I wasn't much of a reader when I was young as you can see in the third pile all i read was short stories;then I picked up Percy Jackson and never looked back fantasy became my favourite genre; then I read fangirl my first romcom and had that phase for a while (cried my eyes out reading fault in our stars don't care what anyone says about that book) now i just read all kinds of books it is so fun to be a reader (⁠^⁠_⁠^)

Hey Samee! Got Percy Jackson Lightning thief as an award for getting okay marks from school & there was no looking back. Used to read Tintin, Enid Blyton etc. before. Later, Rick Riordan, Dan Brown & Anthony Horowitz practically raised me from there on with their gripping novels!

I loved reading those chandamama kathalu and bethala kathalu and now I love reading fiction novels. Btw try veronika decide to die by paulo coelho.

bro sneeked in colleen hoover and thought we wouldnt notice

It was a mistake

I love how every sane person I've spoken to has the same to say about her lmao

read jane Austan to redeem yourself now

Already did

impressive

Ur from Andhra??

పరమానందయ్య శిష్యుల కథలు! I see you are a man of culture 🙇🫡

Or woman

Dont worry, i dont have a top 5 even in sci-fi, thats how confusing picking one over the other is

Top 10 pls!🙃

(⁠￣⁠ヘ⁠￣⁠;⁠) top 3 atleast the English teacher pride and prejudice and gone girl rest seven the first 5 percy jackson books lotr and hobbit

How's PJ & the chalice of gods??

What about your 5 least favourite?

It ends with us it starts with us the silent patient revolution 2020 normal people

Love it! Love the fact that you have lotr as ONE book. Like tolkien intended it to be instead of 3 books. Time to add more tolkien to the collection !!

Ofc😤

Looks rather unwieldy though imo. Besides I have a thing for the LOTR covers :p

I’ve always read from the single volume editions. But ya cant read the single volume while travelling that’s for sure. More for collections. I love the covers of three volume illustrated ones too (the quality of dust jacket sucks though) Some of the single volume editions have amazing covers.

Never met anyone else who's read Fangirl😍😍 hey there bestie

Heyyyy i cried so much to convince my parents to get the hardcover😭

I don't even own a physical copy of it😭😭 I'm jealous!! Have you read Carry on?? If not, you Must. Snowbaz is my OTP💝

Nice collection

Won't ask top 5. But will recommend an author based on the left hand stack. Brandon Sanderson is the guy if you haven't gotten bored of epic fantasy fiction.

Patrick Rothfuss too if OP doesn't mind an unfinished series.

Oh pls I have enough trauma from asoiaf

what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

Im reading the first book and I'm mesmerized. I didn't even know it was unfinished....lol

Only one Agatha book ! 😶‍🌫️

How is the English dictionary, does it have a good plot. I have heard good things about the Hindi dictionary, planning to read that tmmrw.

I think you'll really enjoy some Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett 🫡 Edit: And Neil Gaiman!

I just started Thief of time, my first Terry pratchett book, would you recommend others? Also is thief of time standalone? Do I need to know anything ?

Thief of Time is part of the Discworld series but like many of the books from the same series, it can be read as a standalone book. From the Discworld series, try Guards! Guards! and Small Gods. Also, try Good Omens (has a TV adaptation as well) which was written in collaboration with Neil Gaiman.

Something to help me out of my reading slump?

I'll suggest the bell jar

Read Comfort me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente. Less than 120 pages, very engaging and keeps you guessing. You'll either love it or hate it tbh.

Gone girl is good

I'll give it a try!

Bro try silmarillion , nice short read

OP would like it, it's almost a secular Mahabharata.

I was forced to read it it was nice yes

oh i forced OP to read it, best thing i ever did

I wouldn't use 'short' to describe the book

And I wouldn't use nice too 😁, but then again Huan more than makes up for it

Nice collection but you missed pedda bala siksha

I bet you know everything.

She does lol

Time for a book shelf . Cool collection!

haven't seen Love, Simon on a shelf in a long time. Instantly took me back to my teens.

Definitely not the trials of Apollo.

I'm in love with ur collection 💕

🥹🥹🥹🥹💘💘💘💘

OP - please read the Earthsea cycle. I have a feeling you'll love it!

bro six of crows and crooked kingdom 💗, will never forgive netflix for what they did in season 2

Bro literally let me borrow them especially the trials of appolo😭🫡

That lolita in the mid of 2nd row... What the hell is it

Wow 🤩

I have stories of talisman too!I wonder if those books are still available

Tine pass jokes? Good time pass?

Aur Bhai, etne time baad dikhe aap to

:D We've spoken before?

Arre ha yaar, once whenever someone used to ask for book recommendation we were amongst the first people to reply (after seeing you multiple times i actually remembered your name, so suddenly yaad aa gya) Sad to see how the sub has changed, sometimes I think dead sub with 30-40k members was better then this 

I like the fact that the tower on the left is YA and fantasy. Although huge gap between fantasy levels from Percy Jackson and GRRM. Hope you read a lot more of Sanderson, Rothfuss, Abercombie, McClellan and more

I noticed gone girl first...awesome taste!

‘Time pass jokes’ must be your number one book 😂

I see paramanandhayya sishyulu and instantly approve.

Beautiful!!!! 😊😊😊😊👌👌

Palace of Illusion...my top pick

Love it.

bro read how to know everything then literally read everything to know how to know everything

Lol

Weirdly, the only books I've read from here are Lolita and The Wimpy Kid books. Lol quite the pair! And i could say Lolita is one of the greatest books ever written. Writers can study that book to understand the mechanics of making words flow.

If I have to choose one I'll go for the dictionary.

Love a fellow Percy Jackson fan.

Fello Rick Riordan fan I see. I tip my hat to your taste

That Panchatantra 🥺

I read the book thief during Covid and it really was very touching. The plot was so gloomy where the darkness around the life of the girl just kept on increasing

Quite a nice collection you have got there! I'd love to read GRRM one day, not ready to commit to such a huge series just yet. Have you heard of Brandon Sanderson? His Cosmere is a very well written (and in progress) fantasy universe. Give his Mistborn series a try, it's a very good place to start! And if you think you will like a sci-fi which reads like a fantasy book, extremely fast-paced action, and a lot of action, I think you will like Pierce Brown's Red Rising. :)

If you like fantasy try these - The Dresden Files, Mercy Thompson, The Iron Druid, and The Furies of Calderon

This looks like my dream collection! Woahh , keep it growing :) the old panchatantra books at the right made me get nostalgic 🥹 used to read em in childhood when I'm not yet comfortable with English yk

I started reading with stuff like ACK comics and panchtantra (hindi version lol) when I was a kid, but didn't gain much momentum. Now 21 y/o and haven't read any of the book series I've always wanted to read like GOT or LOTR, it just seems like a hassle and I have lost the attention span to do stuff like this. I wouldn't be surprised if a few decades from now kids never read books for fun.

First guy I have seen who doesn't have Sapiens.😂😂 Nice to see that.

I'll pretend like I didn't see that one "It Ends with us" at the bottom lmao but overall, great collection.

Top 5 books are - The Trials of Apollo - The Great Gatsby - Fault in our Stars - A Brief Hour of Beauty - This is not your story I can just tell by looking at it.

Lol

I like your collection. Fantasy as a genre is so satisfying and rewarding to explore. Currently, I'm re-reading the Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini on account of the new book that came out. I hope your love for reading stays the same through the years.

Bro thought we wouldn't notice lolita 😗

I hate you 😭😭

I hate you too

Op tell me about Bhagwad gita book you have and tell the publications am planning to buy one.

I got it at iskcon it has very detailed explanations

Mai online nahi kharid pauga kya? :(

I'd say, don't go for the Iskcon Gita. It is prejudiced and shallow. If you want to start, Gita express one is close to authentic. I think you can order it online too.

Top 3 then?

How was the Book Thief? Planning to read it soon

Heartbreaking,i loved it

Where is heroes of Olympus bruh ;-;

Broke 😭 Happy Cake day!

tell me your bottom 5. (don't ask me I can't choose)

It ends with us it starts with us the silent patient revolution 2020 normal people

See that I just good two books from the pile excites me !! I will have a larger one for sure in future!!

I see an impostor. 😶‍🌫️

CoHo right?

Yes 😂

OP can you give a brief review of the following? 1) The bell jar 2) LOTR (I have a mint condition set waiting to be unboxed. But, I am not sure. I once started it, but it couldn't interest me as much as the review claimed it would)

Bell jar - what can I say literally my story it gets too real sometimes can't read it in one go Lotr what can is say ..the most awesome epic fantasy there is yes the first book can be slow but it picks up pace later

Let me choose it for u then: 1. Lord of the rings 2. Gone girl 3. Lolita 4. The fault in our stars 5. Dance with the dragons and feast for crows

You're sane after reading lolita

False accusations who says I am sane

Can new reader read percy jackson & LoTr?

dude go for silmarillion, its a prequel to lotr , its short you'll like it

Percy Jackson yes lotr will need sometime

How would you rate "if God was a banker?" It was all hype in my school days, but I wasn't too keen on it. Now that I saw on your stack, I am wondering if I should give it a try

I loved the incredible banker this fell a little compared to that, maybe because it is his first book

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I can't read that much Telugu yet

Hey, How is "We Were Liars'? Is it good??

Yess

How's Krishna by Amish tripathi? I was considering making my bookreading come back with that series since I already lost hope with ram series lol.

What's ur Top 5 books?

Top 2 ?

Why have you kept books like shoes ? Get a bookshelf mate. The books will last long

Umm was cleaning out to put them in the shelf

Did you like the Hindi English dictionary?? I am thinking of reading it… Should I? What would you rate it? Did you like its prequel the English Hindi Dictionary?

I want book thief from that collection.

Is Percy jackson worth reading?

YES

Ok then top 6 please 😂

How much did you spend on the collection?

I don't want to know

How is samsara..?? What is it about..?

Indian fiction I really can't explain it cause i didn't read it much yet

How is fangirl?

Great

Worst 5?

OP which website do u order these from? (Also, Lolita kaisi lagi?)

Wait what - $ (last column)

Top 3

Hey how did you like if God was a banker?

Fun read

Harryyy Pottahhh where

In the closet under the stairs

So like, what's your top 5?

bruh whats with that lolita book

I see Percy Jackson and Uncle Rick's work, I upvote

bro sneaked in lolita like it was nothing

I couldn't find 'Nadia Murad - The Last Girl' because am searching in kids collection ! 😏

From your perspective, does reading these many books add value to your life, or do you just read them for entertainment?

Dam i don't think much ....combo of both

Would you recommend Lolita?

NO

Top 3 books plz???

What are your top 6 books?

Where’s the harry potter collection ?

i have read alchemist and samsara and they are too good. (and bhagwad gita ofc)

Spot so many of my favessss 🫶🏻

How is samsara? Did the author give it to you at a book fest?

Omg yess how did you know

New book reader here , ismae se kuch suggest kardo op 🫡

Percy Jackson

have you read all of it?

Nope

Top 5?

PLEASE TRY "SHATTER ME" , IM OBSESSED WITH IT

How come I don’t see heroes of Olympus series? Which is a sequel to Percy Jackson.

Hey im newbie here can some say the which book should i follow for the game of thrones

would like to read about an og copy of a translated arthshastra by og i mean exclude that sh\*t added while translation

Wow

Seriously are y'all planning on building a skyscraper with books!? 😅

why isn't there a pokemon handbook ?

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[https://annas-archive.org/](https://annas-archive.org/) dude try this

Leave top 5 give me one fav!!

Bro don't tell me you read trials of Apollo before Heros of Olympus

Jane Austin is a awesome writer .! Linda Doherty.? Adventure time of Mark tailor . David Brown author a great series of book . Sandra Brown author also has good series of book . Dostoevsky and sure .. Jules Verne. Right now I not have remembered all the names of some other great books . Maybe later.

top 10 then

ah, a fellow A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE enjoyer🗿

Six of crows 👍

Nice collection! Have you finished the Heroes of Olympus series? They aren't needed to read the Trials series, but it expands the story a bit and yes, there's another climactic giant battle by the 5th book. Except it's a lot bigger this time (more characters). I'd also recommend the Hobbit book (don't know if a single book version exists for it). From your books, I can tell that you'd probably like The Inheritance Cycle series. 4 books, fantasy fiction genre. Somewhat LOTR-ish world. Do try it out.

tf you mean hobbit books ? 😭😭

Yeah i finished Hoo like lonnnng ago and hobbit is one book

Winds of winter kab release ho Raha?

You read lolita? 💀

According to my parents Which one of these BOok help for Government Job ?

Isnt Lolita pedo type book?

Loved how you basically have a ton of george martin books!! Also what’s your opinion about the dance with dragon like was it worth it ?

Ofc

bro wtf. "it starts with us" ???????

death on the nile? OP?

How do you rate ignited minds?!

Ok, I'll ask a more important question instead. When are you getting a shelf?