Recs if you like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy...
Quest Thirst 💦 (100+ Books under multiple quests)
Books that are part of 3 or more quests ✨for easier planning! Initially thought of making this on my shelf, hope the members of pb find this helpful!! (The list is incomplete, I'm working on checking & adding new quest books🙌🏻 thanks for the love ❤️🥹)
Um, actually... (It's Satire)
You loved Patrick Bateman. You wanted to be Jay Gatsby. You know all the rules about Fight Club. Well, do I have the list for you! Um, actually... is a list of books where the whole point went over people's heads. These novels handed readers a mirror and they wore it as a name badge instead. Always taking recommendations! (p.s. I am begging you to watch Um, Actually on Dropout TV... um, actually please watch anything/everything on Dropout TV)
SFF Comedy & Clownery
Suggestions always welcome! SFF books written to be humorous, satiric, or otherwise meant to entertain and make readers laugh. (This was a quest idea i was thinking about, but I'm not committed enough to this to make it)
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
you are a regular guy!
you can enter a space. you are a regular guy, you can enter a room. you are a regular guy, you can do that transaction. you are a regular guy, you know how to answer the phone. you are a regular guy, you know what sleep is. you are a regular guy, you know what it means to be you.
all of these books have regular people as the protagonist doing all sorts of things, from kissing to killing!
as always, open to all suggestions!
books that share hyper-specific titles with kpop
A list of books that share more specific titles with kpop songs. Kpop songs named after books count. See comments for kpop song and book title match-ups. Always open to suggestions!
Books So Good They Wrote A Song About It
Just a fun little list of books that have inspired songs. Please list the book and the song with the artist in your suggestions, or if it's a concept album based on a book, just include the book and the album with the artist. I will not be including any books by JKR, Neil Gaiman, or Orson Scott Card, or songs by Iced Earth. Will not be adding musicals based on books, songs written for films based on books, or songs that are classic poems to music.
Bite Size Sci-Fi
Dive into these science fiction books that are shorter than 300 pages!
As always, open to any suggestions for additions to this list! 🙂
In which the title is comically long
We love books with a verbose title, and this list celebrates them! Suggestions welcome 🤗
you think you just fell out of the coconut tree?
"you exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you" sci-fi edition canon sci-fi authors (before the year 2000) that have shaped the science fiction we have today. suggestions are enthusiastically welcome ✨ (1 book per author)
Ologies Podcast Suggestions
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted by Alie Ward. Each episode, Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field.
This unofficial list contains book suggestions made by the host or by her guests. I avoided extremely technical books or papers. Currently from episode 1 to 525 More details on these books and their associated episodes in my ever evolving spreadsheet.
In the spreadsheet there are also books not found on Goodreads and general book recommendations (like the entire bibliography of a specific author or group of people)
Non-humans confused or fascinated by humans
Books with prominent non-human characters who are confused, horrified, fascinated, or delighted by human behavior!
Please add suggestions in the comments because I need more books like these 💜
you won’t find these on wikihow
not sure i would take these books titled “how to” or “guide to” at face value but your mileage may vary.
taking suggestions, as always.
🍋 A thousand lives before dying 🐉
Eclectic choices of stories to forget life sucks.
we're not alone 👽
a list of sci-fi books containing aliens
Questmaxxing
I think Pagebound quests should be enjoyed at your own pace, reading whatever piques your interest. That being said, here's a list of books that are included in multiple quests. This list is a work in progress and suggestions are welcome :)
Books Across Badges, A Multi-Quest Hit List
books that are part of 3 or more quests, for those readers with a completionist streak within and a personal plague of Too Many Books, Too Little Time.
📣MEGASTRUCTURES📣
and Big Dumb Objects (BDO). Constructs or Objects that are terrifying and/or awe-inspiring, invoking a sense of mortality and fragility in you.
- Includes Labyrinthine Spaces as a subset for now.
Threee Badges for the Badge Gremlins
Do you love collecting tiny shiny objects (badges)? These books will count towards THREE quests, helping you collect all the shiny objects!
Quest Guide: 3 Musketeers
Ever felt overwhelmed by Quests? Well, we currently (August 1st 2026) have over 100 of them, totaling 4000+ different books. Ofc you’re overwhelmed.
Whether you’ve already worked through the ones on top, or just want more of a challenge, here I’m giving you a list of every book on Pagebound that’s in 3 Quests. Hopefully you’ll find it helpful. NB: Time limited Quests not included. Too much upkeep, sorry.
Enjoy, and happy questing
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