What Shall I Read Next?

What Shall I Read Next?: A Personal Selection of Twentieth Century English Books | F. Seymour Smith

We decided to add a bingo challenge to the lists we pass out to customers. I've already heard customers talking about which books they are reading for the different challenges 🤗. We also passed out the annual Pop Sugar list and the Read Harder challenge. Marking off lists feels so nice 🤩!

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Moray_Reads

What Shall I Read Next?: A Personal Selection of Twentieth Century English Books | F. Seymour Smith

An 1887 attempt to answer the age old question

rockpools I‘m curious as to what they recommend. 5y

Moray_Reads @RachelO It's divided into sections like Fiction, Poetry, History, Bible Study, Art. Lot's of recognisable names like Dickes, Thackarey, Gaskell. Also a surprising amount of female authors that aren't familiar to me 5y

readordierachel An interesting time capsule! 5y

LeahBergen Cool! 5y

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EclecticReaders

What Shall I Read Next?: A Personal Selection of Twentieth Century English Books | F. Seymour Smith

Having trouble picking out a book to read this weekend? Take this fun @bookriot quiz: https://www.facebook.com/BookRiot/posts/1637426279689413 (or you could always read the next #EclecticReaders pick “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell 😉)

EclecticReaders

The Sparrow: A Novel

MaleficentBookDragon I got

A Study In Scarlet Women

Merethebookgal @MaleficentBookDragon I did too! 7y

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bookishbunny

What Shall I Read Next?: A Personal Selection of Twentieth Century English Books | F. Seymour Smith

So, I've always been intimidated by science fiction. I read Dark Matter last year and really liked it, but haven't read anymore since. I'd like to try to fix that and maybe add a sci-fi book a month into my tbr. Any recs for a sci-fi newb to ease her into the genre? I've also just heard of cli-fi, so if anyone has recs for where to start with that, too, I'd appreciate them. Thanks, Littens!

Bookzombie I can‘t think of anything to recommend but you can check #scifi or #sciencefiction for options. 🙂 Also, @speljamr posts about science fiction often. 7y

speljamr I'd try the Binti novella trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor. I've also heard good things about The Punch Escrow by Talking M. Klein, but I haven't gotten to it yet. And Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is fantastic. 7y

speljamr Oh, and how could I miss the James S.A. Corey books that are the basis for the Expanse TV series. Those are fast paced solid reads. 7y

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speljamr And the author of the Punch Escrow should have been Tal M. Klein. Dumb autocorrect. And Android phones can't edit the comment. 7y

bookishbunny @Bookzombie Thanks! I'll check out those hashtags! @speljamr Thanks for the recs! I'm off to my library's website to start looking these up. 7y

myers85 Dark Eden by Chris Beckett, a personal favourite of mine. 7y

Bookmarkie I'm trying to do the same with adding more sci-fi and fantasy, too, to my reading life. I read the short Binti by Nnedi Okorafor and really liked it. 7y

bookishbunny @myers85 Thanks! I'll check this out! @Bookmarkie Hmm, that's two for Binti. I'll put that at the top of the list. Thanks! 7y

Centique If you like sci fi with a soft heart and some humour try

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Centique Otherwise something a little brain spinning like Never Let Me Go or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep or

Cloud Atlas

bookishbunny @Centique Both types sound up my alley. I had forgotten about Long Way. That had been on my radar, then it slipped my mind. I'll definitely have to check out the more trippy ones, too. Perhaps I'll start with Androids from there. Thanks! 7y

bookishbunny Thanks for the recs @Chelleo! I'm excited about the sci-fi tbr I'm building here! 7y

DivineDiana I liked

The Host: A Novel

bookishbunny @DivineDiana Hmm, two for The Host. This might have to get to get put on the short list! 7y

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Lmstraubie

What Shall I Read Next?: A Personal Selection of Twentieth Century English Books | F. Seymour Smith

I have a #TBR pile, but I don't make #TBR lists. The last time I did I felt compelled to read exactly what was on it (I'm slightly type A, just slightly 😉) and it felt more like an assignment then pleasure. #sizzlingsummerbooks @Tiffy_Reads

BibliophileMomma Hey I make them but then abandon most except for planned reads. 8y

TheBookAddict I don't make them at all, or else I'd be sitting at my desk for years...lol. Why spend time writing a TBR list when you could be reading some of those books on your TBR pile? But I do take pictures of the books I really want to read but don't have yet. 8y

Lmstraubie @thebookaddict Me too! I do it for my personal reads as well as books I hope to add to my library collection. 8y

TheBookAddict @Lmstraubie 😁🙌🏽 that's the way to go. 8y

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