What books to read if you hate YA and fantasy?
I need podcast recommendations.
Or Audible recommendations.. i’m in a “reading” slump.
I’m extremely picky with books though. Absolutely no YA / books where the main character is 17. No fantasy.
I prefer historical fiction, and love a “i was raised by horrible parents, this is the story of my life” kind of books. (Like The Glass Castle. Or, The Great Alone). Books about being raised by religious freaks / bible belt / culty and “i made it out”. (Like Sound of Gravel, or Educated.)
Any thing you’re loving? 🙃
Elizabeth Hebert·
The 7 husband of evelyn Hugo
Elizabeth Hebert··
@jennatess, so good!! I’m almost done. Finding the time to read is hard so I tend to read when waiting for my boys at appointments. But I actually get annoyed when they’re done and I have to put it down, lol
jenna tess··
hahah! Same! i keep one earbud in while I’m cleaning the house/doing laundry! It’s so hard! But that’s also why i’m so picky! I have so little time, i need these books to grab me and suck me in on page one. 😅
Elizabeth Hebert··
this one caught me right away
mybabybear ·
Мама сына (8 лет)
You might like This Tender Land. But it’s not exactly what you’re looking for. But it’s good.
mybabybear ·
Мама сына (8 лет)
I am also a fan of all the books you’ve mentioned so I’m curious as to what others might recommend.
mybabybear ··
Мама сына (8 лет)
@jennatess, thanks! I put Call Your Daughter Home, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, and One for the Blackbird One for the Crow on my Want to Read list. My top books for 2022 are: Project Hail Mary and The Rose Code. Honorable mentions: Verity, Before We Were Yours, The Hate U Give, The Nightingale.
Have you read Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime? Short and has a some humor.
Or maybe you would like The Girl with the Louding Voice. Or American Dirt.
jenna tess··
I’m going to look into American Dirt!
I wasn’t a fan of Verity, but i I think it was because everybody hyped it up and I was expecting a lot more.
Had I just stumbled upon it and had no pre-assumptions on the book then I probably would’ve liked it more.
mybabybear ··
Мама сына (8 лет)
I am usually the same. But I try not to listen to anything beyond “it was good” as I am always fearful people will ruin books.
JenX·
I'm reading Demon Copperhead right now, a modern retelling of David Copperfield. It's really highly rated.