So, I want to read more fiction books, but I don't know which one to start with. Every time I search online, so many books come up, and I don't know which one to pick. I am experiencing FOMO and Paradox of Choice
I have read many self-help books, but now I want to read fiction and literary works. Please recommend some good fiction books to read. Any genre or type of book is welcome.
Note: Please avoid booktok popular books because i have read quite a few of them and i thibk most of these books over-emphasize aesthetics and lack substance
Some books I have read:
Animal Farm
1984
Siddhartha
Stories of Your Life
Stoner
Ready Player one
Dark Matter
Normal People
Beach Read
You with a view
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Annihilation or Hyperion
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
There’s so many genres of fiction that some more details would be helpful. Did you like any of the books you mentioned? Do you like sci fi, fantasy, or things more grounded in reality?
For sci-fi: Project Hail Mary, Hyperion, Flowers for Algernon
For general fiction: Cannery Row, All Quiet on the Western Front
Fantasy: Piranesi, The Hobbit
Here are some books that I might recommend to people;
* Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
* Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
* Fairy Tale by Stephen King
* Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
* Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
* A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
* The Martian by Andy Weir
* Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
* The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain
* The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi
The Warehouse – Rob Hart
Going Zero – Anthony McCarten
Check out S.A Cosby. This author got me back into reading after a decade plus. He recently released a book called “King Of Ashes” but you can start with “Razorblade tears” or “Blacktop wasteland.” He mainly writes southern thriller/mystery books.