Hey everyone! First time posting on this subreddit after browsing a bunch on it. I wanted suggestions for books based on my reading history. After not reading a full novel for almost 10+ years, I slowly started reading more last year (6 books which was a huge improvement for me).
The hardest part is choosing what to read next. Here are the books I read and my thoughts on them and would love suggestions based on this:
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1. Nightingale by Kristin Hannah – I loved this book, one of the first WWII books I read and appreciated the characters.
2. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah – This book was decent but a bit boring. It was my second Kristin Hannah book.
3. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah – Liked this book a lot, 2nd in my list of Hannah novels mainly because I really appreciated the relationship development between mom and daughter.
4. Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin – Probably my favorite book this year. Finished it in 2 days, could not put it down. The characters were so well done, and the storytelling was something I loved. Slowly revealing more and more about the past as the book moved on.
5. Moth by Melody Razak – Appreciated reading about the impact of the partition and especially the impact on women.
6. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr – Read a while back but I remember liking this novel.
7. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin – Took a while to read but man was it incredible. So well researched and the detail was great for someone with no knowledge of American history.
8. A Gentlemen in Moscow by Amor Towles – Loved it, felt like I was in the hotel!
9. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn – Meh. I got tired of WWII novels.
10. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles – Absolutely love this author. The characters are just so well developed.
by greatwhitenorther
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I would recommend Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, and Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. If you want a really engrossing historical non-fiction read, one of my favorites is Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe.
The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman seems like a good fit for you
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See.
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang.