#I need book recs

[angelforever]

I need books recs ‎ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹

about to go to the library and would love some - or just some that I could get another time. anyways I would love love love recs from yall so <3

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[mommymilkersmac-n-cheese]

Guys I need incredibly gay romance book recommendations . I’m talking Klance and Zukka levels of gay. Please I’m desperate.

#klance #zukka #book recommendations #i need book recs #gay #lgbtq characters #lgbtqplus #lgbt pride #gay romance #books #books & libraries #books and reading #reading

[gremmything]

I am once again asking tumblr for mlm vampire romance book recs. However, I have a new criteria: I want them written by non-women.

I have found 3 total books on good reads that fit these criteria and two of them are compilations of short stories which are most likely also written by women.

I love women, don't get me wrong. But I want to read mlm/nwlnw written by non-women

#vampire #vampirism #vampire romance #romance #romance reader #romance novels #mlm romance #mlm vampire #mlm vampire romance #book recs #I NEED BOOK RECS

[dazzlingworld]

ah i am so tired of enstars

#i still like ryuseitai and akatsuki but like idgaf about the game anymore unless something interesting happens.... #i have other hobbies and interests but i feel like i need to stick to the tetora fan brand #i probably wont post or rb about enstars unless tetora does something. i have other interests though #i have really been enjoying dunmeshi and ive been planning to read some terry pratchett #<- only bc my parents have like every book hes wrote so. #but i havent been reading much bc most of the books at the library are crime and im not really. into that #i need book recs

[xstqrwing]

can someone please give me book recommendations in exchange for some recs from me:

bone gap

if he had been with me

runaway max

girl in pieces

little women

pride & prejudice

harry potter (1st book)

the dictionary of lost words

thornhill

nov 9

gem & dixie

pls rec any book 😭 idgaf i js need something to reaaaaadddd 🩵

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[prentisswig]

the feminine urge to reread my favorite book whilst im in the middle of another book is getting too strong..

#prentisswig #bookish #books and reading #tbr #romance #i just miss will grayson III #penelope douglas #im going insane help #i need book recs #book recommendations

[panickedjoker]

I need book recommendations which are similar to six of crows or the folk of air series 🤧 I've heard The Raven Boys is quite similar to SoC, is it good?

#booklr #six of crows #cruel prince #book reccs #i need book recs #i want this #my post #how do u tag these things

[the-cheezit-files]

Readers of tumblr, I need your help! I’m looking for book recommendations with one specific sort of criteria. I quite enjoy books which contain biblical allusions, themes, that sort of thing - for example, Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the imagery of baptisms. I also enjoy books like Good Omens that are more overt and satirical. Really anything with any significant allusions to the Bible as I was raised Catholic but don’t practice anymore and I love to see different uses of it and unique spins on it! I’m open to most genres but I typically avoid horror and anything too romance-focused. Drop any recommendations in the comments! Thank you!

Edit: if you see this post but don’t have any recs, could you please reblog it if you have any kind of significant following? I have very few followers and so my non-Good Omens or Doctor Who posts get practically no reach :)

#bookblr #book recommendations #I need book recs #book recs

[milateramilt]

heading to the library but i have no idea what to read so ill go through my classmates projects about what they read during summer break

i have many to read lists but i never know what to get

And i end up getting something i didnt plan

Also theyve got cool books and i might just borrow something ive never heard of before hoping its good

any book recs anyone?

#i need book recs #books #reading #;) <3 #anyone?

[lottieurl]

tell me in the tags what's the best book you read this year

#i need smth good and i need recs #the current book and last book i read disappointed me personally and i just wanna read smth that will make me go Woah Words again #oh and best book EYE read this year was our wives under the sea. most book of all time

[captainkirkk]

I'm normally a very slow reader of published novels, but I devoured The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard and now I can NOT stop thinking about it.

Everyone who has read my Fire Lord Zuko content knows how much I love 1) people of power working tirelessly to make the world a better place for all; and b) kings, slowly being crushed under the weight of their crown and duty, finding love and care in their loyal servants and staff

Except this story is more. The Emperor is worshiped and treated as a god, bound by extreme taboos and protocols that he can't break. It's about his staff (his found family) looking BEYOND the exterior of godhood and finding the human being underneath - who is dying under the weight of being the Emperor - and deciding to reach out, even if by acknowledging his humanity they are technically breaking many laws.

God this book is about so many things, including:

Found family can be the Last Emperor and his senior members of staff

The Emperor learning how to be human again with the help of his friends

There's no romance in this book. The deep friendships are the beating heart of this story, and they very much Love each other.

Breaking down a previously corrupt imperial empire through hard work and radial reforms, leading to sweeping changes including UNIVERSAL INCOME

Embracing cultural heritage, even in the heart of the imperial palace. Our main character is both one of the highest ranking members of government and from an islander culture, and he dedicates himself to both

The struggle for your family (who have a case of tall poppy syndrome, and live far far away from the capital and palace) to see you as a respected adult and understand all of your (many, MANY) achievements, even when you're very literally brought the Emperor home with you.

This book has some BEAUTIFUL confrontations, take-downs, and revelations based on the past two points (and more). If you underestimate or insult our main character, You Will Regret It. Watching him lose his temper is a glorious thing to behold.

Anyway I'm pretty sure this just became my all-time favourite book, because it's beautifully written and touches on all of my favourite tropes.

#the hands of the emperor #nine worlds #book recs #i'm currently halfway through the sequel #and my heart cannot take it i need to know what the fuck is going on between our main characters #the slow burn is killing me #so i'm distracting myself by yelling about the og novel on here #my posts

[eerna]

pls recommend me some fantasy romance!

#all rec lists lead me to a dead end pls help me out i am CRAVING so BADLY #and you know my taste so you won't recommend me whatever is recommended online when i try to find books similar to an enchantment of ravens #recs #i'm dying over a school project and still have 2 whole pages of comicing to do i NEED something romantic to get me through it #should have waited a bit longer to read emily wilde huh

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

And now, a book review I've been saving. I want to savor this one:

Julius Caesar and the Roman People, by Robert Morstein-Marx, 2021.

It's hard to overstate how much I love this book. If you only read one book about Julius Caesar, get this one. It's not just a biography of Caesar, but a reassessment of the role of the "People" in Roman politics, of how democratic vs. oligarchic the republic truly was, of reliability and bias in ancient sources, and how we construct history through the lens of our own values and fears. Morstein-Marx sets out not merely to describe Caesar's life, but explore where our ideas about him came from, what biases are in our sources, and how those biases erased the agency and diversity of the Roman People themselves.

When I first read this book, I found it persuasive and well-researched - Morstein-Marx is a professor of classics, after all - but its conclusions were so different from the pop culture view of Caesar I had to check if this was another Michael Parenti situation, where an author exaggerates and cherry-picks evidence to support his own political agenda. But, from all the other references to this book I found, Morstein-Marx does seem to be a respected scholar who knows what he's talking about, and other historians like Erich Gruen, Fred Drogula and John T. Ramsey seem to agree with a lot of his points.

So, what are his main points?

That Caesar was not a radical popularis or Marian, nor was he consciously attempting to subvert the republic or install himself as an autocrat; his career up till 49 BCE was broadly conventional, his policies moderate, and his rift with Cato et al is better explained by personal rivalries, not ideology.

That Caesar was in many ways more traditional and respectful of the law than Cato, Bibulus and their allies, and there was a legitimate argument for siding with him in 49 BCE.

That much of the argument for seeing Caesar as subversive or radical depends on equating the government with the Senate, and downplaying the role of the People.

That neither Caesar nor Pompey deliberately started the civil war, but that it happened due to a breakdown in communications between the triumvirs, and fearmongering from a pro-war faction in the Senate.

That the majority of the Senate and People probably sided with him during the civil war.

That it's not actually clear whether Caesar "wanted to be king." Many of his actions as dictator are better explained as ad hoc responses to immediate political crises, while others may have been taken out of context, exaggerated or misattributed to him.

Now, you might be thinking this sounds awfully pro-Caesar. And Caesar does come across more sympathetically than in most portrayals. But Morstein-Marx also reminds us that Caesar killed or enslaved about two million people, ended free Roman elections, and other awful things. He tries to explain Caesar's actions, but not to excuse them.

Morstein-Marx's argument is not that Caesar was a hero, or a villain, but an ordinary man and product of his time. He was, to be honest, just not that important until his runaway success in Gaul. He had no long-term master plan, but was reacting to immediate issues most of the time, like all politicians do. His policies were mostly conventional, not revolutionary.

Julius Caesar and the Roman People is an attempt to take off the filters of hindsight, myth, and propaganda, and try to understand Julius Caesar's actions in the context of his time. And it will teach you a lot about how history is "constructed" along the way.

#i really need to reread this one and see if i still agree with all his conclusions #but he definitely Did The Research #robert morstein-marx #julius caesar and the roman people #jlrrt reads #book rec #book review #julius caesar #hot takes with jlrrt

[tarysande]

Hey! Hey, friends! Are you looking for fantasy with COMPETENT MIDDLE-AGED PROTAGONISTS who are PROBABLY BROKEN but also still TRYING REAL HARD?

(Of course you are.)

Would you also like some COOL WORLDBUILDING? What about CREEPY VILLAINS?

Romance between broken people learning how their pieces fit together? Snark and banter? Berserker paladins of a dead god? Giant bears? Badger people with a whole cool society living alongside humans? Lawyer priests? Seamless diversity and inclusion? Body and sex positivity? One of the best opening lines to a book series I’ve ever come across?

(Stephen’s god died a little after noon on the longest day of the year.)

You’re looking for @tkingfisher!

Specifically, you’re looking for her Saint of Steel series.

I’ve read the first three books in three days.

(Oh, and if you want plot-relevant demon chickens, a dog made of bones, and snarky old ladies, you want Kingfisher’s Nettle and Bone. And if you want a great spin on the Beauty and the Beast story inspired by Robin McKinley’s Rose Daughter, you want Bryony and Roses.)

#book recs #author rec #t kingfisher #bookblr #have I done any of the work that needs doing in the past two weeks? #no I have not #have I been reading good books? #yes yes I have #did you hear me? #I said competent middle aged protagonists #who are not skinny teenaged ingenues!

[anelaxoxo]

Okay, genuinely ? Tumblr is the like best app/website literally ever. The way I'm constantly discovering new media and free resources on here is crazy. I mean just the other day i discovered the magnus archives podcast and I've been obsessed ever since. I deadass finished like a whole season in less than a week.

Not to mention the pdfs, articles, poetry, language learning resources, book recommendations AND TEXTBOOK LINKS ??!! ALL FOR FREE !!!

Yeah just wanted to say Tumblr is the superior app idc.

#i love you tumblr #i love everyone using tumblr #i basically live on this app #the fact that no one told abt the magnus archives before #maybe i need new friends #the magnus archives #i also discovered starkid and now I'm a fan #starkid #supernatural #book recs #resources #free resources #free textbooks #pdfs #language learning #langblr #writing resources #writerblr #movie recommendation #academia #chaotic academia #dark academia #links

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

tragic that when i type in 'love theoretically' into the search bar on tumblr dot wtf, i just get a bunch of posts about theories, and nothing about the tooth-rotting hand-warming cup-of-tea book that is Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood :(

#y'all it was so good #really the pick me up i needed after the emotional battering that was Happy Place by Emily Henry #should i make edits #or moodboards #cos currently i see none on here and that must be rectified #if you know of any please send #love theoretically #ali hazelwood #book rec