What’s a Book You’ve Read Recently That You’d Recommend?
By @mayka123
@mayka123 (16984)
India
March 16, 2025 1:40am CST
There’s nothing quite like getting lost in a great book! Whether it’s a thrilling mystery, an inspiring biography, or a heartwarming novel, books have the power to transport us to different worlds and change our perspectives.
I have not been reading books for a long time and since I don't have a library close by I now plan to buy books. Am looking online for recommendations. I prefer reading crime stories and thrillers.
How about you? What’s a book you’ve read recently that you think others should check out? What did you love about it? Let’s swap recommendations!
Pic is mine created on Canva
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@DaddyEvil (144106)
• United States
16 Mar
I read a lot but mostly science fiction or fantasy books. Once in a while I'll read a mystery but haven't read one in a long time.
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@DaddyEvil (144106)
• United States
16 Mar
@mayka123 That's too bad...
Do you read ebooks? I had to switch to ebooks when we moved into this house. It's too small so we packed all our books into plastic totes and stored them in the garage. I use Kindle Cloud to store my ebooks and get free ebooks from Amazon all the time.
Amazon offers the first ebook in a series for free and then you can buy more of the series if you like it. I have several thousand ebooks in the Kindle Cloud that I've read and about a dozen that I haven't read yet. There are also other sites online that offer ebooks for free, too.
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@mayka123 (16984)
• India
16 Mar
@DaddyEvil I have heard of sites that offer free ebooks but have not researched as yet. I spend about 12 hours on my laptop daily for my work so not sure if I want to read books online. Though I know I will get to read a lot more books for free. I had started to read The Promise by Danielle Steele on my old laptop but when I switched over to the new laptop I could not find the site which I had bookmarked.
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@Rimps85 (2377)
• India
16 Mar
what genre do you like? accordingly can suggest some...recently, I read something very offbeat & unique - a socio-legal crime thriller that's a realistic fiction & is rated 4.7 on Amazon, title is "The Bitter Half"...u can try it out...
Another good title is "Bhindi Bazaar" into crime thriller...this one I read some months back
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@ptrikha_2 (47595)
• India
16 Mar
@Rimps85
Who is the author of "Bhindi Bazaar"?
Would you like to share a more detailed personal review here?
@LeaPea2417 (37666)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Mar
"Framed" by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey. It is true stories about people wrongly convicted of crimes and how they spent years in prison before evidence was found that proved their innocence. They were then released from prison. All the cases happened in the USA. It is a very eye opening and alarming book.
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@RasmaSandra (83324)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar
I like to read book series two interesting ones are the Bones series by Kathy Reichts and the other the Lucky Santangelo series by Jackie Collins
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@mayka123 (16984)
• India
17 Mar
Have not heard of this series. Will definitely keep coming back to this discussion to check on the books recommended when I either buy books or else start reading online. I have not read books online but now I feel if I start may be I will get to read a lot more because I don't know how much I can afford to buy,
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@Deepizzaguy (107986)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Mar
I liked the book 'Rocky III" since the story was the lead character in the book became a boxing champion and he had to deal with the pressures of being a businessman instead of a boxing champion when a boxer challenged the champ to a boxing match.
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@mayka123 (16984)
• India
18 Mar
@Deepizzaguy Thats interesting. I would like to read this book.
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@Deepizzaguy (107986)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Mar
@mayka123 That is based on the same motion picture.
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@snowy22315 (186946)
• United States
16 Mar
It depends on what you like. I recently read What does it feel like? It is by an author I enjoy who had Glioblastoma.
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@ptrikha_2 (47595)
• India
16 Mar
You might be aware of Agatha Christie.
Else I would recommend author Michael Connelly (one of his main characters is Harry Bosch).
I have read two of his works :
"The Lost Light" and "The Narrows".
And well, then there is Robert Ludlum ( remember : Jason Bourne : The Bourne series?).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ludlum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Connelly
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@ptrikha_2 (47595)
• India
16 Mar
I completed Jeffrey Archer's "Only Time Will Tell" in January.
It is another of gripping tales set in the UK : 20th century between the two wars which bears the trademark style of Jeffrey Archer.
I had planned to share a personal review here but it is still pending.
Sharing an image here which I took from mobile.
Now reading a book related to Share Trading, where I am learning some finer technical terms related to trading.
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@jobelbojel (36627)
• Philippines
16 Mar
I bought the Alex Delaware books, it is a series book but have never started reading them. When I moved out from my apartment, I left all the books.
But if I have to recommend, you should get Tuesdays with Morrie.
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@jobelbojel (36627)
• Philippines
16 Mar
@mayka123 Oh no. My brother sold all his books.
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@mayka123 (16984)
• India
17 Mar
@jobelbojel I dont like anyone selling books unless it is to a person who will value them.
@Shivram59 (39982)
• India
18 Mar
I read books offline. Now I'm reading a Hindi book ; "Hey Ram"by Prakhar Shrivastav. The book is about Gandhi's contribution in our struggle for freedom and his personality.
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@Shivram59 (39982)
• India
22 Mar
@mayka123 But the book has shattered the image of Candi in my mind.
