# SDMB Book Recommendation Thread Compendium

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [March 2, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220 "2011-03-02T16:08:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/21 "2011-05-15T18:55:27Z")

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    - Novels  
**Mystery, Detective, Political**  
[Who likes good spy novels? Let’s share recommendations (aka I need a new book)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=142271)  
[Obscure novels–mystery division](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413754)  
[What is the quintessential Detective Novel?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527272)  
[Help me find good detective/mystery novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=418063)  
[Historical detective novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=215543)  
[Looking for thriller novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=513052)  
[Political Thrillers (novels)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=243248)  
[Novels with presidents as characters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=273102)  
[Alternative historical novels postulating dictatorship in the USA](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=279198)  
[Suggested anti-war novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156079)  
**Graphic Novels**  
[Really Fabulous Graphic Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=169681)  
[What classics do you like as graphic novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562027)  
[Good Graphic Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=124944)  
[Which Batman Comics/Graphic Novels Should I read?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256791)  
**Romance**  
[Are there romance novels for gay and lesbian audiences?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=165994)  
[“Oh, Mary! Know Any Early Gay Novels?”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=232420)  
[Needed: some really filthy romance novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=587915)  
[Best Romance novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468965)  
**Sci-Fi, etc**  
[Any ‘realistic’ sci-fi novels depicting what might happen if human-like AI were created?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=589866)  
[Science Fiction Novels – recommendations, please!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=113210)  
[What is the quintessential science fiction novel?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299248)  
[Recommend some time travel novels (potential spoilers)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=132788)  
[Please recommend dystopian novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527080)  
[Alternative History Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151645)  
[Recommend me some good “end of the world” novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=113480)  
[Astronomy mystery novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198258)  
[Recommend some good cyberpunk novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=131799)  
[Steampunk Novel titles Requested](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=169132)  
[Star Trek Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=291424)  
[Are any of the Star Wars novels any good?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=295179)  
[“Idea” Novels\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=514756) (\*\*A sci-fi novel in which the plot, characters, and setting are all secondary to the idea of the book)  
**Time Period**  
[Good novels set in biblical times](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=241969)  
[Novels set during 60BC-400AD](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562201)  
[Novels set in New Testament Palestine?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=367538)  
[Historical Novels (&etc) from the time of King Ethelwulf, Alfred, other pre-Normans](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=425147)  
**Location**  
[Need ideas for easy read novels set in London](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349968)  
[Novels set in 16th Century Japan?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150161)  
[Novels set in Germany, originally written in English, not about WWII or Cold War??](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395611)  
[Good historical novels set in Viking times](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=463329)  
[Fantasy novels with an Asian setting or Asian theme](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566585)  
[Novels about Ancient Rome](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6101097)  
[Are there any good fantasy novels set in the USA?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=516025)  
**Fantasy**  
[Fantasy novels featuring siblings](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=329295)  
[Young Adult Fantasy Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=161938)  
[Non-Twilighty Vampire Novels for YA recommendations requested](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569862)  
[Recommend some “Orcs with machine guns” novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=543886)  
**Horror**  
[Christmas Horror Novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542493)  
[Any humorous horror novels out there?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=429223)  
[Recommend good horror novels…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152212)  
**Book Type**  
[First-person novels/stories where the narrator dies (spoilers)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331123)  
[Novels whose stories take place within one day](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=595704)  
[Stories or novels written in unusual tenses/perspectives](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548275)  
[Novels by Famous Non-Writers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=504438)  
[Famous novels supposedly written in a few days](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=159490)  
**Favorites, etc**  
[What a Novel Thread (Your Five Fave Novels)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=232422)  
[What are the 5 best novels you’ve ever read?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=200333)  
[The Twentieth Century - Best Novels (First Cut)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366562)  
[Classic novels that have aged well](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438011)  
[What contemporary novels would you like to learn about?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=174429)  
**Other**  
[Novels with “reformed” demons?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=494272)  
[Novels Originally in Italian, Translated in English](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=464542)  
[Samurai Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=134966)  
[Novels in academic settings?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365741)

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**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/22 "2011-05-16T16:28:13Z")

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Nice job **Shadez**! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/23 "2011-05-16T16:37:58Z")

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Subscribed!

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/24 "2011-05-18T02:24:46Z")

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This is great. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/25 "2011-05-28T17:21:45Z")

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**Shadez** , excellent work!

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/26 "2011-05-30T00:48:23Z")

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**Non-fiction**  
[Recommend some good non-fiction books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=121055)  
[Nonfiction recommendations, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9914514)  
[Non-Fiction Recommendations, Please.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=219213)  
[Do you know of any non-fiction page-turners?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302072)  
[Five favourite non-fiction books…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=205193)  
[Non-fiction titles you think everyone should read](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478186)  
[Recommend great non-fiction!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=372826)  
[Please recommend some fascinating non-fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11389392)  
[Most Clever Non-Fiction Book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=200709)  
[Fun to read non-fiction books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430455)  
[Please recommend some fascinating non-fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=525477)  
[Best non-fiction books about presidents…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527706)  
[Recommend true crime narrative non-fiction books, please?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577431)  
[Humour in travel/non-fiction writing, rec’s for Bill Bryson fan](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292598)  
[Science fiction and non-fiction suggestions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252800)  
[Recommend non-fiction about mental illness](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=589877)

**Biography**  
[Recommend a biography of Jesus](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=476692)  
[Help me read a biography of every US President](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=275225)  
[Definitive Biography of Andrew Jackson?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445387)  
[Abe Lincoln biography recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=448719)  
[What’s the best Lincoln biography?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473777)  
[What is a good Rock n Roll (auto)biography?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13803113)  
[Beatles nerds - what’s the best Fab Four biography/book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=424100)  
[A biography / memoir for my bookclub](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508015)

**Children’s/YA**  
[Picture book masterpieces](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432672)  
[Help find a great book series for an 8 year old girl](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577477)  
[Recommend a Childrens Book - Fantasy to Mythology-based Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413854)  
[Recommendation for juvenile Roman Empire fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=381880)  
[Juvenile Science Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=123233)  
[What kids/YA fiction have you re-read as an adult and liked?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=519773)  
[YA Fiction Recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=493428)  
[Need Recommendations for Young Adult Literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=129221)  
[I seek Young Adult literature recommendations (for a class)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371874)

**Favorites/General**  
[If (author)wrote it, then I’ll buy it (book) list.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=209822)  
[Do you have certain authors where you must own the book, even if you’ve read it?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=85830)  
[What is your favorite book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156166)  
[What was the first book you fell in love with?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=115209)  
[Recommend me a page-turner of an epic book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=212894)  
[Recommend a truly funny book (again)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=480604)  
[Recommend Omni a Book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368311)  
[Recommend me a book on British (or any country’s) history.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=263738)  
[Looking for a Book of Philosophical Puzzles](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=462345)  
[Suggestions for a ‘Book Club’ reading list](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=170757)

**Literature**  
[Poems/literature based on The Odyssey?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346775)  
[Professor/student affairs in literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=267504)  
[Literature based on books of the Bible](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=392520)  
[The best of Canadian literature?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=248511)  
[Forgotten/Obscure Masterpieces of Literature Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=155820)  
[‘Small-town America’ Literature - recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=291881)  
[Classics of Chinese Literature Advice needed: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, etc.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356052)  
[Can anyone recommend me some great fight scenes(?) in literature?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=251225)  
[Intimate brother-sister relationships in literature–healthy & otherwise](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469795)  
[Bibilophiles! Need advice on buying 30K of American literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=266884)  
[Works of literature by a Brit set in the US (or vice versa)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=530286)  
[What’s the best New Orleans based literature/movies?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333123)  
[Suggest some African literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=442970)  
[Recommendations of Humorous Literature?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=426481)  
[I Want Paranoid Literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=117219)  
[Recommend me some “mindfuck” fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=483882)  
[20th century literature–passive narrators](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=379472)  
[Rasicm and Bigotry in Literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=191875)  
[Truly evil characters in film and literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=598874)  
[The Five Essential American Literature Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=575391)  
[What Great and Influential work of literature should I read?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=587206)  
[What works of art/literature best address the following polical/policy questions?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=582377)  
[What’s your comfort entertainment literature?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=578230)  
[Entice others to read your fave classic/revered literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10129444)  
[Please recommend a work of “great” literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=192773)  
[Animal Themes in Film/Literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=180524)  
[Worst best friends in literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=521180)  
[BEST best friends in literature (open spoilers likely)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=521412)  
[What 1951-2000 U.S. Literature will endure?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=3562829) [200 years from now]

**Fantasy**  
[Urban Fantasy…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=556971)  
[Looking for examples of Achilles’ heels in fantasy literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449343)  
[Looking for examples of sentient spiders in fantasy literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441716)  
[Non-creepy eunichs in fantasy fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511419)  
[Looking for transformed and amnesiac characters in fantasy fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468738)

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/27 "2011-05-30T00:55:11Z")

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**Fiction**  
[Fiction for International Relations majors…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=547662)  
[Recommend some “puzzle” fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347348)  
[Recommend a great piece of contemporary fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=594295)  
[Recommend some entertaining cryptozoology fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588563)  
[Uplifting fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=533306)  
[Heinlein fans: non-monogamy fiction recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363159) (Sci-Fi and non Sci-Fi)  
[Recommend me some utopian and dystopian fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=581449)  
[Diametrically opposed twins in real life, and fiction.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=315212)  
[Gamer fiction? Books based on games? Books that ARE games?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459820)  
[Prehistorical Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=204602)  
[Pro-totalitarian works of fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=529658)  
[Does anyone write pirate fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394896)  
[Some good historical fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163571)  
[Reccomend Post Apocalyptic Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=450191)  
[Recommend some good post-apocalyptic/survivalist fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=322354)  
[What are some good fiction books on the antichrist/end of the world, etc](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371967)  
[Celebrities in post-apocalyptic fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438961)  
[Real people as characters in fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=496921)  
[Anthropology Fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354989)  
[Fiction _starring_ fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=600138) (entire plot is based on the existence and properties of the inner work)  
[Fictional works of fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=341953) (similar)  
[Machine-Gods, in fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=464648)  
[Recommend me some long and cluttered fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=521485)  
[Looking for horror fiction recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=367159)  
[Horror fiction fans, which book next?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470867)  
[Monsters in the Closet: Fiction that supposes they’re real](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=250692)  
[Reccomend a Mystery, Fantasy, or Other Fiction Book for Me, Please!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=135427)  
[Recommend me some Werewolf Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=581378)  
[Fiction that strains, but does not break the fourth wall](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305941)  
[Great detective fiction without a single murder (spoilers possible)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346921)  
[Any magical…_guns,_ in fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=211305)  
[AnnaLivia’s search for Jewish fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=190204)  
[Please recommend some new literary fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=520295) (June 2009)  
[Unreliable narrator…but what about unreliable REALITY in fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422934)  
[Fiction where the Neanthertals weren’t extinct?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=465820)  
[Can anyone recommend some good first person fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=215198)  
[Recommend me some fiction with 1st person POV](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=199795)  
[Recommend some Southern fiction for a man who knows what he likes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506109)  
[Political fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491191)  
[Looking for Regency Era-Set Historical Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=490415)  
[Fiction (prob. magical realism) where wishes come true?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=483931)  
[Getting Near Hallowe’en: Scary short fiction/ghost stories?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=487875)  
[Any fiction told through documents? Example in OP.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438491)  
[Is there any alternate-history fiction about democratic socialism winning and working?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=549155)  
[Most and Least Realistic Historical Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335392)  
[Feminist Utopian Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=219005)  
[Fiction in which torture doesn’t work (open spoilers likely)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484661)  
[Favorite opening lines in fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=315754)

**Science Fiction**  
[Time Travel Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=557699)  
[Time-travel fiction with rules that make sense](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=485907)  
[Good time-travel fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=375929)  
[Please recommend some worthwhile time travel fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482034)  
[Science fiction with no human characters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=130412)  
[Best Science Fiction Author From The 80’s On](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=587509)  
[Underrated science fiction/fantasy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=273417)  
[Positive portrayals of mentally ill characters in fiction (esp SF)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=334075)  
[Character-based and psychological science fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=199855)  
[Time-Dilation in Science Fiction stories?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=549219)  
[Little Known Nifty Ideas From Science Fiction and Fantasy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=597602)  
[Recommend me some hard science fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586603)  
[Cutting my science fiction teeth](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=191938)  
[New to SF literature: where do I start](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460342)  
[Mars in science-fiction - best example?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470338)  
[Good science fiction and fantasy lit vs. the bad stuff](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294503)  
[Science fiction about colonizing the moon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=533663)  
[Who is the greatest science fiction writer of all time?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586540)  
[Science fiction books where the ‘science’ is emphasized](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=102195)  
[Science fiction that get RL science right?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=529836)  
[Down-to-earth science fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=216182)  
[Science Fiction–Newer Books!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=536438) (Oct 2009)  
[Recent science fiction/fantasy paperbacks](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=332885) (Sept 2005)  
[New Science Fiction Novelists](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=183944) (May 2003)  
[Favourite throw-away ideas in Science Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=326265)  
[Great (lesser known) Trials in Science Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308958)  
[Science Fiction Satires](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268383)  
[Accessable Science Fiction/Fantasy for my mother](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=480227)  
[Science Fiction set around the time of the end of the universe](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469845)  
[In search of science fiction recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=84407)  
[Recommend me some girly science fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=605753)  
[Lost Classics of Science Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=1893012)  
[Literature set in space colonies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=85321)

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/28 "2011-06-04T00:55:45Z")

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**Whatcha Reading Threads, 1999-2014**

**2012** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=636789) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=640397) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=643731) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=646902) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650173) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=653699) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=657049) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=660444) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=663945) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=667209) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=670632) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=674031)

**2013** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=677325) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=680799) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=683718) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=686708) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689665) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=692521) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=695161) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=698191) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=700948) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=703508) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=706561) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709134)

**2014** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711805) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714596) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717102) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719749) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722346) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=724905) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=727496) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729665) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=732507) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=735880) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=739290) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742274)

**2011** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=591171) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=595273) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=598783) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602766) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=606739) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610617) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614562) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618371) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=622599) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=626265) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629779) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14546001)

**2010** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=545955) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550218) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554020) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558006) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=561630) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565205) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569164) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573147) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576524) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=580186) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=583755) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=587468)

**2009** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=499816) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10768244) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508586) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=512394) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=516186) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=519495) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=522871) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=526466) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=529943) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=534116) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=538145) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=541992)

**2008** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449654) - [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=453866) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=457923) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=461940) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466085) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469720) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473856) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=477778) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=481353) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=485740) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=490492) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495324)

**2007** : [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408507) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412129) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=421547) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=425921) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=428369) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438521) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=442270) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446035)

**2006** : [01](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356089) - [03](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362592) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=367266) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=377183) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=389599) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395668) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399704)

**2005** : [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302508) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=314289) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317097) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=322653) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=334131) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343935) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349240)

**2004** : [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=248812) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=260406) - [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=275676) - [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=279008) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=291338)

**2003** : [02](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=165217) - [05](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=187212) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=188389) - [07](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=3791696) - [09#1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=210976) - [09#2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=213661)

**2002** : [03#1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103461) - [03#2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=106265) - [04](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=110188) - [06](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=122505) - [08](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=131255) - [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152697)

**2001** : [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=96636)

**1999** : [09](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=13357) - [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=15699)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/29 "2011-10-14T18:23:11Z")

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A literary friend just asked me “What’s so special about about that place?” and I showed her this thread.

Her response: :eek::D:cool:

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/30 "2011-12-17T04:15:50Z")

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**Sci Fi/Fantasy**  
[Suggest Good Science-Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=622196)  
[Recommend “action” SF literature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629426)  
[What science fiction series have FTL travel but no intelligent alien life?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632622)  
[African-American SciFi Authors in the 1950’s “Golden Age”?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=630634)  
[SF&F recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=485682)  
[Recomendation for a good fantasy book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=166180)  
[Help me find a fantasy novel like this…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629213)  
[Need Book Suggestion Regarding Magic as Science](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=582086)

**For Children**  
[Recommend some great sci-fi reading for middle school science class](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=598413)  
[Fantasy Books for Boys](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14564898) [11 years]  
[Daughter tired of reading about vampires … any good werewolf-based series?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=551385) [13 years]

[Books recommendations for gay and lesbian teens](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=85562)  
[Whatcha reading aloud to your kids?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385944)  
[Recommend some children’s books to me.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=631640) [9 years, girl]  
[Looking for young teen / tween books where young MALE hero learns courage / fighting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=611557)  
[Books for 3-5 year olds about the ‘birds and the bees’](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=616003)  
[Best bedtime board books for babies?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613783)

**Mystery/Horror/Crime**  
[Recommendations for spooky/mystery short stories?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=489730)  
[Recommend me some movies and novels about ghosts](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14458287)  
[Any True Crime fans here with some recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586676)  
[Fall reading: cozy mysteries, ghost stories, and beyond!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623993)  
[Recommend me a serial killer thriller](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623233)

**War**  
[Book recommendations please - specifically Vietnam/Korean War](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495946)  
[Most realistic WWIII/post-apocalyptic novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610975)  
[Recommend books on the Falklands War](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632869)

**Hobbies**  
[Gardeners – Whatcha Readin’?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=312951)  
[Knitters: What do you think are the “must-have” books for any knitters?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=599706)

**Location/Setting**  
[Any Dominican Republic novel recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=543849)  
[Recommend some stories set in orphanages or boarding schools, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633454)

**Favorites**  
[Top ten reading picks for 2010](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=590736)  
[What are you Re-Reading?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=450599)  
[Books you couldn’t put down](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618254)  
[The Author Guy [recommend an author like Christopher Moore]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=622392)  
[Which book series are you reading?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=619497)

**Other**  
[Suggest a good book on voodoo?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614390)  
[Looking for a novel that takes place underwater](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610997)  
[Recommend me: Adventure book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610215)  
[I need a book with a happy ending](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614151)  
[Help me pick a good cyberpunk novel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632844)  
[Book rec for someone who loved Blink, Guns, Germs and Steel and Omnivore’s Dilemma?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=497431)  
[I just read a very funny book; Your recommendation for others requested](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=312715)  
[Recommend me some factual reads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=634280)  
[Please recommend a book about leadership](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623451)  
[Pirate novel recommendation?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617362)  
[Recommend graphic novels / mangas](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=630814)  
[Books about a single song?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633889)

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/31 "2011-12-21T23:44:11Z")

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I usually answer the thing at the end of the book on Kindle and it goes to my FB page, but my tastes have been very narrow, so I will subsrcibe here, especially for cheap or free Kindle books.

I sure will check this out, and what a great idea, **MsWhatsit**!

Thanks

Q

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/36 "2012-06-10T08:35:41Z")

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Just got a new Kindle Touch so this thread is great, many thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/37 "2012-08-23T21:20:01Z")

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[New non-fiction recommendation thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=662451)

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/38 "2012-11-04T01:47:35Z")

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**Science Fiction**  
[Good Young-Adult or Easy-Adult Post-Apocalyptic/Zombie Books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=635296)  
[Post Apocalyptic Steam Power Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=665200)  
[Remind me of some good teen SF/fantasy books from my childhood](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=635386)  
[Any good alien invasion novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15058095)  
[Military Science Fiction Recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=638183)  
[Recommend a First Contact novel (sci-fi)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289837)  
[OP wants to read another Deep Space Nine Novel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617639)  
[Recommend a stealth sci-fi type novel for my book club](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=660450)  
[Recommend a time travel book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=661174)  
[Recommend me a Time Travel Novel that…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=570878)  
[Hard Sci-fi Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=606358)  
[What should be my first science fiction novel?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=659241)

**Fantasy**  
[Good Sci Fi and Fantasy that I can probably find for cheap in a used bookstore!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=654946)  
[Point me towards some good trashy fantasy fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=635461)  
[Recommend some “magic in the real world” books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=644539)  
[Book recommendations for a cheesy D&Dish fantasy?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=658631)  
[Please recommend me some steampunk that isn’t set in london and doesn’t feature vampires](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=649580)  
[Recommend me books/films about mythological & folk tricksters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=659443)  
[Suggest a fantasy comic book for me to try](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=667821)  
[Recommend graphic novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324298)  
[Recommend some lesser-known fantasy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=520288)

**Mystery**  
[Let’s talk about our favorite mystery novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648587)  
[Favorite Fictional Detectives-Book Division](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=637886)  
[Recommend me some decent crime novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=532698)  
[Please recommend me some non-Doyle Sherlock Holmes novels/stories](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363018)

**Wars & History**  
[Books/films dealing with pre-WWI espionage?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406978)  
[Books/films on World War One](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=646462)  
[Book recommendations? American history](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=647721)  
[Please recommend book(s) on early US history with the emphasis on . . .[years 1750-1800 and key persons & ideas]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15202655)  
[Reccomend Excellent U.S. History Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655767)  
[Strange alternative history novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651142)  
[Please recommend a book on the history of The Holy Roman Empire](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=663647)  
[Novels and stories about interwar Britain?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=664023)  
[Please recommend a good book on 18th-century West Africa](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=84145)  
[Recommend Books on Early Fertile Crescent Civilizations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=649084)  
[Reccommend some historical/fantasy military campaign fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=592043)

**Non-Fiction**  
[Recommend me some good non-fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=634969)

**Type**  
[Works of Fiction Where the Villain is the (or a) Main Character](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651634)  
[Recommend a good non-Grisham legal novel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364941)  
[Wanted: Books which (attempt to) explain EVERYTHING.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=647535)  
[Please recommend a scary ghost book.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306432)  
[Need a trashy novel to read that isn’t Star Trek!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=658037)  
[Book Recommendation-Isolated women](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655835)  
[Please recommend a Pride and Prejudice sequel or “variation”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=637688)  
[Let’s talk about literature that presents non-belief in a positive light.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=668295)  
[Novels that end with their own beginning – Any examples? (Open spoilers)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=668376)  
[Easy reads for a thirty-something who wants to get started on the classics](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=641076)  
[Recommend a classic novel that’s also a page-turner?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565103)  
[Recommend me a fun, easy, light read-- quick!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562134)  
[Now recommend some books for a nine year old girl](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=293046)  
[Recommend books for my 70 year old dad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=669167)  
[Looking For A Book About A Man With Multiple Personalities](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=504854)  
[Book Recommendation: Complex Experimental Surreal Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655938)  
[Gruesome pre-modern civilisations, and rule through terror](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15271356)  
[Recommend me some humor/dramedy/slice of life novels!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553450)  
[Recommend some erotic lit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=450807)  
[Recommend me some erotica, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=505098)

**Other**  
[Need Book Recommendations for a Short Hospital Stay](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=639383)  
[Looking for a good book to bring on a trip - ideas?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=641300)  
[Recommend a book for a long plane flight](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349426)  
[The most depressing book you’ve ever read, but was still a good book (spoilers)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=653015)  
[Books that made you cry](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=668744)  
[Book(s) You read that you’re pretty sure nobody else has read](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650385)  
[Books you have on your shelf, taunting you to be read](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=654470)  
[List your three favorite books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=643619)  
[Greatest American novel?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=426651)  
[The Book Recommendation Challenge [for specific dopers]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91749)  
[Share beautiful passages of prose in your favorite fiction.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=657372)

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**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/39 "2013-01-02T04:34:56Z")

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> **[best book on the gold standard](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=677095)**
>
> looking for a title about the history and rationale of the gold standard. no conspiracy or kooky stuff. something pragmatic. thanks in advance and sorry if this was the wrong forum for such a specific request.

another one for the compilers.

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/41 "2013-06-26T07:46:01Z")

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**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/43 "2014-07-11T17:09:33Z")

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Here’s a category not covered by any of the above, which seems like it would be a very important thread: \*\*Books by _modern writers in other languages, translated into English._ (Currently popular writers still releasing new titles.)

I’ve read Muriel Barbery, Peter Hoeg, Stieg Larson, Herta Müller, Per Petterson, Bernhard Schlink, and several Japanese authors. Where can I find recommendations for others that I might be missing?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/44 "2014-12-12T16:22:24Z")

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Just updated the “whatcha reading” master list with entries for 2012-14. Thanks, **Shadez**!

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/45 "2014-12-12T18:57:50Z")

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Many thanks to all. I love the Dope!

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/46 "2014-12-12T21:42:19Z")

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Merry Christmas. 🙂

**War and (alternate) history**  
[Alternate History Stories](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=740469)  
[Is there any alt-history fiction where Native Americans colonize Europe?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718798)  
[Books about servants’ worlds similar to Downton Abbey](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714873)  
[Fiction that predicted the fall of the Soviet Union? (and those that didn’t!)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=700516)  
[Recommend a book on European history, c. 1450-1550](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=701069)  
[Good popular history of World War I?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742877)  
[Recommend some books on post-WW2 military aviation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=699979)  
[Short stories with Adolf Hitler as the good guy?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=733207)  
[Please suggest a dispassionate bio of Richard III](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711029)

**Science fiction and fantasy, in that order**  
[50 Essential Science Fiction Novels for a Public Library](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722079)  
[Recommend Me Some Good New SF&F](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=706338)  
[Good Sci-Fi anthologies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=699573)  
[What classic sci-fi should I read next?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=699443)  
[Science Fiction Like A Song of Ice and Fire?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713849)  
[Having just finished a magical realism novel I need some hard Science fiction - The hardest!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709116)  
[Looking for some good hard science fiction that’s not internet centric](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=695723)  
[Recommend some colonization-themed science fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=686627)  
[Reccomend Me Authors Similar to Philip K. Dick](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723300)  
[Nuclear war fiction…set during the attack!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689982)  
[Post-Apocalyptic Book Suggestions?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=732640)  
[Any post-apocalypse fiction that prominently features bicycles?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=726741)  
[I’m looking for sci-fi/fantasy stories set on non-spherical worlds.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=671191)  
[Time travel to the present book recommendations.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=740508)  
[F&SF worlds, the really awesomely creative ones](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709224)  
[Fantasy and SF novels since 2000 that Might Be Essentials One Day](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722481)  
[Scifi/Fantasy books with strong female characters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=690564)  
[If I liked The Name of the Wind, then I would like…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=702366)  
[Books with Centaurs as Characters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=215777)  
[Fairy tales with good adoptive (or step) parents](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650443)  
[Best Stand Alone Fantasy Novel? (no spoilers)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708438)  
[Recommend some fantasy to me](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=692905)  
[I’m looking for fantasy stories in which magic is literally, physically dangerous to humans.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728103)  
[Looking for modern fantasy books/stories including magical apprenticeship](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=693841)  
[So I’ve been reading a lot of Epic Fantasy lately](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=727964)  
[Fantasy Books with a Female Lead](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=721906)  
[Recommend fantasy short story with familiars](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=712279)

**Age-specific**  
[Book Series for a 7 year old?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=725298)  
[Comic books for an 8-year-old](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=671336)  
[Book Suggestion? pre-teen, non-fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=700774)  
[War literature (for a 17 y/o)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=704245)

**Audio books**  
[absolute best books on CD?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=737900)  
[Audio Book for 17 hour car ride - Need Answer Fast](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=698994)  
[Can you recommend a good audiobook?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722937)

**Horror / thriller**  
[Best Lovecraft tribute story/book you’ve read?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=737666)  
[Reccomend me long literary action/thriller novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=725783)

**Favorites, (other) book type, etc**  
[“10 Book Series So Addictive, You Never Want Them to End”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708637)  
[Which are the best 5 novels you have read in the last 5 years?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=727181)  
[Do you have a “perfect” book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729868)  
[50 tough books [off site list + discussion]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=706953)  
[Books or book series most consider “guilty pleasures”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=740525)  
[Reccomend me Fun and Complex Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715280)  
[Books that when they ended you went “WHAAAAT?”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713829)  
[What was the most interesting book you were ever forced to read for a class?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688886)  
[Good kid/adult books [equally meaningful to kids and adults]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=677855)  
[Are there any literary classics of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” style book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722655)  
[Books [Novels] That Are About Summer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569497)  
[Books written solely from the villain’s perspective](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711660)  
[Books whose narrator is a ghost?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=737659)  
[I’m looking for American-produced stories in which the United States is the villain …](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=699530)  
[Female first-person literature?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742960)  
[King Arthur Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=704742)  
[What to read after The Catcher in the Rye - (Book Recommendation)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382754)  
[Novels about Mormons](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=620378)  
[Old gods in fiction / Need for belief](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=702063)  
[I’m looking for stories in which the hero consciously decides to kill an innocent.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=676929)  
[Recomend a free online graphic novel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723321)  
[Books about difficult white collar jobs?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=695451)  
[Books akin to the prince or the art of war [power dynamics (in politics, in interpersonal relationships, within corporations, etc)]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=724654)  
[Books or movies about people who suddenly become parents](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=738547)  
[Great novels that tackle the internet / social media etc.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=731121)  
[Recommend me some ‘dawn of civilisation’ fiction.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718398)  
[Most recursive fiction? (story within a story or otherwise meta)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=694421)

**(General) fiction**  
[Suggest some books that won’t make me want to cut my wrists](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=724717)  
[Recommend me some vacation reading](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718234)  
[Help me find new books to read.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=673998)

**Non fiction**  
[Book about early rocketry/space program](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708055)  
[Essential baseball books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=710969)  
[Informative books about the Holocaust](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=699844)  
[Programming language book recommendations for each language](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742810)  
[Recommend a book on linguistics/language history](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=701238)  
[Books about “Interesting times\*” [works that detail the daily life and experiences of people living through unusual and extreme experiences]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=671275)  
[Recommend Dinosaur Books for Adults](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=703552)  
[What are some good biographies of drugged out or emotionally troubled people](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=673301)  
[Recommend some non-fiction con / grifter / thief stories.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=707009)

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