Best novels on Reddit

"11/22/63 was the book that got my sister into reading"

"Christine was awesome, totally easy to read and relatable."

"Cujo as it’s an absorbing quick read."

"I can’t recommend Stephen kings “Fairy Tale” enough."

"The Shining."

"If he wants to read other horror novels that have been made into films Jaws by Peter Benchley was pretty good."

"The Shining, and Salems Lot are all really good."

"Misery!"

"Misery and The Shining."

"Start with Carrie or Joyland. They're far shorter."

"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."

"I have heard good things about The Tea Dragon Society."

"First book is Sabriel and the whole series is the Old Kingdom series."

"Sabriel Series by Garth Nix"

"My number 1 recommendation is the Abhorsen trilogy."

"The Abhorsen series by Garth Nix."

"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."

"Farewell My Lovely with Robert Mitchum is also a contemporary classic."

"The Big Sleep. The plot is just as insane as in the movie."

"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"

"Also check out Discworld (specifically the Tiffany Aching books as an entry point)."

"Discworld- Terry Pratchett, fantasy humor with dwarves, trolls, werewolves, vampires, etc"

"Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series."

"Wings of Fire is ALSO fantasy but with dragons"

"Wings of fire is a kids graphic novel about dragons."

"The Wings of Fire novels have graphic novel adaptations."

"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."

"The second book Devastation of Baal has the Blood Angels and their successor chapters fighting the Tyranids."

"For your Space Marines I’d recommend the following: Lords of Blood which is a Blood Angels omnibus."

"James Ellroy's L. A. Confidential is top notch noir crime novel."

"James Ellroy's L. A. Confidential is top notch noir crime novel."

"James Ellroy’s LA Quartet series beginning with Black Dahlia is beyond stellar."

"The Prince of Tides."

"Anything by Pat Conroy. Cold Sassy Tree."

"A Painted House."

"Adding David Goodis. Dark Passage, Shoot the Piano Player and Nightfall are my favorites."

"Adding David Goodis. Dark Passage, Shoot the Piano Player and Nightfall are my favorites."

"Adding David Goodis. Dark Passage, Shoot the Piano Player and Nightfall are my favorites."

"Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) - The Hunter, and all the subsequent Parker novels."

"The Outfit by Richard Stark"

"The Hunter by Richard Stark... I have a real fondness for it."

"Anthony Horowitz is a great mystery writer - and he tends to not be like super violent or gorey or anything."

"His Horowitz and Hawthorne series is a new take on the Sherlock dynamic."

"Anthony Horowitz: the Falcon's Malteser and other Diamond Brothers books."

"The old space wolf books by William King are a ton of fun."

"The uriel ventris and space wolf omnibuses are solid loyalist ones and are, in my opinion, solid classics."

"The space wolves omnibuses aren’t horribly expensive and are easy / entertaining reads."

"This book is a collection of short stories and pieces, centered around some of the elements of the Periodic Table."

"Great read."

"Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon, The Continental OP"

"The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett"

"To Kill A Mockingbird."

"To Kill a Mockingbird."

"The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neal"

"*The Tea Dragon Society.*"

"Squirrel Girl rocks."

"Wings of fire by Tui T Sutherland."

"Hilda all day every day."

"Hilda is another that is just as great."

"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"

"Bone!"

"Bone by Jeff Smith and Fables by Bill Willingham are both really good."

"The Diviners by Libba Bray"

"In terms of YA authors who do excellent character work, I would recommend Libba Bray."

"Might enjoy the Percy Jackson books; I checked them out a few years back cause everyone started talking about them randomly."

"I always suggest the Percy Jackson books for people who are getting back into reading or new to reading for fun."

"Jim Thompson - The Grifters, The Killer Inside Me"

"Read every Jim Thompson novel."

"Dan Simmons non-sci-fi booked are a good option."

"THE TERROR, by Dan Simmons, had an excellent TV adaptation, but the book is worth reading, for sure."

"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote"

"Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote"

"Ursula Leguin's Wizard of Earthsea series is probably the best fantasy series"

"The Annals of the Western Shore trilogy by Ursula Le Guin."

"Check out the Graphix imprint from scholastic, theyve got Bone (probably the best recommendation i can give, its a fantasy)"

"*Bone* by Jeff Smith"

"My Antonia by Willa Cather gives a slice of a certain part of American history."

"Also her Death Comes For the Archbishop."

"Suttree by Cormac McCarthy"

"Blood Meridian."

"V. Castro has two i absolutely love that involve really intelligent and strong ghost/spirits, The Haunting of Alejandra and Goddess of Filth."

"V. Castro has two i absolutely love that involve really intelligent and strong ghost/spirits, The Haunting of Alejandra and Goddess of Filth."

"I really enjoyed the surf noir novels from Kem Nunn: Tapping the Source and The Dogs of Winter."

"I really enjoyed the surf noir novels from Kem Nunn: Tapping the Source and The Dogs of Winter."

"Tea Dragon Society"

"Catstronauts (can't hurt to have a little SciFi in the mix)"

"For a similar level of character depth and development and emotional pain, I highly recommend The Raven Cycle series."

"The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (excellent writing and got this magical whimsy to it)"

"Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo"

"The Shadow and Bone trilogy (and anything else by Leigh Bardugo) is gen z’s YA fantasy series of choice for a reason"

"Interview with a Dracula, by Anne Rice"

"Ann Rice’s The Witching Hour for the descriptions of the Garden District in New Orleans."

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain."

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain."

"River of Kings is about three histories tied to place - both set primarily in Georgia."

"I’d add Taylor Brown to the list. A relatively young author (mid-30s?) his first novel Fallen Land was a poignant hero’s journey type of story."

"I loved The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (500+ pages)"

"Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig was a fun one!"

"Chronicles of Claudette are excellent Graphic Novels for kids."

"Chronicles of Claudette, beginning with Giants Beware"

"Rebirth and Quiver are both designed to be jumping on points and are incredibly well written..."

"Green arrow rebirth was pretty good"

"This one is one of my favourite, mostly because of Deathwatch novel by Steve Parker."

"For Deathwatch try looking for The Long Vigil, it’s an anthology of short stories."

"The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik (this is my #1 recommended book because it's such a fun urban fantasy)"

"Naomi Novik's Scholomance books are a lot of fun."

"Rangers apprentice by John Flanagan."

"The Rangers Apprentice by John Flanagan might scratch that itch."

"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."

"Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, is good."

"Devil in a blue Dress is great."

"Your Pal Fred by Michael Rex."

"This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki (graphic novel)."

"1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins"

"The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught."

"2. The 100 by Kass Morgan"

"Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen."

"Legend series by Marie Lu."

"Has a graphic novel my 12 year old loved."

"Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic by Sangu Mandanna."

"Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen."

"El Deafo by Cece Bell."

"3. Cursed Princess Club by Lambcat (Graphic Novel)"

"It captured fully my daughter's attention and she's often returning to it."

"It’s a fun, easy-to-read series."

"Alien Superstar by Henry Winkler."

"A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga."

"His early stuff was phenomenal, and even the newer stuff by other authors writing his characters is good."

"I usually read sci-fi exclusively but I've been really enjoying 'The Way of Kings' by Brandon Sanderson."

"His literary novels are an absolute blast. Start with The Wasp Factory, sure to blow your mind"

"I recommend The Red Right Hand by Joel Townsley Rogers."

"James M. Cain - The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity"

"Name of the Wind is what got me back into reading"

"The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins"

"Fantasy. Embodied gods, wizards, warriors, and magic."

"DC Comics Secret Hero Society- really fun DC gateway"

"Mr. Majestyk by Elmore Leonard"

"My fav book series. Deeply researched epic series covering multiple generations as Rome transitions from a republic to an empire."

"The Malazan Book of the Fallen, by Steven Erikson is a 10 book fantasy series."

"The greatest first novel from one of the best to ever do it- *Lord of Light* by Roger Zelazny."

"Kenzie & Gennaro books by Dennis Lehane are bangers."

"It's a historical fiction set during the Napoleonic war in England BUT magic exists."

"Try I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane and The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett"

"Check out the Babel series by Josiah Bancroft. It's a Steampunk miracle."

"Those will keep you busy *for quite a while* but also: Passion by Jeanette Winterson"

"The Amulet series is very good for young readers"

"My son liked sapiens he read it 3 times"

"Hooky is really good, it's adorable ! And only 3 books"

"Cleopatra in Space by Mike Maihack."

"The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks."

"Katie the Cat-Sitter by Colleen AF Venable & Stephanie Yue."

"Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess and Sarah Goetter."

"Lightfall By Tim Probert- Unique fantasy."

"This Was Our Pact- dreamy folktale coming-of-age."

"Space Boy- really good, but has 20+ volumes."

"American Born Chinese- simila"

"Persepolis is one of the best graphic novel series in French language."

"کئی چاند تھے سر آسماں شمس رحمان فاروقی."

"يادوں کی بارات ( یہ ناول نہیں ہے لیکن یہ کتاب کمال ہے) جوش ملیح آباد."

"علی پور کا ایلی ممتاز مفتی."

"اداس نسلیں عبداللہ حسین."

"Where The Crawdads Sing."

"The help!"

"The heart is a lonely hunter by Carson McCullers."

"The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennet."

"The Secret Life of Bees."

"The Prophets - Robert Jones Jr."

"The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois by Honoree Fannone Jeffers."

"The Color Purple."

"I highly recommend Tales of Habib the Hoaxter by Pamela Cox."

"Stuntboy in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds"

"Roots - Alex Haley."

"Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson"

"Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliot"

"Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton"

"Lonesome Dove."

"Kindred by Octavia E Butler."

"Johnny Boo by James Kochalka"

"Gone With The Wind."

"Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver."

"Maybe “Chasing Fireflies” by Charles Martin."

"Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Allison McGhee"

"Beloved by Toni Morrison."

"Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum"

"All the Kings Men."

"A Time To Kill."

"The Raina Telgemeier books are very very good."

"My favorite 600 page horror is Bret Easton Ellis' newer novel "The Shards"."

"THE RITUAL and THE REDDENING, by Adam LG Neville. All of his stuff is great."

"Someone asked me what the greatest thing I've read this year was and it was hands down Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers."

"Ryk E Spoor’s “Balanced Sword” trilogy is one of my favorite YA series."

"I really enjoy reading and collecting the Library of America box sets."

""The Cat Man of Allepo" - It's drawn by Yuko Shimizu."

""The Girl on the Other Side" by Nagabe - Beautiful story with great art."

""Wishes" by Muon Thi Van and Victor Ngai - the art of this book is so gorgeous!"

"You are looking for PIHKAL. Trust me."

"Get him some Calvin and Hobbes books."

"I cannot recommend highly enough the IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collections."

"Anything by Junji Ito! Although Uzumaki might be my fav."

"I second and third the Bone suggestions."

"I recently read, and loved, the first volume of Victoria of Many Faces!"

"Read books by Manav Kaul, Divya Prakash Dubey."

"Anand Yadav's novels are beautiful and provide a very good picture of rural Maharashtra."

"It's a very well written book!"

"Just started sugar apple fairy and the light novel is so good."

"There’s a webcomic that recently had a physical release called Scurry."

"Panipat by Vishwas Patil."

"October junction is good."

"Check the Nayi wali Hindi books from Hind Yugm Publications."

"Mouse Guard by David Petersen."

"Lumberjanes! Magical kittens!"

"Leave it to Chance by James Robinson."

"Korgi - it’s fairies, and well, corgis."

"Jonna and the unpossible monsters is something I would recommend."

"My personal favorite is the Elminster series by Ed Greenwood."

"Cormyr is the idealized version of a high fantasy kingdom."

"Is a good read if you are interested in tiefling society and pacts with devils."

"Beasts of Burden is a good one."

"A Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon"

"Anything by Jill McCorkle. She deftly balances the comic and tragic elements of Southern culture."

"Zita The Spacegirl by Ben Hatke is also cool."

"Writers and lovers by lily king."

"As well as tui Sutherland's wings of fire (dragons doing dragon stuff) series."

"Erin Hunter's warriors (cats doing cat stuff) series has a graphic novel offshoot."

"Brideshead Revisited. And I second the Power and the Glory recommendation."

"Septology by jon fosse is the most moving and honest depiction of faith i've ever experienced."

"Also highly recommend *rowing towards god* by anne sexton."

"My recommendations in no particular order would be Quiver by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester..."

"Not a novel, but personal narrative if that’s ok: I highly recommend God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn."

"Giants Beware! is a lot of fun and perfect for an 8yo."

"Fables is a very fun series."

"Have you tried Chinese or Korean novel? They often have this kind of cool/badass MC (imagine stuff like Solo Leveling)."

"Anything by annie dillard."

"Walter Moers - all of his Zamonien books"

"Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell"

"I started with the two Ultramarine omnis by McNeil. I thought they were an awesome way to get into the setting."

"The Black Water Saga by Michael McDowell"

"Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor"

"Grey Knights Omnibus by Ben Counter is a great read."

"If you’re into vampire novels, fevre dream by GRRM!"

"Ciaphas Cain."

"Anything by Clyde Edgerton."

"I like the mysteries of Attica Locke."

"I would recommend the Young Wizard's series by Diane Duane."

"Welding with Children by Tim Gautreaux"

"Tamora Pierce, starting with The Song of the Lioness quartet."

"The Reformatory by Tananarive Due"

"The Poet of Tolstoy Park by Sonny Brewer"

"The Great Tree of Avalon by T.A. Barron."

"Try The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier."

"I recommend Anna James ' new novel, The Chronicles of Whetherwhy."

"The Brothers K by David James Duncan"

"Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder"

"My fave YA series is Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner."

"**Wendell Berry** - *Port William Novels* which are stories set in a fictional town in agrarian rural Kentucky."

"These are older books but you might enjoy the Myth, inc series by Robert Aspirin."

"The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta!"

"Lamb by Christopher Moore"

"His Fair Assassin trilogy by R. L. LaFevers."

"The Graceling Realms series by Kristin Cashore is very good at being 'Hobb but YA'."

"Gilead by Marilynne Robinson"

"I remember really loving Elenium trilogy by Eddings at that age."

"The Dave Robicheaux novels by James Lee Burke are really good mysteries set in Louisiana."

"Cutting for Stone By Abraham Verghese"

"Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr"

"Highly recommend the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander."

"Charms for the Easy Life and other books by Kaye Gibbons."

"Have you tried the Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud?"

"Books by Reynold Price."

"Books by Rick Bragg."

"Anything by Francis Hardinge (try Deeplight or Skinful of Shadows) or Diana Wynne Jones."

"Andy Weir's novels like the Martian and Project Hail Mary had a bit of technical science that I appreciated as a chemist."

"Moving On by McMurtry."

"Try Mating - Norman Rush."

"If you want a book about an insane character try you've lost alot of blood by eric larocca."

"Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley would be a good place to start."

"The Only Good Indians by SG Jones has a pretty gnarly elk "spirit" (in a human / animorph form) that hunts down four men for revenge."

"Russ MacDonald's The Galton Case and The Drowning Pool I also recommend."

"For an outdoor horror with a monster try the fisherman by John langan."

"Check out The Asphalt Jungle by W.R. Burnett."

"The Appeal by Janice Hallett was a fun one."

"Max Alan Collins’ Quarry novels."

"Mary by Nat Cassidy is on the longer side and I really thoroughly enjoyed that book."

"Lost Man's Lane by Scott Carson... are the first things that popped into my head!"

"I would also recommend Ross McDonald’s Lew Archer books."

"In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan is a standalone magic school story."

"Devolution by Max Brooks is about a group of hipsters cut off from society in a small mountain community trying to fight off a pack of Bigfoots."

"Devil's Creek by Todd Keisling... are the first things that popped into my head!"

"The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum Was a fun read"

"Between Two Fires by Christopher Beuhlman... are the first things that popped into my head!"

"Bad Cree by Jessica Johns is another Wendigo horror."

"Pretty much everything I’ve read published by Hard Case Crime has been good."

"My daughter liked Emily the Strange."

"Hex Vet, about a vet for magical animals."

"I highly recommend The Sickness and Ice Cream Man."

"I personally love Tearmoon Empire."

"I'm reading Eighty Six, The Apothecary Diaries, Days with My Step Sister."

"You might enjoy The Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, by Kelley Armstrong."

"The first book is Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley."

"Try an English translation of Das Parfum (The perfume) by Patrick Süskind."

"I particularly enjoyed Girl in Blue, A Break with Charity, and Taking Liberty."

"Elif Batuman's books will put you in the academic mood: The Idiot and Either/Or."

"New 52 Jeff Lemire run and the Rebirth run by Ben Percy are really solid."