Book Recommendations

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

Hey guys! I've really liked a few threads in the past for movie/TV recommendations, so I thought I would make one for books too :) What are y'alls favorite books?

[josephspindler2H]

I have been reading Crime and Punishment for a long time (it's a bit boring in parts) but it's a very interesting book conceptually. Slaughterhouse Five and Fahrenheit 451 are both phenomenal books and I cannot recommend them enough--the latter of which is loosely tied to the thermodynamics of our class :)

[Sunny Wu 3A]

Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight Seventh Edition by Atkins et al.

Just kidding, I second Crime and Punishment and Fahrenheit 451 :)

[Navdha Sharma 3J]

Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight Seventh Edition by Atkins et al.

Just kidding, I second Crime and Punishment and Fahrenheit 451 :)

lol!

[Navdha Sharma 3J]

The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker is really a cool book if you are interested in linguistics!

[Charisma Arreola 2F]

I really enjoy And Then There Were None, because it gets your brain going!!

[Sachi Sengupta 2C]

Fahrenheit 451 and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (this one is a lot more serious and non fiction but very eye opening).

[Sana Nagori 2H]

A Thousand Splendid Suns is one of my favorites but maybe not the happiest read. Station Eleven is also a cool book, especially since it's set in a post-pandemic world.

[Kayla Booker 1F]

The Girl from Summer Hill- Jude Deveraux :)

[Sara_Lim_2C]

Man I could write so many lists of book recs for different genres! Not sure what your preferred genres are but these are mine! For YA fantasy, the Angelfall trilogy and Six of Crows duology. For standalones that read like classics but are relatively recent, The Song of Achilles and All the Light We Cannot See. I also think you can never go wrong with any of the books in the Chronicles of Narnia.

[Naomi Hernandez-Ramirez 1J]

Oh my gosh i'm cracking up at the post about the chemical principals,
The duke and I by Julia Quinn!!

[Lauren Strickland 1B]

I really enjoyed Cat's Cradle and Six of Crows.

[Mariah Disc 2C]

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is a really good book!

[Emily_Stenzler_2H]

In regard to non-fiction books, I think the Sociology of Health and Illness by Peter Conrad is super interesting!

[Gwirnowski 3B]

You can never go wrong with the Percy Jackson or the Heroes of Olympus series.

[Mehreen 3I]

My favorite book is David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. :)

[uclakat]

Ender's Game is always a go-to for comfort reading!

[Namratha Gujje]

I need new book recommendations haha. I've just been rereading my favorite books over this quarantine. Right now I am reading the Heroes of Olympus books by Rick Riordan.

[Orla Lynagh-Shannon 1F]

Ragtime by EL Doctorow is an amazing book with overlapping characters and plot lines, set in the 1920s in NY. Seriously an amazing book.

[Bhuvan Kommineni 3L]

Wow, these are all awesome! Thanks for the recs!

[Hannah Alltucker 3L]

Anything by Neil Gaiman has me sold! He has some great novels, like The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Good Omens, and was part of an amazing graphic novel series called Sandman. Just a great writing style all around!

[SophiaBarden 2E]

If you like adult fantasy/scifi, I would check out the Nevernight series and "The Name of the wind". If you are a fan of nonfiction then I would rec "The women who would be king," "No stone left unturned" or "What Lisa Knew"!!

[miguel zatarain 2B]

besties im going to be honest, mexican gothic, the bluest eye, and they both die at the end are so good so read it now.

[Maryeli Garay 2H]

I like sort of sci-fi, fictional books because they're more fun to read than non-fiction to me. So I would recommend the "Uglies" series, the Divide trilogy, or honestly even the twilight books LOL I actually liked them when I was younger :)

[Jasmin Kumar 1G]

the dispossessed is really good if you like dystopia and science a lot!

[Cora Chun 2D]

My favorite book is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It's realistic fiction based off the Bible story of Abel and Cain, but you don't need to be familiar with that story to enjoy the book in my opinion:)

[Cora Chun 2D]

I need new book recommendations haha. I've just been rereading my favorite books over this quarantine. Right now I am reading the Heroes of Olympus books by Rick Riordan.

LOL i've been rereading the percy jackson series for comfort reading these days hahaha

[Kelly Singh]

I really enjoyed Cat's Cradle and Six of Crows.

YES! so good

[Kelly Singh]

I need new book recommendations haha. I've just been rereading my favorite books over this quarantine. Right now I am reading the Heroes of Olympus books by Rick Riordan.

LOL i've been rereading the percy jackson series for comfort reading these days hahaha

haha I've been rereading the Hunger Games for the same reason

[Kareena Patel 1G]

If you've never seen the show, you should read the Game of Thrones series. It's really good and well written! It definitely draws you in.

[Marley Magee 3A]

If you're into fantasy (but not YA fantasy, stuff that's a bit denser and with less romance), read anything by Brandon Sanderson. Right now, I'm reading his Mistborn trilogy and it's amazing.

[Kayko Lee 1C]

I definitely recommend The Book Thief if you haven't read it yet! It centers on people during the holocaust and the writing depicts their narratives really well and it's one of the few books I wouldn't mind rereading anytime

[Sophia Wendin 3L]

Educated by Tara Westover! I don't usually read memoirs but her story is so interesting.

[alebenavides]

there's a book called silence on Apple Books 10/10 recommend

[Keeryth Sandhu 1H]

I'll definitely check some of these books out! At the moment, I'm reading Monster by Walter Dean Myers

[magalysantos_1F]

A friend of mine recommended me one called "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness. In my Youtube phase I watched someone called Joey Graceffa and bought his book called "Eden" lolololol, it's not half bad tbh!

[NayeliPlayas_1L]

I would recommend "The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. I really love the book and there is also a movie. I have not watched the movie yet, but the books are always better.

[Alex Mele 2A]

I've been reading midnight sun when I've wanted to relax by myself. Takes me back to middle school for sure.

[Sam_Marasigan_3D]

I'm currently reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. So far, it's amazing!

[EnricoArambulo3H]

I think an interesting book for me would be "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker. It talks about various topics about sleep in relation to age and lifestyle!

[George Kaleb Jimenez 1K]

I highly recommend The Red Queen series. Especially if you're into fantasy type books and have a short attention span like me :)

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

I have been reading Crime and Punishment for a long time (it's a bit boring in parts) but it's a very interesting book conceptually. Slaughterhouse Five and Fahrenheit 451 are both phenomenal books and I cannot recommend them enough--the latter of which is loosely tied to the thermodynamics of our class :)

I love Kurt Vonnegut! Slaughterhouse Five is one of my favorites as well, but if you're looking to read more, I HIGHLY recommend "[censored] Bless You, Mr. Rosewater". It's pretty short and it's a super easy read because it's vert thought-provoking and extremely funny! One of my favorite books of all time :)

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

If you're into fantasy (but not YA fantasy, stuff that's a bit denser and with less romance), read anything by Brandon Sanderson. Right now, I'm reading his Mistborn trilogy and it's amazing.

I'm actually reading the first Mistborn book right now! I'm only about 1/3 of the way through but I really like it so far; the whole Allomancy magic system is really cool and super creative!

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

I like sort of sci-fi, fictional books because they're more fun to read than non-fiction to me. So I would recommend the "Uglies" series, the Divide trilogy, or honestly even the twilight books LOL I actually liked them when I was younger :)

I'll have to check these out! I never read the Twilight books, but the movies are a guilty pleasure of mine :) If you like sci-fi and you haven't read it already, you should absolutely check out "Dune". It's a little slow and a bit confusing at the start, but once you get into it you won't be able to put it down. Plus, there's a movie version coming out later this year that looks really promising!

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

I really enjoyed Cat's Cradle and Six of Crows.

Cat's Cradle is sooooo good! I already recommended it to someone else in this thread, but if you like Vonnegut, you should check out "[censored] Bless You, Mr. Rosewater". It's my all-time favorite of his :)

[Sondia Luong 1C]

I've been reading a book called "The Kingdom of Back" by Marie Lue and so far, it's been really good! I love how the author writes because she describes things very well:)

[Melody Wu 2L]

Atomic Habits by James Clear is amazing for learning how your brain works during habit formation and the science behind motivating yourself. Definitely a really quotable book. Also, Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a fascinating book on psychology research but it's very digestible for the average person. Every chapter blows my mind and it reveals a lot about how humans think and experience the world around them. 10/10 recommend it!

[Jada3J]

Atomic Habits by James Clear is amazing for learning how your brain works during habit formation and the science behind motivating yourself. Definitely a really quotable book. Also, Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a fascinating book on psychology research but it's very digestible for the average person. Every chapter blows my mind and it reveals a lot about how humans think and experience the world around them. 10/10 recommend it!

These all sound soo interesting!

[Katie_Dinh_1D]

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Pride and Prejudice are my go-to books, but I just read Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and it ripped me to shreds. Literally so good, but so sad.

[Jiwon_Chae_3L]

I recommend "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" by Haruki Murakami. Very slow-paced and atmospheric, but is worth reading if only to play around with the ideas thrown around in the book.

[Nina Fukui 2J]

If you wanna see how bad the book to movie adaptation is for TATBILB you could read the series :D

[Nina Fukui 2J]

But for a more serious one I liked Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

[Marc Lubman 3B]

I would STRONGLY recommend this incredible novel called "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov, it's an absolute classic and a huge part of Russian culture but is not too well known elsewhere. Which is a shame, because it is probably the most entertaining and charming book I've ever come across. It has everything: incredibly clever humor, a complex and touching romance, some of the most imaginative fantasy I have ever seen, and some very interesting subtext about the political situation of 1920's Russia, like Stalinist repression (it was actually not able to be published until after the author died because of government censorship). You'll also notice if you read it that it basically inspired all those other books about mixing deities into society, like Neil Gaiman's American Gods and the whole Percy Jackson series. It's really a beautiful and super entertaining read.

[jadensteplight_2F]

I like a whole range of books that are mainly fiction (from cheesy romance to sci-fi to fantasy to nail-biting suspense), but my all-time favorites are anything based on a mystery. I honestly don't have much time to read for pleasure anymore unfortunately, but here are some of my favorites over the years: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the whole Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan, and most things by James Patterson.

Or if you 're really bored, some wild things go down on Wattpad lol :)

[Sydney Sullivan 2J]

Some of my recent favorites are:
Song of Achilles
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Darius the Great is Not Okay
Today, Tonight, Tomorrow

[Jason_Glass_2L]

I remember I read the fiddler on the subway a while ago and it was amazing! Highly suggest

[Brianna Martilla 1C]

Love seeing all of your recommendations; I will be sure to look into them. My favorite book is Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, but more recently I have read An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (and am currently reading the sequel), and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

[SophiaJenny3I]

I'm so glad that someone made this thread!!! I have so many favorite books, but I guess I'll just go with the one I'm currently reading that I love. It's called Sisters in Law and it's about Sandra Day O'Connor and RBG! It's a bit dense in terms of info at first, but really worth the read! Also, I love historical fiction novels, and one of my favorite authors is Ruta Sepetys, she has wonderful novels!

[Ismar Zamora]

Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing

[Darren1j]

Reading a promised land rn. Its long and a little slow but very interesting

[Darren1j]

Also, the power of habit by Charles Duhigg is an incredibly powerful read!

[Jalyn Davis 3D]

You can never go wrong with the Percy Jackson or the Heroes of Olympus series.

I fully agree lol. Also, I recommend Circe for those into Greek mythology- it's by the same author who wrote The Song of Achilles which a few others have recommended. I also agree with those who said Fahrenheit 451.

[Simi Kapila_3E]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an absolute classic, it was even made into a film with Jack Nicholson. I highly recommend it, very engaging book.

[Emily Ding 1J]

Kafka on the Shore and The Secret History!!

[Colin Juett 2F]

If you like sci-fi I highly highly recommend Dune. It's one of my all time favorites. I'm also reading Song of Achilles right now, which is really hard to put down.

[Ryan_Kien_1L]

One of my favorite books is Freakonomics. It's hard to explain what the book is about, but it really changed my perspective on economics as a whole.

[Chesca Legaspi 2E]

I'm a total nerd when it comes to tech trends / product management stuff so a book that I read recently and absolutely loved was Swipe to Unlock! It breaks down a bunch of complicated tech concepts into simpler terms and also explains why certain big companies (FAANG) make the business decisions they do in regards to their products. If you're at all interested in tech, I'd definitely recommend that you check it out!

[lauren_tran_1L]

I really recommend Pachinko by Min Jin Lee!

[Bhuvan Kommineni 3L]

I recommend the novel Dark Matter!

[Kiana Tashakori 1D]

I just read Untamed by Glennon Doyle and it was pretty good!

[Nick P 3D]

I used to read a lot of fantasy and if you're into that, check out the stormlight archives.

[Namratha Gujje]

I've been needing new book recommendations so this thread is very much needed. I have been just rereading Percy Jackson books when I have the time lol. I have heard that the book Six of Crows is really good. That is going to be my next book, maybe you all will like it too.

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

If you like sci-fi I highly highly recommend Dune. It's one of my all time favorites. I'm also reading Song of Achilles right now, which is really hard to put down.

Dune is so good! Have you read any of the sequels?

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a really great non-fiction book

[Karen Zheng_2K]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern!

[Ziyan Peng 3A]

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is hands down my favourite!

[Jillian Labador 3E]

Red, White, and Royal Blue from Casey Musgraves and An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (great sci-fi book!)

[Yu Jin Kwon 3L]

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper is my childhood favorite book and the first book that made me cry LOL!

[Megan ODonnell 3F]

I read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng this summer and its a really good book that is a quick easy read that also has a TV show on Hulu!

[Devan Nathu - 2H]

Harry Potter, of course! I am still a tad bit surprised there are a lot of people who haven't read Harry Potter. Also, i LOVE the DaVinci code series. That is my favorite series of all time literally anything by Dan Brown will blow you away but then again I love mystery!

[RaniyaFeroz_1E]

And There Were None is a crime novel, and it's really good!

[Winzel Payumo 1B]

My comfort series are pretty much any series by Rick Riordan, and my ultimate favorite book is Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda!

[Nicolette Simoni 3L]

My favorite books are Slaughterhouse 5 and Middlesex (a must read!!). But I am currently reading Red, White, and Royal Blue because a friend recommended it and it is a really fun read and all the characters are great :).

[Xinyu Li 1C]

I'm currently reading "To Live" by Yu Hua, highly recommend!

[Jasmine Yi 1G]

You can never go wrong with the Percy Jackson or the Heroes of Olympus series.

Ooh I almost completely forgot about the Percy Jackson series. I feel like I have to reread it now.

[Emily Jacobo 1C]

I needed some new books to read too, so thank you all for the recommendations! I would also recommend reading Beloved by Toni Morrison, such a good read and so real.

[Jalyn 3G]

I recommend Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami & A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini!

[Marco Vivar 3G]

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld is a good scifi book

[OmarArafat_2K]

I strongly recommend Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen!

[miguel zatarain 2B]

Guys, please read mexican gothic.

[Hannah_Kim_1I]

One of my favorites is the Game of Thrones series!

[Sabine Salvucci 2E]

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi! It is a memoir and I don't usually read nonfiction, but this book is super good. It is sad though if you are looking for something more fun.

[Faith Lee 2L]

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt have been my two favorite books for years! They're pretty long and a bit slower-paced (especially The Goldfinch) but I wouldn't say they're dense––both are beautifully written and leave you reevaluating your worldview.

[Akriti Ratti 1H]

I finished Catch 22 a little while ago and really liked it!

[Heather Costa 2C]

I highly recommend little women or pride and prejudice

[Massimo_Capozza_1G]

Just started watching Schitt's Creek and it's hilarious!

[Mahi Kabra 2F]

We Were Liars is really good!!

[Eileen Quach Dis 2A]

Educated by Tara Westover and Book Thief are really good!

[Eileen Quach Dis 2A]

Educated by Tara Westover and Book Thief are really good!

[Jonathan3B]

I'm currently reading On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous for my Biotechnology class, and it is actually pretty interesting and enjoyable.