books for guys to read

[@irised]

How satisfying it is that all these books match in colors ✨

[@graceallen7338]

literally my first thought

[@scouttucker4432]

looks like she likes red…….hmmmmm

[@hello-lz4xj]

I love books with pretty covers, they make me want to read them more

[@bloxburgxaesthetics1238]

yeah know right

[@Janksta]

u

[@JulEnglefaris]

AJ Fickry was so great. I also just finished Love on the Brain and loved that too.

[@XO_LIZ]

Same love on the brain is soooooooooooooo good‼️

[@Juliette4815]

I finished Love on the Brain yesterday

[@eleets38339]

AJ Fikry’s book tore me apart :’(

[@cathycrandall5264]

AJ FIKRY is the type of story that when you finish it you just have to sit back for a minute and think to yourself - “I am so glad I am a reader.” 😊 And if my TBR list wasn’t so massive at this point😉 it is definitely due for a reread one of these days…😍📚

[@_TSC_TheSecondComing]

The storied life description?

[@heatherlynn828]

11/22/63 is always my go-to recommendation for anyone whose tastes I don’t know! Everyone loves that book and it’s one of my favorite books of all time!

[@theoutsiderprod]

The ending is incredible, which is pretty unusual for King novels, but it is because it was actually written by his son lol

[@hammadansari4840]

I've watched the TV series of 11.22.63 it was decent can't say the same about the book.

[@PancakesforEveryone]

@@hammadansari4840the show was trash. Especially compared to the book. They added and subtracted things that weren’t in the book. Highly recommend reading it

[@RickyBanks-is-sweet]

@@PancakesforEveryoneCmon guys, the show wasn’t THAT bad.

[@SethinBerlin]

Same. I do a reread (or relisten on audible) at least every few years.

[@andreadrabik635]

I recommend, “Goosebumps: Attack of The Jack - O - Lanterns.” The Halloween atmosphere, and the characters are all great. Give it a try.

[@FctHvn]

A kids book 😂

[@faiz.10]

All of them are amazing and memorable

[@magiccheesecube]

Goosebumps the scarecrow walks at midnight was my favorite growing up.

[@d.dawg1]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

[@AdamVill]

An absolute classic...

[@LittlePrairieLibrary]

Yessss Red Rising! I always also recommend The Martian by Andy Weir and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

[@MaxPrehl]

Loved the Martian

[@WiceyWings]

Hail Mary is also a great read!

[@pzt]

i loved ready player one. I'm now reading ready player two!!

[@pzt]

and I got the 6 books of dunes but I'm scared to start reading them

[@prodigion1]

@@pzt People hate on ready player two but don't let if affect your opinion - I personally loved it

[@elenab19l9]

Ur book recommendations are always so good!

[@angryspartan1947]

Red rising is amazingggg, love that that is the first book rec!

[@Ki-KisWorld]

When you said “a guy,” I was full on expecting Ryan and then I just see that random (not actually random) dude 😂

[@Hittawatches]

Yeah uh WAT

[@Willow12866]

I love how all the covers have red on it

[@Delta-xi4fo]

Books: 1. Red Rising by Pierce Brown 2. Billy Summers by Stephen King 3. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 4. The Storied life of A.J. Fikrey by Gabrielle Zevin

[@willsayshi]

thank you 🙏🏾

[@marisolg.marrufo7793]

Next can you do books for the summer!!!

[@Yourbestiehope]

Great idea!

[@xxsnow_angelxx3953]

Agreed

[@afanofrailway4KHDR]

IT

[@AlejandroCruz-vt7zu]

11/22/63, for how big the book is, was one of the fastest reads I've ever experienced. Great recommendation! I'll definitely check out Bill Summers.

[@Sophialaneyslay]

Love the book reviews but girly your skin is glowing DROP THE SKINCARE ROUTINE ✨✨✨

[@alecstuckeyguitar]

Billy Summers was absolutely phenomenal

[@Rieboppers]

My husband asked me to read a book and let him know if he’d like it. It’s marketed as time travel but maybe not the kind of sci-fi he’d like. So I’m reading “this is how you lose the time war.”

[@kurlykaitlyn]

Ah I’ve long time been wanting to read that! I’ve a lot of great things

[@JA-xv3qp]

My husband read that one and he said it was ok

[@boxingelfis1499]

Ouu, a time travel Sci-Fi book series that I find awesome is the Impossible Times trilogy by Mark Lawrence.

[@Morfeusm]

Yeah I am a guy and it was okay. It’s not really a science fiction (don’t mean it derogatory) but a quirky romance set in vaguely science fiction setting.

[@danelisslow3269]

He really made you his personal book reviewer huh?

[@KatieLeSorcerer]

Stephen King’s Fairytale is amazing too!!

[@rosalie951]

Agreed!

[@Beekeeper8011]

It's...kinda not.

[@Tootsiepop201]

I love how each of these books actually look really well loved. THAT is a sign of a good book all by itself.

[@Lia_is_cool]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! YOU MOTIVATE ME TO READ MORE!! ❤❤

[@hyperfirefly5879]

“All Systems Red” by Martha Wells has been a go to recommendation for everyone for me. It’s really short, so it’s not too overwhelming, and if you DO like it and want the option to read more it’s part of a big series. So you can read the one book pretty quick and decide if you want to keep going without having to commit to a 500 page book before deciding.

[@chughin]

Saw red rising in the video you first mentioned it & it took over my life for a month. On book 4

[@Makaneek5060]

I had mixed feelings about book 1 but if the worldbuilding gets more interconnected later I'd try the rest.

[@kameryngreer3098]

@@Makaneek5060it absolutely does. It’s crazy think back to red rising because it really only scraped the surface in terms of characters, world-building, and story. Especially as you move into the second trilogy

[@Makaneek5060]

@@kameryngreer3098 All right, that sounds promising. What I like about good fiction is when a ton of elements about the world connect together in surprising but sensible ways, like how the one ring makes you visible to the Nazgul, and how the spice likewise is a powerful tool and a crutch.

[@kameryngreer3098]

@@Makaneek5060 I honestly think you’d enjoy it if you continued, then. There were so many “ohhh, shit” moments for me when I first read through. It’s definitely not for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed its complexity

[@Linus-tz2tk]

Red Rising is soo good. I like book 2 and 3 the most also 4 and 5 are also very good. 1 and 6+ are good but not as good as the rest.

[@lukeandliz]

I always hated reading, i failed English in highschool twice, just could not give a care in the world for it. That being said, there is not one Stephen King book i haven't read. The stand and It was tough for me to stay committed, and TDT wizard and glass was just a tough one over all, but Stephen King did what 13 years of school could not, taught me to enjoy reading

[@khoakdoan]

I was actually looking for books to read so thank you!

[@jaylytical2271]

Two books that every guy needs to read in his life are: Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. They will change your life.

[@FiveOhAnna]

the way these books all match each other too ❤️🖤❤️

[@Showtunediva]

Haley, TYSM for this. I will recommend these to my husband.❤

[@zelbelreader]

Red rising is amazing! And it only gets better. The first one is the author hitting his stride.

[@asuko685]

Woah, I am sure looking forward to read your book recommendations ❤️❤️

[@apoet9144]

Ngl I used to watch you allll the time up until around shortly after your wedding when you slowly started to become a full on booktuber and I’ve lost the inspiration to read (I was a book junkie growing up, even my English teacher would complain about it), so I stopped watching. Now that I’m mustering up the courage to try to get back into it and defeat my laziness, it’s so perfect to come back and watch you again. Thank you Haley, ily and I can’t wait for my reading journey to begin again 🤟🏾💜

[@heartsz.for.L]

I have a recommendation!! White Bird by R J Palacio who is also an author of Wonder. White bird is a story of a grandma who tells her grandson her story. It’s about 1940-1950 in France when h*tl3r was taken over a lot of countries. Also it has a movie! It’s suuuper good!! I highly recommend it

[@c7e-y5m]

did it have romance in it or it just tell stories about that time

[@heartsz.for.L]

@@c7e-y5m it has a tiny bit of romance like just one kiss and yes, it is a story about that time

[@indibreathin]

Just finished A.J Fikry, 1st, thank you for your recommendations.. honestly I have a new love for the way books have awaken emotions that have laid dormant for me for a while.. this book was the first book I’ve read in a very long time… still in my feels lol but it’s happy sad tears.. anyways thank you. Will be reading another of your recommendations soon.

[@scarland1557]

I love how unlike other booktokers or booktubers, you actually read and give us recommendations. I’ve been new to all of this and I usually see crisp books being recommended by many, which i assume are not read by them and somehow they give us a review about how the book is. Soo thankssss ✨

[@Kretyn-z-YT]

i dont really read book but holy sh*t, i like to watch your shorts about books you just make them soo entertaining

[@NellyHunger]

I am going to recommend them to myself!

[@joebloe4734]

Cool selection, maybe you could make a part two where it's all women authors?

[@stabigailscreech]

I LOVE 11/22/63, it was the 2nd or 3rd Stephen King book I read, and I just let my friend borrow it a month or two ago and she said that she loved it as well so GOOD SUGGESTION

[@matthewnicholas1550]

You have inspired me to order Red Rising, can’t wait!

[@JaredPalmerVlogs]

I’ve never been able to get in to books about just stories. It’s always gotta be some sort of self improvement book lol (because I’m lagging so far behind in life)😅

[@DrawtheCurtains]

Reading is self-improvement by default. A well-read person will always have a leg up over those who don't read.

[@JaredPalmerVlogs]

@@DrawtheCurtains in most cases I’d agree, but you’re telling me 50 shades of grey is self improvement?🤣 Idk…

[@xoreign]

Tons of books out there. Even fantasy can help you out. Avatar the last Airbender replaced my need for therapy later in life basically lmao. Brandon sandersons fantasy stories are amazing. They're badass and about broken people saving the world.

[@DrawtheCurtains]

@@JaredPalmerVlogs Well... some books are better examples than others LOL

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@JaredPalmerVlogsI mean it definitely teaches the dangers of not having healthy boundaries and the failure to understand what proper BDSM relationships are all about. The more you know 🌈

[@nathantries]

I was LITERALLY thinking the other day if anyone knew any good books for guys📚THX!

[@mosesmarlboro5401]

Books for the fellas? Blood Meridian, Heart of Darkness, Lord of the Flies, you know, just some light hearted stuff

[@hydroflame6382]

bruh lol

[@KateinTexas]

Highly recommend reading Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) and then go watch the movie, Apocalypse Now (1979)

[@daisy3840]

i've got a book recommendation for you haley! :) it's white bird by the same author of wonder, it's the story of julian's grandmother during world war, i read it a while back and i always cry aha, it's comic style so you could probably read it in one sitting, happy reading! xx

[@Kirkcomet]

Loved 11.23.63

[@bd_mayhem]

Wanna hear some serious pedantry? 11.23.63 is the tv mini series, while 11/23/63 is the book.

[@CalebJarvis-bz2ht]

Brother, I love the feeling of intense validation when someone recommends something you love. Red rising and billy summers absolutely slap

[@Willow12866]

Yes pls do more categorised recommendations!

[@Walter-vq3vm]

My personal fav -Louis L'Amour Lando(a great novel of the magnificent sackett family) -Tom Hardy (far from the maddening crowd) I remember as a kid i used to read them all the time

[@hunnerboi8561]

Cormac Mccarthy books

[@waterfalls__]

11/22/63 is an amazing book. It’s more than just time travel and saving JFK. I almost never read fiction, but I loved that book so much and remember reading it when I was 17.

[@breawycker]

Guys can read any books. Theres no such thing as guy books or girl books

[@Horzinicla]

As a man who stopped reading Twilight and The Notebook after less than a quarter of the book, I deem you as absolutely wrong

[@W-I463]

Ofc your right. This is just, stuff they're more likely to enjoy?

[@W-I463]

​@@Horzinicla ur just one individual

[@alffbooks]

I've read 2 of those and I agree, that they are really good :)

[@trytofindareasonwhy]

the only book guys need to read are the firm and crime and punishment

[@CJsBookNook]

omg i read 11/22/63 back in january and it was SO GOOD, im so glad someones finally talking about it on booktube!!

[@jj5watt303]

As a guy. The homelander series by Andrew Klavan. Fantastic read. Action, a little love story, and mystery that keeps you guessing until the fourth and final book

[@Shadows518]

My recs: I Am Legend- short read. Kinda horror, kinda not, post apocalyptic, but the main character is just a guy trying his best to survive. The Flower War - a little longer, standalone, incredibly well written adult urban fantasy Altered Carbon - better than the tv show by an order of magnitude Aurora Rising - sci-fi space opera but also kind of a crime novel?

[@sarveshtandon374]

I'm a guy and I bought the storied life of AJ fikry two days ago. I finished it today. It's helping me go through a tough time and I wouldn't have found out about it if I hadn't seen this video. Thank you! I know I wouldn't have liked it a year ago but sometimes books find you at the right time.

[@juliameacham5828]

The SKIN looks flawless girl

[@rebeccazabkowicz4929]

Other book recommendations: Harry Potter Keeper of the lost cities The giver (a classic) Out of my mind I have many more, but there are some books that are just not coming to my head

[@lesryglrhfohser]

Gravity’s Rainbow Infinite Jest Blood Meridian

[@sathira_anuk5179]

​@@lesryglrhfohser 💀

[@liajustlia2250]

I wish this series would go viral on tiktok instead of the absolute trash that goes viral for no reason. This book is SO GOOD: love the character, love the plot, love the dynamics 😭 wish more people would read this

[@emochickenzz]

I’m reading billy summers because of you!!! I love all of your videos ♥️

[@Emma-ly1rt]

Billy summers is one of my favorite books soooo good!!!

[@AccountingSI]

11/22/63 may look intimidatingly long but it’s kind of a history, time travel, love story, and mystery all in one. Its story serves its length.

[@knoxx1130]

I’m also not a big reader, and 11/23/63 to this day is still my favorite book. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Marmar.21]

Can you please do book recommendations for 13 year old girls please!!!? I need help finding (an appropriate for my age) fantasy or mystery book to lose myself in!!!!!

[@charlottemeneray6042]

If you haven’t already, I’d recommend reading the series of court of thorns and roses

[@jerkoardalic]

Vernor Vinge - "Fire upon the deep" and "Deepness in the sky". I'm currently on "Children of the sky". Phenomenal reads!

[@alsyrriad]

Fire Upon the Deep is genuinely one of the coolest and most entertaining books I’ve ever read. Long book but I FLEW through that shit, every page was fun to read. Coming from someone who doesn’t read much. It turned me into a sci-fi fan.

[@jerkoardalic]

@@alsyrriad trully and amazing read. Children of the sky follows Fire upon the deep directly, so if you havent give it a read!

[@AmbientSpiritLamb-dl8xc]

11/22/63 is one of the best books I've ever read. Interesting fact: Stephen King's son, Joe Hill was the one who came up with the ending for this book. I definitely recommend his books too if you haven't checked them out.

[@mirzatariq8714]

Loved red rising and Billy summers, thanks for recommending!

[@bluedragonfire9740]

I always recommend Mathew Reilly books to guys trying to read again. His fast paced novels are super easy to fly through and are more "fun" books to read

[@Mimic_Gaming]

Red rising is ridiculously good, I listened to the audio book the whole time thinking if they did a show for it with similar pacing to The Last of Us it would be PEAK!!!

[@Art0r1aS-zp3wh]

Bought all 4 of these and I've finished Billy summers and AJ Fikry and I am not disappointed whatsoever. Thanks for the recommendations.

[@GrimBrotherIV]

Red rising is so good! Great rec.

[@foxyfarmer1]

I would also recommend the first binding It’s long but such good epic fantasy! Also mmc

[@OstriyOstrich1]

Off topic but if anyone (regardless of gender) wants to read a really good World War ll book “A Father’s Promise” is really good. It’s based around the Christian Faith too so if you’re trying to find a really good Christian Fiction I highly recommend that!❤

[@Eml_18-t7x]

I looked into the book Billy Summers and read the preview and loved it just because of this video. Thank you Haley!

[@LivinglikeLeila]

My boyfriend read and liked Five Survive by Holly Jackson. It still took him like 3 months to finish but hey it's the only book he's read in years!

[@maxalburg5665]

I just finished a great "guy book." (though there were lots of great female characters in it too) But you know, violence and guns. Down Here in the Warmth by Euel Arden. Surprisingly complex book.

[@cic1470]

Jurassic Park is honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read. It sucks that the movie really overshadows it, especially when the book is 100 times better (and I already love the movie). Every time I’ve brought it up to someone the conversation always goes: “You should really read Jurassic Park” “Wait, there’s a Jurassic Park book?” “Yea… what did you think the movie was based on?” “THE MOVIE WAS BASED ON A BOOK?!”

[@bananasandwiches1493]

11.22.63 is the reason I read. Never could get myself to read in school (when I was supposed to) ordered it promised myself I’d finish it. Reading became my new fav hobby.

[@chopcityhk]

This video inspired me to start 11/22/63 and fast forward a week…..I absolutely loved it! ‘I had never been what you’d call a crying man…’ or reading man either but woah did that change that. First book I’ve read in my adult life and I’m excited to read more

[@loganknight12]

I read fairytale by Stephen king and immediately bought 8 Stephen king books after and I love them all. King is always perfect

[@SUNG_DRIP_WOO]

I recommend Berserk a very good Japanese book it has a lot of emotion. Very family friendly😊

[@mcleodkids448]

OMG you’re skin is so clear and pretty

[@BristolFowler]

For anyone who needs any other book recommendations the tales of tarsurella is so good it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read love your vids 🫶

[@CJT28111]

OMG LOVE ON THE BRAIN IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS

[@kurlykaitlyn]

I recommended to my husband read 100 years of solitude, Anna Karenina, gentleman in Moscow, and cutting for stone. All great books he really loved too. If anyone has great audio recommendations for men and women, please share as I’m going on a roadtrip soon and need some new ones

[@aboxthatdrools]

Berserk. Boys and men love this one.

[@godwinbg8348]

''All of those" Was relatable

[@faithmarshall309]

Also The Prestige, which inspired a Nolan movie. Guys typically love Christopher Nolan films, and The Prestige is one that is lesser-known but more widely respected. It's a thriller, sci-fi, and historical fiction all at once, and so is the book. I lent the novel to my brother and a friend, and they both enjoyed it.

[@broderick_h]

I recommend "The Things They Carried" - Tim OBrien and also "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea" -Yukio Mishima. Two of my favirite books: I think everyone should read them

[@alexnelson4247]

Loved billy summers, I’ve not ready books but it’s my favourite so far

[@stevetesta6680]

I would recommend andromeda strain by Michael Crichton. I read that when i was like 9 or something

[@StormBlessedxo]

I’m a male, 28 years old. I recommend all of Brandon Sanderson. That may change your life and you will be busy for a few years 😅 Mistborn and Stormlight changed my life.

[@kingsofthering]

Both 3 Assassins and Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka are great fast-paced reads that guys would like

[@ZCisCool]

I love how all of those have a black and red colour scheme lol

[@CalebJarvis-bz2ht]

Just a recommendation but if you want to recommend something to guys. Brandon Sanderson’s mistborn books are unbeatable. I think it even stretches into cool enough for women too

[@The_Grinchler]

Just for everybody I suggest Asimov’s chronology of science and discovery. It sounds like a textbook for college and could be used as one but it’s actually really interesting and fast paced with over 600 pages, I really recommend it

[@MarkDelfavero]

11 22 63 is my favorite Stephen King book and I've read at least 60 of his books. Great suggestion.

[@chrismcmurry8508]

11/22/63 will have you weeping at the end. My favorite of all Stephen King's books.

[@kckurtz1292]

Relic by Preston and Child is my go-to recommendation. It is the book that got me into my love of reading after college. The whole Agent Pendergast series is great, and I would 100% recommend to anybody.

[@texashusker]

I had to do a book report for one of my English classes in college about a book dealing with history. I chose 11/22/63 having already read it before and it was the best 70+ page report I've ever done

[@littlefiddlechick1513]

Can you make a review on Mr. Fix It and Miss Sue? It is such a good book and only resonantly published.❤❤❤

[@millan711.]

I’ve read about 25 books over the last two years. Not a lot but definitely more than all my teen years. I only enjoy reading personal development books. ‘As a man thinketh’ ‘Disciplines of a Godly Man’ ‘be like water’ (the one of Bruce Lee written by his daughter)

[@clairebear8535]

If they want a Sci-fi Maze Runner is always a good suggestion. It's literally all dudes and one girl