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I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it sounded like fun. When recommending books it can be hard to hit all the things that make a book great, and sometimes you really enjoyed one aspect of it, but maybe not so much other aspects. So I’ve tried to find popular books that many people will have read to recommend from and then tried to find not-so-popular books to recommend according to a specific topic in the book. Does that make sense? Hopefully it will once you read the recommendations. 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: 

Why:

Unusual narrator: Two Boys kissing by David Levithan
World War II setting: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Understated romance: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater


The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins:

Why: 

The competition element: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Dystopia: Angelfall by Susan Ee
Rising up against the government: Legend by Marie Lu

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling:

Why:

Friendship: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 
Magic: A Chalice of Wind by Cate Tiernan
School setting: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins


The Martian by Andy Weir:

Why:

Science: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 
One man against nature: The Valley of the Horses by Jean M. Auel (it’s one woman against nature, but same idea)
Space travel: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I really wanted to avoid this one, as it is so wellknown, but I simply havn’t read any other (good) books about space travel, so…


Ready Player One by Ernest Cline:

Why:

Treasure hunt: City of Thieves by David Benioff 
Video games: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. To be honest the video game element in this isn’t that strong but I haven’t read many book about video games, so…
The 80s: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell





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