About r/suggestmeabook
Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!
The community at a glance
r/suggestmeabook is a Subreddit for Reading with roughly 3.4M members. It has been around since 2014. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Reading topic page.
Roughly 180K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Books, Fiction, and Recommendations. Product recommendations often mention book and book recs.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2015: 10K members
- 2016: 14K members
- 2017: 56K members
- 2018: 248K members
- 2019: 357K members
- 2020: 620K members
- 2023: 1.5M members
- 2024: 220K members
- 2025: 182K members
- 2026: 128K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 10K members
- Oct: 9K members
- Nov: 14K members
- Dec: 15K members
- Jan: 18K members
- Feb: 15K members
- Mar: 16K members
- Apr: 15K members
- May: 16K members
- Jun: 17K members
- Jul: 19K members
- Aug: 12K members
Topics
- Books23 posts in the past month#123Books
- Fiction11 posts in the past month#211Fiction
- Recommendations7 posts in the past month#37Recommendations
- Struggling5 posts in the past month#45Struggling
- Help4 posts in the past month#54Help
Flair
- Any genre!8 posts in the past month
- Loved The Will of the Many and Kingkiller Chronicle, what next?
- Books of any genre with a forbidden romance as a major plot point.
- Best Audiobooks for post-surgery recovery?
#18Any genre!Loved The Will of the Many and Kingkiller Chronicle, what next? · Books of any genre with a forbidden romance as a major plot point. · Best Audiobooks for post-surgery recovery? - Fantasy2 posts in the past month
- I'd like to read about Kaijus, giant but ordinary creatures who fight against eachother with humanity mostly helpless to do anything but observe
- Seeking Princess trapped in tower becomes wizard and escapes
#22FantasyI'd like to read about Kaijus, giant but ordinary creatures who fight against eachother with humanity mostly helpless to do anything but observe · Seeking Princess trapped in tower becomes wizard and escapes - Thriller / Suspense2 posts in the past month
- Suggest me some Lean and mean crime noirs with high emotional stakes
- Nonbinary MC, fantasy, fiction, thriller, character deaths, psych. horror
#32Thriller / SuspenseSuggest me some Lean and mean crime noirs with high emotional stakes · Nonbinary MC, fantasy, fiction, thriller, character deaths, psych. horror - History2 posts in the past month
- Nuclear Disasters
- Books on Spanish Tercios?
#42HistoryNuclear Disasters · Books on Spanish Tercios? - Seeking read-alikes2 posts in the past month
- Women POV, unreliable narrator, books about liars. Fast paced. Books like Yellowface, Tampa, Verity
- Books like Cold Storage by David Koepp
#52Seeking read-alikesWomen POV, unreliable narrator, books about liars. Fast paced. Books like Yellowface, Tampa, Verity · Books like Cold Storage by David Koepp
Product recommendations
- book54 posts in the past month
- Best authors of literary fiction?
- What is your best non-fiction book, or which ones should everyone have read?
- Best behavioral science books you’ve read that are rooted in explaining mechanisms
#154bookBest authors of literary fiction? · What is your best non-fiction book, or which ones should everyone have read? · Best behavioral science books you’ve read that are rooted in explaining mechanisms - book recs12 posts in the past month
- Book recs
- book recs for middle school boy
- MMF Book Recs
#212book recsBook recs · book recs for middle school boy · MMF Book Recs
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/suggestmeabook for?
- Best for Reading enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/suggestmeabook free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/suggestmeabook have?
- Roughly 3.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/suggestmeabook on?
- r/suggestmeabook runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/suggestmeabook cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/suggestmeabook is organized under Reading.
- How do I join r/suggestmeabook?
- You can join r/suggestmeabook by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Reading communities like?
- Communities for readers to share recommendations, discuss books, and participate in reading challenges. Reddit has massive subreddits for book suggestions and genre discussions, with Discord servers running read-alongs and buddy reads. Good for finding your next book, talking through what you just finished, or connecting with readers who share your tastes.
Monthly Stats
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- 4
- Visitors /mo (0%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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