Some of my favorite books to read are ones in which characters have to overcome/survive some crazy situation or setting. Think like Project Hail Mary, where the characters had to use their brains and creativity to get out of some tricky situations. Or even something completely different like Lord of the Flies or the show Yellowjackets, where the characters get stranded somewhere and have to survive against the setting and/or other characters. Does anyone have any books that fit this? Fantasy, horror, sci-fi, non-fiction, etc—any genre is cool!

edit: I made a list of some of the survival books I’ve read and some that were suggested if anyone’s interested in finding some more books like this too!

i'm doing the current tiktok trend where you make a syllabus based on a topic you're really interested in. i want to read more about "monsters", who makes them and how they're made. does one become a monster because of their creator's intentions or because of their own monstrous action? i'm currently reading mary shelley's frankenstein (1818 text) (monster born from hubris) and just finished monstrilio (monster born from grief). i think "when the wolf comes home" also fits (monstrous actions AND creations). please rec me any book you think fits what i'm looking for!

Well I guess you can't show me, but tell me about your most prized book/book series in your personal collection!

I'll go first! Mine is actually the full manga set of Hakyuu!! by Haruichi Furudate — all 45 individual volumes. I started collecting it before I even started working full-time in 2016/2017, way before manga prices skyrocketed post-covid. I worked really hard to complete it over the years and it's my greatest treasure!

For a non-manga book, it'd be the full box set of the original covers of PJO that I came across by chance, but have always promised myself buying only those specific covers. Thrifted it for dirt cheap 🙂‍↕️

reread of a comfort book !

I stillll need to read the king of scars duology, if you’ve read it lmk how it was

I’m reading this book and I love the vibe and the atmosphere, I especially love reading abt the MC just doing mundane tasks (gardening, cleaning, making jam), my only thing is that I dont love is the romance (nothing against the author, Im just personally not a romance girlie). So basically, I’m just looking for a cozy little book that I can read in the fall with no romance <3

Really enjoying this so far. Honestly, so many people told me to not start the series with this book, that it's so slow paced, so boring etc. I cannot beleuve how easy a read it is - not sluggish at all. Yeah, Louis is a little annoying with his constant "Oh, but let me continue"s but currently I really think this book must be hated on for no reason at all. Was anyone else discouraged from reading IWTV?