Best recommendations for a new reader on Reddit

114 reviews from r/Marvel, r/comicbooks, r/booksuggestions and 13 more subreddits

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#1

Marvel

5.0
(33)
"It's an incredible deal if you're reading more than a couple of books a month."
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"Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman followed by Avengers/New Avengers & then Secret Wars also by Hickman"
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"Dr. Strange the oath by Brian k Vaughan"
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"Dr. Strange & Dr.Doom - Triumph & Torment"
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"Dr Strange by Jason Aaron"
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"Books of Doom by Ed Brubaker"
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"Kang the Conqueror by Collin Kelly"
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"Fantastic Four by Mark Waid"
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"Spectacular Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky"
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"Scarlet Witch by James Robinson"
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#2

Stephen King

4.9
(11)
"The most accessible place for new horror readers to start is Stephen King's short story collections."
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"The stories are short, readable, imaginative and some of them are terrifying."
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"I agree that short stories are a good starting place."
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"Two books I have recently read and loved: The Outsider by Stephen King, and Velocity by Dean Koontz."
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"Pet sematary by king is great (and the audiobook, read by michael c. Hall, is excellent)."
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"All by Stephen King: IT, The Shining, Dr. Sleep, Pet Sematary, Salem's Lot, Misery"
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"Pet semetary is also a great place to start in my opinion."
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"The Shining in my opinion is a great introduction to King, and isn't too long."
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"Just finished Pet Sematary and it was phenomenal."
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"The first book I read that got me hooked was Salems Lot."
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#3

Light Novel

4.9
(9)
"A comedy fantasy is suggest would be invincible shovel."
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"Torture Princess: a must, masterpiece"
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"I started with Berserk of Gluttony and I HIGHLY recommend it."
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"Out of these ones Mushoku holds the most value in terms of difference between Light Novel and anime so i would recomend that."
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"Definitely try Mushoku tensei and re zero."
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"I recommend A Certain Magical Index, Eighty-six and SAO(mostly progressive)."
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"I always recommend So I’m a Spider, So What? Can’t go wrong with this series."
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"Now that's done, light novels I recommend is: 1. Mushoku Tensei - cause it's always beginner friendly."
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"Saga of Tanya the evil: kind too heavy on the military side, but it's good"
#4

Webtoon

4.8
(9)
"The Spark in Your Eyes on webtoon, it's a masterpiece that's (imo) on the level of Your Throne."
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"The Princess's Double Life has really great characters and chemistry, and is really a hidden gem."
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"• The Reason why Raeliana ended up at the Duke's mansion {Completed}."
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"• The Flower that was bloomed by a cloud (Angst){Completed}."
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"• Miss not so sidekick {Completed}."
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"• Fiancé's Observational log of the self-proclaimed Villainess {Completed}."
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"Ones that I recommend: • Ellin's Solhwa {Completed}."
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"• Yona of the Dawn {Ongoing}[Anime + Manga]."
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"• Concubine Walkthrough {Ongoing}."
#5

Andy Weir

5.0
(3)
"The Martian by Andy Weir"
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"The Martian by Andy Weir! It's my go-to rec for anyone coming out of a book slump."
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"The Martian by Andy Weir, and the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher."
#6

Ernest Cline

5.0
(2)
"Ready Player One, Ernest Cline"
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"Well I’ll suggest Ready Player One by Ernest Cline."
#7

Frank Herbert

5.0
(2)
"Dune by Frank Herbert"
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"I restarted reading with "Dune" by Herbert and I recommend it to you too."
#8

Clive Barker

5.0
(2)
"There are six of them and they are the best things he wrote."
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"These have ghosts, monsters and everything in between."
#9

Joe Hill

5.0
(2)
"It's vastly different than the Netflix series, geared towards an adult reader, both disturbing and gory."
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"Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill"
#10

Robin Hobb

4.5
(2)
"Realm of the Elderlings, Robin Hobbs"
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"Might I recommend Assassins Apprentice. A royal bastard gets trained to be an assassin for the crown."
#11

Casey McQuiston

5.0
(1)
"Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston."
#12

Huston, Benson and Hurwitz

5.0
(1)
"It is a good starting point for the character."
#13

David Micheline, Warren Ellis, and Matt Fraction

5.0
(1)
"Iron Man: David Micheline, Warren Ellis, and Matt Fraction."
#14

Peter David and Greg Pak

5.0
(1)
"Incredible Hulk: Peter David and Greg Pak."
#15

Matt Fraction

5.0
(1)
"Hawkeye: Matt Fraction."
#16

Hickman

5.0
(1)
"Hickman’s run is a must."
#17

Christopher Paolini

5.0
(1)
"If you like fantasy you might try Eragon by Christopher Paolini."
#18

Laini Taylor

5.0
(1)
"The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Series by Laini Taylor."
#19

Ed Brubaker

5.0
(1)
"Captain America: Ed Brubaker."
#20

Snyder

5.0
(1)
"The last thing I absolutely loved was Snyder’s run"
#21

Holly Jackson

5.0
(1)
"**A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder**."
#22

Ben Dixon

5.0
(1)
"It’s an excellent adventure quest with four great main characters who have amusing banter in a fantasy world."
#23

Emily Hamilton

5.0
(1)
"A group of friends accidently steal a space ship."
#24

J. Zachary Pike

5.0
(1)
"It's a D&D style adventure, lots of fun. good character, amazing world building."
#25

Lumberjanes

5.0
(1)
"It’s just a fantastic series and very well drawn."
#26

Immortal Hulk

5.0
(1)
"Not a “what if,” but it doesn’t get much better in terms of contemporary Marvel with huge sci-fi concepts and lots of horror elements."
#27

Dean Koontz

5.0
(1)
"Dean Koontz - Watchers"
#28

Brandon Sanderson

5.0
(1)
"Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson"
#29

Adrienne Young

5.0
(1)
"The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young"
#30

India Holton

5.0
(1)
"The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton"
#31

Patrick Rothfuss

5.0
(1)
"The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss"
#32

William Peter Blatty

5.0
(1)
"William Peter Blatty - The exorcist"
#33

T. Kingfisher

5.0
(1)
"Swordheart by T. Kingfisher"
#34

Dan Simmons

5.0
(1)
"Dan Simmons - Summer of night"
#35

John Flanagan

5.0
(1)
"Rangers Apprentice, John Flanagan"
#36

H.C. Kilgour

5.0
(1)
"Nanagin, H C Kilgour"
#37

J.K. Rowling

5.0
(1)
"The Harry Potter books, the Fablehaven books, the Beyonders series, any of Rick Riordan's series."
#38

Olivia Atwater

5.0
(1)
"Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater"
#39

Neil Gaiman

5.0
(1)
"Good Omens is a good choice"
#40

Blake Crouch

5.0
(1)
"Dark Matter by Blake Crouch"
#41

John Carreyrou

5.0
(1)
"Bad Blood by John Carreyrou should help you get out of your reading slump."
#42

Sudha Murthy

5.0
(1)
"Start with Sudha Murthy's books.. i recommend u start with the latest "3000 stitches""
#43

Fredrik Backman

5.0
(1)
"They aren't fantasy but they are all books that will make you feel good after reading them"
#44

Susanna Clarke

4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. It’s a relatively shorter psychological mystery with excellent prose."
#45

ND Stevenson

4.0
(1)
"Nimona by ND Stevenson is a good one. Netflix just put out a movie version too!"
#46

Ali Hazelwood

4.0
(1)
"This list misses a couple of my go-tos: {bride by Ali Hazelwood} and {the bridge kingdom by Danielle Jensen}."
#47

Tom Taylor

4.0
(1)
"But just going to highlight X-23, if you want some of the best stories of hers, check out the All-New Wolverine comic by Tom Taylor."
#48

R.L. Stine

4.0
(1)
"They're easy to read and entertaining."
#49

ReLife

4.0
(1)
"**ReLife** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/manga/85849), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/relife), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/manga/relife), [MU](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=113469), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/manga/78523)) ^(Manga | Status: Finished | Volumes: 15 | Chapters: 238 | Genres: Psychological, Romance, Slice of Life)"

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