Quest: Reader Recursion

As a reader, there’s a satisfaction to seeing another reader engrossed in a book. There’s something quite peaceful and wholesome about it. It’s another human mind engaged in an activity we know is beautiful. Maybe they’re letting their imagination soar, relaxing, analyzing a passage or perhaps just trying to understand a dense philosophical treatise. It makes you feel like there’s someone out there who’s very much like you. And, sometimes, this profound feeling can take us by surprise when seen in a character we’re reading about.

Add fiction books you've read where one of the main characters reads a book.

6 occurrences

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter #4

AdventureFantasy

734 PagesJuly 2000

Read by 101 people

5 occurrences

1984

by George Orwell

DystopiaLiterary Fiction

292 PagesJune 1949

Read by 60 people

4 occurrences

Mistborn: The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: The Original Trilogy #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

647 PagesJuly 2006

Read by 64 people

4 occurrences

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1

AdventureFantasy

160 PagesNovember 1865

Read by 28 people

4 occurrences

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1007 PagesAugust 2010

Read by 43 people

4 occurrences

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter #6

AdventureFantasy

652 PagesJune 2005

Read by 83 people

4 occurrences

Oathbringer

by Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight Archive #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1306 PagesNovember 2017

Read by 29 people

3 occurrences

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter #2

AdventureFantasy

341 PagesJuly 1998

Read by 104 people

3 occurrences

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

GothicLiterary Fiction

144 PagesJune 1890

Read by 31 people

3 occurrences

Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #1

Science FictionFantasyHorror

492 PagesSeptember 2019

Read by 28 people

2 occurrences

Harrow the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #2

Science FictionFantasyHorror

560 PagesOctober 2020

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

Fairy TaleAdventureComedic Fiction

283 PagesSeptember 1973

Read by 21 people

2 occurrences

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

by C.J. Archer

The Glass Library #1

Fantasy

284 PagesSeptember 2022

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

A Sky Beyond the Storm

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #4

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

544 PagesDecember 2020

Read by 5 people

2 occurrences

A Deadly Education

by Naomi Novik

The Scholomance #1

Urban FantasyParanormal

319 PagesSeptember 2020

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

Where the Shadows Beckon

by Gillian Grant

The Blood of Eith #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

388 PagesDecember 2021

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen

Historical FictionRomanceGothic

670 PagesDecember 1817

Read by 7 people

2 occurrences

The Medici Manuscript

by C.J. Archer

The Glass Library #2

Historical FictionFantasyMystery

286 PagesMarch 2023

Read by 4 people

2 occurrences

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Urban FantasyParanormalComedic Fiction

491 PagesMay 1990

Read by 49 people

2 occurrences

Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree

Legends & Lattes #2

Cozy MysteryFantasyRomance

352 PagesNovember 2023

Read by 26 people

2 occurrences

The Ex Hex

by Erin Sterling

Ex Hex #1

Contemporary RomanceParanormalContemporary Fiction

310 PagesSeptember 2021

Read by 18 people

2 occurrences

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale #1

DystopiaFantasy

325 PagesAugust 1985

Read by 37 people

2 occurrences

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

DystopiaFantasy

184 PagesOctober 1953

Read by 44 people

2 occurrences

The Tainted Cup

by Robert Jackson Bennett

Shadow of the Leviathan #1

FantasyMystery

432 PagesFebruary 2024

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

by Mark Lawrence

The Library Trilogy #1

High/Epic FantasyRomantic FantasyDark Fantasy

576 PagesMay 2023

Read by 24 people

2 occurrences

Where the Sky Burns

by Gillian Grant

The Blood of Eith #5

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

632 PagesMarch 2023

100

Read by 3 people

2 occurrences

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #3

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

534 PagesApril 2021

Read by 14 people

2 occurrences

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Science FictionAdventure

216 PagesOctober 1979

Read by 45 people

2 occurrences

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

Magical RealismHistorical FictionContemporary Fiction

448 PagesOctober 2020

Read by 36 people

1 occurrence

The Once and Future Witches

by Alix E. Harrow

Historical FictionParanormalFantasy

513 PagesOctober 2020

Read by 16 people

1 occurrence

A Marvellous Light

by Freya Marske

The Last Binding #1

Historical FictionRomanceFantasy

384 PagesOctober 2021

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

Bastion

by Phil Tucker

The Immortal Great Souls #1

High/Epic FantasyProgression Fantasy

829 PagesNovember 2021

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

God of Malice

by Rina Kent

Legacy of Gods #1

Romance

July 2022

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Poor People

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Romance

224 PagesJanuary 1846

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

An Argumentation of Historians

by Jodi Taylor

The Chronicles of St Mary's #9

Historical FictionAdventureComedic Fiction

468 PagesApril 2018

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Emperor's Code

by David Pittu, Gordon Korman

The 39 Clues #8

MysteryAdventureFantasy

190 PagesApril 2010

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

A Symphony of Echoes

by Jodi Taylor

The Chronicles of St Mary's #2

Historical FictionAdventureComedic Fiction

367 PagesOctober 2013

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Bride

by Ali Hazelwood

Paranormal Romance

416 PagesFebruary 2024

Read by 15 people

1 occurrence

Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell

RomanceContemporary Fiction

433 PagesSeptember 2013

Read by 22 people

1 occurrence

The Right Move

by Liz Tomforde

Windy City #2

SportsContemporary FictionContemporary Romance

428 PagesFebruary 2023

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Gone with the Witch

by Angela M. Sanders

Witch Way Librarian Mysteries #5

Cozy MysteryParanormalFantasy

304 PagesFebruary 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Legendborn

by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn #1

Urban FantasyRomance

544 PagesSeptember 2020

Read by 14 people

1 occurrence

The Girl in His Shadow

by Audrey Blake

Historical FictionMedicine

329 PagesMay 2021

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

Taming Demons for Beginners

by Annette Marie

The Guild Codex: Demonized #1

Urban FantasyParanormal RomanceParanormal

September 2019

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga #1

Urban FantasyParanormal RomanceParanormal

498 PagesOctober 2005

Read by 55 people

1 occurrence

The Lost Story

by Meg Shaffer

Magical RealismContemporary FictionFantasy

336 PagesJuly 2024

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Banebringer

by Carol A. Park

The Heretic Gods #1

Dark FantasyHigh/Epic FantasyRomantic Fantasy

597 PagesMay 2018

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Talk Bookish to Me

by Kate Bromley

Contemporary RomanceContemporary Fiction

376 PagesMay 2021

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter #3

AdventureFantasy

448 PagesJune 1999

Read by 103 people

1 occurrence

Babel: An Arcane History

by R.F. Kuang

Urban FantasyHistorical FictionHistorical Fantasy

650 PagesAugust 2022

Read by 23 people