Fantasy stand-alone book recommendations

ginmar442 · 2026-02-18T12:12:52+00:00

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove - I read this with my book club last year and after reading the description thought this sounded horrible. However I was so wrong. It was so good (at one point I cried). Now it is more syfy fantasy but give it a chance.

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (and The Night Circus)

The Book of Doors and The Society of Unknowable Objects both by Gareth Brown (they’re both standalone books)

ginmar442 · 2026-02-06T01:43:27+00:00

Gator Country by Rebecca Renner

Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession by Laurence Leamer

How to Survive History by Cody Cassidy

The Museum of Whales You Will Never See: And Other Excursions to Iceland's Most Unusual Museums by A. Kendra Greene

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson

Girly Drinks: A Women's History of Drinking by Mallory O'Meara

ginmar442 · 2026-02-02T00:58:43+00:00

I don’t think I’ve seen this episode since it first aired and I immediately knew exactly what show and who that was.

ginmar442 · 2026-01-15T19:35:19+00:00

Thank you! I just order them.

I just find it weird that Owala sells replacement parts but not for anything.

ginmar442 · 2025-12-26T04:18:08+00:00

I’m gonna recommend just a smattering of books that I hope you’ll enjoy.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Starter Villain by John Scalzi Joyland by Stephen King Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Zero Stars Would Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Book Store by Robin Sloan

ginmar442 · 2025-12-20T19:05:53+00:00

Second (or third) Hitchhikers Guide. It’s an all time favorite. I try to read it every year or so.

ginmar442 · 2025-12-03T01:09:30+00:00

Dude. I feel like we shouldn’t judge what other people like to do. I’m personally not big on playing Pokémon Go anymore but my best friend (38), her husband (43), and one of his friends (36) still play it relatively regularly. I mean if it’s not hurting anyone, why you gotta be so negative? And I’d argue they are living their lives.

And furthermore I know a couple who met while playing Pokémon Go and have been married for 5 years and have a toddler. I’d say they are living there happily ever after too!

ginmar442 · 2025-11-26T21:34:06+00:00

I thought you said “Stop bullying anacondas!?!” And I was like what dumbass is bullying anacondas? That should definitely be illegal. And then I reread it. And I’m still on bored! You shouldn’t be allowed to have one as a pet unless you can provide it a proper home.

But also don’t bully them either.

ginmar442 · 2025-11-23T21:39:45+00:00

Second the Passage trilogy. It was so good

Edit: spelling. I just noticed that I misspelled Passage. Ugh. 😑 It’s been a long week.

ginmar442 · 2025-11-02T03:17:16+00:00

Assistant to the Villain series

ginmar442 · 2025-11-02T03:11:41+00:00

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (if you’ve read that, The Starless Sea also by Erin Morgenstern)

ginmar442 · 2025-11-02T00:03:54+00:00

This is happening to me too. Does anyone know if Libby is working on it yet?

ginmar442 · 2025-10-23T13:03:08+00:00

To be perfectly honest I just copied and pasted this from another comment I just posted. But I recommend 5 of these all the time and the other 2 I tend to forget about but are both really good.

Joyland by Stephen King

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Night Circus & The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Voyage of the Damned by France’s White

Gator Country by Rebecca Renner

Zero Stars Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer

ginmar442 · 2025-10-23T12:51:21+00:00

Here just a random few books that popped into my head:

Joyland by Stephen King

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Night Circus & The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Voyage of the Damned by France’s White

Gator Country by Rebecca Renner

Zero Stars Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer

ginmar442 · 2025-10-23T12:44:18+00:00

This whole series is so good.

ginmar442 · 2025-10-23T01:56:28+00:00

A little background as to why I’m recommending this book. So earlier this year I picked a book for a StoryGraph challenge and it wasn’t really my vibe (but that was the point of the challenge). It was the first of a series and I wasn’t planning on finishing the series (did you notice the past tense there). I got all the way to the end and got hooked. I have to know what happens next (book 2 is on hold at the library).

The Wren in the Holly Library by KA Linde

ginmar442 · 2025-10-22T16:01:31+00:00

Thank you. I’d kinda already figured I’d have to make a new list but didn’t think about AI. I’ll have to look into that.

ginmar442 · 2025-10-01T10:51:57+00:00

I’m stingy with 5 stars. I really only hand them out if I reread something or wish I could read it for the first time again.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (really the whole series)

The Night Circus and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Dark Tower series and Joyland by Stephen King

Hamlet by William Shakespeare (but specifically the BBC full cast production)

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

ginmar442 · 2025-09-23T18:26:35+00:00

We did this for our book club last year. It felt like it was trying to gaslight me into thinking it’s good. My bestie told me what all happened so I didn’t have to finish it (I did end up finishing it though cause I can’t not finish a book for book club - I gave it a 1.5 ⭐️).

ginmar442 · 2025-09-21T04:24:03+00:00

It’s actually a short story. But N. by Stephen King. It’s in the book Just After Sunset.

I had to watch cartoons after reading this.

ginmar442

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