Recs if you like The Talented Mr. Ripley ...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Lucy Dacus Recommendations ๐
Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.
๐ Summerween ๐ฑ
Spooky summer fun for all ages, from cute picture books with spooky elements, to creepy middle grade graphic novels, to teen + YA thrills, to adult-level gore and a sprinkling of erotic horror/dark romance. Books on this list have a heavy summer theme, either highlighting the season or taking place in settings like summer camps, fairgrounds, beaches, or water parks, and have some sort of creepy or scary element to them.
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TIMEโs 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books
TIMEโs list of โthe most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller booksโ running all the way back to the 1800s
PDX Queer Book Club
Iconic Hardboiled Detective Fiction/Noir
A list featuring classic hardboiled detective capersโlargely cynical novels (and a few story collections) hailing primarily from the 20โs-50โs, populated by quick thinking and hard drinking detectives, femme fatales, gangsters, murders, and periodic guns fights; where coffee is served late at night, and there is almost always an abundance of cigarette smokeโฆ
7 Deadly Sins: Envy
Books where envy or jealousy are central themes.
Books that defined & influenced their genres
A collection of books that impacted the future of their own genre. โจ๏ธplease make recommendationsโจ๏ธ (Picking emojis for this was hard)
The Guardianโs The 100 Best Novels of All Time
A list published by The Guardian on 5/16/2026, as voted on by authors, critics, and academics worldwide.
Top 100 Books! (According to The Guardian)
The Guardian Top 100 Best Novels
Backlist Bangers: Vintage Thriller and Suspense
I love thrillers! I also...hate thrillers. ๐ This list is borne of a personal quest to find more of the thrillers I enjoy, specifically ones published in the 20th century. No Gone Girl or Freida McFadden here, I'm afraid.
Under construction โ recs enthusiastically welcomed
Inside the Mind of a Messy bihh
Uh Oh! Friend Clearly Not the Victim in Drama Being Described! (Suggestions welcome!)
Collectively Unwell
Every single person in this book could benefit from some professional help
autumn leaves falling into place
Books perfect for curling up on the couch while leaves fall down like rain.
summer reads
stories of excess, sensuality, pleasure, adventure, reactivity, and eros, as well as stories that reflect the feeling of a summer holiday or the lethargy and fatigue of late summer
Classic Elements Book Club Ideas
Books that would be great for a local, in-person book club at a cafe and will hopefully spark great discussion!
books that feel like the white lotus ๐ชท
inspired by the tv show the white lotus, recommendations are welcome!
original idea from a post at r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
homoeroticism and gay coding
VERY open to suggestions since as you can see this is a pretty short list, and I always love reading books with homoerotic themes
books in "why be happy when you could be normal?"
Books saved the narrator in "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal" by Jeanette Winterson. Books may yet save us. This is a list of all the books mentioned & referenced in the novel. Feel free to comment any that I missed
Books that Take Place in Italy
Tasty food, gorgeous landscapes, inspiring history - there's so much Italy has to offer for an interesting story.
