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 168K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Books, Fiction, and Recommendations. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests. 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: 93K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 12K members
- Aug: 12K members
- 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: 13K members
Themes
- Advice Requests102 posts in the past month
- Give me the gayest novel you've read where the gayness remains subtext
- Books where the protagonist is a bad mother
- An addictive book for a long flight
#1102Advice RequestsGive me the gayest novel you've read where the gayness remains subtext · Books where the protagonist is a bad mother · An addictive book for a long flight
Topics
- Books243 posts in the past month
- What are some books that get recommended on here all the time that 1000% exceeded your expectations?
- Books where the protagonist is a bad mother
- Books about loneliness and having no friends
#1243BooksWhat are some books that get recommended on here all the time that 1000% exceeded your expectations? · Books where the protagonist is a bad mother · Books about loneliness and having no friends - Fiction94 posts in the past month
- I'm challenging myself to read a few non-fictions this summer. i love to read seasonally, so please suggest any summer vibe nonfiction books! i love anything dark or mysterious, and i love history! no self help please.
- Lighthearted well written fiction
- I want to start reading fiction
#294FictionI'm challenging myself to read a few non-fictions this summer. i love to read seasonally, so please suggest any summer vibe nonfiction books! i love anything dark or mysterious, and i love history! no self help please. · Lighthearted well written fiction · I want to start reading fiction - Recommendations93 posts in the past month
- What are some books that get recommended on here all the time that 1000% exceeded your expectations?
- What’s the best book you’ve read recently, and why?
- Books NOT about parenting trauma
#393RecommendationsWhat are some books that get recommended on here all the time that 1000% exceeded your expectations? · What’s the best book you’ve read recently, and why? · Books NOT about parenting trauma - Fantasy51 posts in the past month
- Recommend me, a 46m, a modern fantasy book that I can escape the world with
- Looking for apocalyptic and/or Sci-fi/fantasy writers that you would consider have “no bad books”.
- Urban fantasy
#451FantasyRecommend me, a 46m, a modern fantasy book that I can escape the world with · Looking for apocalyptic and/or Sci-fi/fantasy writers that you would consider have “no bad books”. · Urban fantasy - Romance34 posts in the past month
- Looking for a book (romance for men?)
- Slow burn romance please
- High-quality, fast-paced epic fantasy with a SOLID slow burn romance subplot and excellent world building?
#534RomanceLooking for a book (romance for men?) · Slow burn romance please · High-quality, fast-paced epic fantasy with a SOLID slow burn romance subplot and excellent world building?
Flair
- Any genre!25 posts in the past month
- Suggest me a book that will make my sister in law want to call off her wedding and stay young and single
- Give me the gayest novel you've read where the gayness remains subtext
- Books like Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine?
#125Any genre!Suggest me a book that will make my sister in law want to call off her wedding and stay young and single · Give me the gayest novel you've read where the gayness remains subtext · Books like Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine? - New Reader7 posts in the past month
- A high-school girl who wants to change her life by embracing the world of literature.
- I want to start reading fiction
- Looking for a book as a 16 year old guy
#27New ReaderA high-school girl who wants to change her life by embracing the world of literature. · I want to start reading fiction · Looking for a book as a 16 year old guy - Seeking read-alikes6 posts in the past month
- An addictive book for a long flight
- I need another Empire of Pain.
- Books similar to The Hunger Games?
#36Seeking read-alikesAn addictive book for a long flight · I need another Empire of Pain. · Books similar to The Hunger Games? - Non-fiction5 posts in the past month
- I just finished "In Cold Blood" and hated it - what's next?
- I'm challenging myself to read a few non-fictions this summer. i love to read seasonally, so please suggest any summer vibe nonfiction books! i love anything dark or mysterious, and i love history! no self help please.
- Books about environmentalism for my dad??
#45Non-fictionI just finished "In Cold Blood" and hated it - what's next? · I'm challenging myself to read a few non-fictions this summer. i love to read seasonally, so please suggest any summer vibe nonfiction books! i love anything dark or mysterious, and i love history! no self help please. · Books about environmentalism for my dad?? - Literary4 posts in the past month
- Something like Cannery Row but by female authors.
- Suggest me a literary non-fiction (preferably true crime) book
- ISO literary fiction with romance
#54LiterarySomething like Cannery Row but by female authors. · Suggest me a literary non-fiction (preferably true crime) book · ISO literary fiction with romance
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.
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