Im a 17 year old guy who has only ever read non fiction but I wanna start reading well written literature. what should I read??
by non fiction I mean biographies and self improvement books you see being talked about on social platforms. I really wanna grow as an individual because of which I wanna start profound reading. All suggestions are welcome:)
Take a look at Ender’s Game, and Ender’s shadow. I don’t necessarily recommend reading MORE then that by the author but they’re really interesting books.
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Here’s my list of pretty short, but amazing books in a variety of topics from fantasy to realistic fiction to sci-fi
The Sun Also Rises – Hemingway
1984 – George Orwell
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
The Hobbit – J.R. Tolkien
“Wool” by Hugh Howey
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The sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway and the stranger by Albert Camus
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A lot of the “classics” are classics for a reason- something like The Great Gatsby might be a good starting point. The prose is simple and accessible but the story carries a lot of weight. The Count of Monte Cristo is a meatier book, but I’ve had several people who don’t read a ton of fiction tell me they love it.
I recommend getting annotated versions of whatever you read to help you understand the text more easily, especially if you’re not used to reading books from certain eras and styles. I’m currently working through A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, which has a bunch of classic Russian short stories alongside analytical essays. I’m fairly new to Russian literature so it’s been massively helpful to understanding the core themes and what makes each story “good.”
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You can also find a middle ground and read well written accounts of non-fiction events, like The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson or The Corner by David Simon and Ed Burns.
Temperance55 on
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is way more profound than you might think!
fajadada on
The Hotel New Hampshire, John Irving
McKay6951 on
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Anthem by Ayn Rand.
SuffersFrom-Sexlexia on
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
mjackson4672 on
Anything written by Kurt Vonnegut
mom_with_an_attitude on
The Hobbit
Watership Down
Flowers for Algernon
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What non-fiction books have you loved? What TV shows and movies do you like?
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Take a look at Ender’s Game, and Ender’s shadow. I don’t necessarily recommend reading MORE then that by the author but they’re really interesting books.
Here’s my list of pretty short, but amazing books in a variety of topics from fantasy to realistic fiction to sci-fi
The Sun Also Rises – Hemingway
1984 – George Orwell
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
The Hobbit – J.R. Tolkien
“Wool” by Hugh Howey
The sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway and the stranger by Albert Camus
A lot of the “classics” are classics for a reason- something like The Great Gatsby might be a good starting point. The prose is simple and accessible but the story carries a lot of weight. The Count of Monte Cristo is a meatier book, but I’ve had several people who don’t read a ton of fiction tell me they love it.
I recommend getting annotated versions of whatever you read to help you understand the text more easily, especially if you’re not used to reading books from certain eras and styles. I’m currently working through A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, which has a bunch of classic Russian short stories alongside analytical essays. I’m fairly new to Russian literature so it’s been massively helpful to understanding the core themes and what makes each story “good.”
You can also find a middle ground and read well written accounts of non-fiction events, like The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson or The Corner by David Simon and Ed Burns.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is way more profound than you might think!
The Hotel New Hampshire, John Irving
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Anthem by Ayn Rand.
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Anything written by Kurt Vonnegut
The Hobbit
Watership Down
Flowers for Algernon
What non-fiction books have you loved? What TV shows and movies do you like?