Perhaps 'Swiss Family Robinson'..."
#55
Slow Horses
5.0
(1)
"Slow Horses series by Mick Herron."
#56
Victoria of Many Faces
5.0
(1)
"Is a recent one I read and loved a lot!"
#57
Hilo
5.0
(1)
"Hilo"
#58
Sparks
5.0
(1)
"Sparks (3 books) - 2 cats use a dog suit as a disguise to be superheroes. funny."
#59
Don Quixote
5.0
(1)
"Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes"
#60
Lumberjanes
5.0
(1)
"My kids always loved the Lumberjanes series."
#61
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."
#62
Captain Blood
5.0
(1)
"Captain Blood, or anything by Rafael Sabatini."
#63
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."
#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
Smile
5.0
(1)
"Smile series by Raina Telgemeier."
#66
The Three Musketeers
5.0
(1)
"... The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas..."
#67
The Prisoner of Zenda
5.0
(1)
"The Prisoner of Zelda by Anthony Hope."
#68
Pumpkinheads
5.0
(1)
"Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell."
#69
Harriet Beecher Stowe
5.0
(1)
"Will give you a very good look at slavery."
#70
L. Frank Baum
5.0
(1)
"*The Wizard of Oz* by L. Frank Baum."
#71
Caroline O’Donoghue
5.0
(1)
"Is great for this prompt."
#72
Yōko Ogawa
5.0
(1)
"The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa."
#73
Margaret Atwood
5.0
(1)
"The Handmaid's Tale."
#74
Claire Messud
5.0
(1)
"The Emperor’s Children by Messud."
#75
Ann Patchett
5.0
(1)
"The Dutch House by Patchett."
#76
Claire Douglas
5.0
(1)
"I have yet to find any of her books boring."
#77
Stuart Turton
5.0
(1)
#78
Andy Weir
5.0
(1)
"One of the best sci fi novels was project hail Mary."
#79
Casey McQuiston
5.0
(1)
"Very sweet book."
#80
Judity Greber
5.0
(1)
#81
Unbound Series
4.0
(1)
"I’m really liking it so far!"
#82
King Solomon's Mines
4.0
(1)
"*The Lost World* (Arthur Conan Doyle, not Crichton)"
#83
Primer
4.0
(1)
"Is good. Very unique superhero!"
#84
Wolves on the Border
4.0
(1)
"Heir to the Dragon."
#85
Lazy Dungeon Master
4.0
(1)
"I think it's solid."
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