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 182K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Books, Fiction, and Horror. 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: 137K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 16K members
- Sep: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests62 posts in the past month
- What are the best dragon books?
- Best books about poor people?
- Books about women by women
#162Advice RequestsWhat are the best dragon books? · Best books about poor people? · Books about women by women
Topics
- Books20 posts in the past month#120Books
- Fiction11 posts in the past month#211Fiction
- Horror9 posts in the past month
- I have choice paralysis and am open to suggestions, please help! Scifi, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, dystopian oh my
#39HorrorI have choice paralysis and am open to suggestions, please help! Scifi, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, dystopian oh my - Recommendations7 posts in the past month#47Recommendations
- Sci Fi7 posts in the past month
- I have choice paralysis and am open to suggestions, please help! Scifi, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, dystopian oh my
- Looking for hard sci-fi with interesting/unique aliens
#57Sci FiI have choice paralysis and am open to suggestions, please help! Scifi, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, dystopian oh my · Looking for hard sci-fi with interesting/unique aliens
Flair
- Any genre!40 posts in the past month
- No book has ever made me cry, give me a book that will.
- I read Walden and now I can’t stop questioning modern life
- I need to read a book where someone has it REALLY bad
#140Any genre!No book has ever made me cry, give me a book that will. · I read Walden and now I can’t stop questioning modern life · I need to read a book where someone has it REALLY bad - Trigger Warning15 posts in the past month
- My dad just died. I did not like him.
- A book which has acceptance of death / mortality as its main theme
- Suggest me a book about a lonely woman
#215Trigger WarningMy dad just died. I did not like him. · A book which has acceptance of death / mortality as its main theme · Suggest me a book about a lonely woman - New Reader9 posts in the past month
- Literacy Crisis
- Authors similar to Thomas Pynchon but for dumb people?
- I just finished reading Bad Blood 🩸about Theranos
#39New ReaderLiteracy Crisis · Authors similar to Thomas Pynchon but for dumb people? · I just finished reading Bad Blood 🩸about Theranos - Genre fiction7 posts in the past month
- What are the best dragon books?
- Books with weird biology stuff going on?
- An unsettling book where things are familiar, but not quite right
#47Genre fictionWhat are the best dragon books? · Books with weird biology stuff going on? · An unsettling book where things are familiar, but not quite right - Picky Reader7 posts in the past month
- Best fiction books that are set in the appalachian mountains?
- I’m loving True Grit — give me another Western with this much personality
- Horror/monster romance reminiscent of The Summer Hikaru Died?
#57Picky ReaderBest fiction books that are set in the appalachian mountains? · I’m loving True Grit — give me another Western with this much personality · Horror/monster romance reminiscent of The Summer Hikaru Died?
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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- 2
- Visitors /mo (-60%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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