A Decade of Hit Books

Book Recommendation Requests > Reader’s Request

« previous
next »
Reader
Reader wants to read: I'd like to read a book for someone who's getting back into reading! I'm not a big fan of romance or fantasy. Some books that I liked were Life of Pi, Dune, The Glass Castle, and The Book Thief. My least favorite books are The Bell Jar and Stoner (by ...more
Sep 05, 2025 09:48PM  · 
Recommend a Book for Reader     compare books

About Reader


Books added: 23
Location: The United States


Recommendations

Eloise recommended:
ignore
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 01:16AM  · 
Eloise recommended:
ignore
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
White Teeth
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 01:16AM  · 
Eloise recommended:
ignore
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 01:17AM  · 
Eloise recommended:
ignore
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Martian
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 01:17AM  · 
Eloise recommended:
ignore
Shōgun by James Clavell
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 01:18AM  · 
Eloise recommended:
ignore
Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
Lavinia
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 01:19AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
Star Jumpers by Bernette Sherman
Star Jumpers: An Accidental Quest for Freedom
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:26AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
Educated by Tara Westover
Educated
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:26AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:27AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:27AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The Stranger
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:27AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Power
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:28AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:28AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
The Time in Between by María Dueñas
The Time in Between
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:28AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:29AM  · 
Cintia recommended:
ignore
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2025 10:29AM  · 
Antonio recommended:
ignore
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Night Road
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 07, 2025 01:48AM  · 
Antonio recommended:
ignore
All My Mothers by Joanna Glen
All My Mothers
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 07, 2025 02:01AM  · 
Antonio recommended:
ignore
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
The Giver of Stars
by
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sep 07, 2025 02:06AM  · 
flag
Other people's recommendation requests

Reader's Favorite Books

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Life of Pi
by
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Glass Castle
by
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
by
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon
by
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
by

Favorite Genres

Biography, Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, and Philosophy