Hey everyone! Me and a few friends (all 20M college students) are starting a book club. We're all really new to reading for fun, mostly just did required reading for classes in high school. Trying to decide on a first book.
My friend recommended The Way of Kings but honestly that thing is like 1000+ pages (45 hour audiobook) and I'm worried about the burn out/time required to finish. I want something that hooks you from the start and keeps you wanting to read more since this is our first book and probably some of my friends first book in a couple of years 😭.
Looking for
- Under 500 ish pages (not a hard requirement)
- Science fiction or young adult fiction
- Something that's actually fun to read, not a slog
- Looking for something fresh that none of us have likely read before
- Good for discussion but not too depressing
Thanks!
by Honest_Budget
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*The Eyes and The Impossible*. It’s general fiction, so good for kids through adults. But it fits your other requirements.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer. It’s pretty short (just over 200 pages I think) and is about a sentient sex bot (which does make it kind of sad ngl). The writing style isn’t a slog at all and there is lots of material for discussion.
* This Is How You Lose The Time War
* Project Hail Mary
* The Martian
* Bury Your Gays
* Recursion