I'm a CS student trying to become an actual reader. I just finished Murakami's Hear the Wind Sing and loved it – the detached melancholic vibe, the existential undertones, the sparse prose.
I've read some Kafka (The Burrow, The Judgment), Norwegian Wood, and some philosophy stuff (Heidegger, Satre). I'm drawn to existential fiction, books with a sense of alienation or absurdity, but I'm not looking for self-help or overly uplifting stuff. I loved Notes from Underground too.
Problem is: there are so many books out there and I have no idea where to start. I keep seeing names like Hemingway, Bukowski, Orwell, but I don't know which books to actually pick up or what order makes sense.
I want to build a solid reading habit but I'm paralyzed by choice. Should I read more Murakami first? Branch out to other Japanese writers? Try the classic existentialists?
Looking for:
- Books similar to Murakami's vibe
- Where to start with authors like Hemingway/Bukowski/Orwell
- Any "you HAVE to read this" recommendations
- Maybe a loose roadmap so I'm not just randomly picking books
Thanks in advance.
by Altruistic_Bar_9544