Well ik this whole subreddit is for book suggestions but I’ve never finished a book in my 21 years of living I want to get into reading but I always get bored of books and end up putting them down I’ve tried reading some books like 50/50 and flowers for algernon as well as the power of now and wasn’t able to get through any of them I’ve been looking for a few classics or just something to really hook me in I’ve been seeing these The meek one,Crime and punishment The wallpaper is yellow ,Meere Christianity Lmk what you guys think and let me know which books I should no doubt read that toe get me hooked
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*Harry Potter* might be one of the most readable books I’ve read. It is immersive and engaging to the point that I’d forget I was reading for 50 pages at a time, bc I was watching in my mind with full visuals. I was about 11, so that part may be age locked idk.
*The Emperor’s Soul* by Brandon Sanderson is a short read and excellent writing with engaging story. Highly recommend.
*Of Mice and Men* by Steinbech is one of the most finishable classics.
*Pines* by Blake Crouch is a fast paced mystery thriller that is a major page turner. Talk about a ride, man. One of the best examples of ” I really want to know what’s going on” meets ” I haven’t got an inkling of a clue what’s going on” combos I’ve ever read. It’s book 1 of 3 and the basis for the show Wayward Pines.
Do the yellow wallpaper, it’s incredibly short.
What will hook you is something you’ll enjoy that’s a good story (nonfiction can come in the form of good stories, too). So it depends on your interests. Don’t just look at lists of classics and feel you should read them. Read what you will enjoy. *Hatchet* is one that is always highly recommended, it’s short and has a good pace, so it’s a great smaller book to start with.
Reading is a skill that develops over time, so despite your age, you can’t just expect to jump into something that literature majors are reading their 3rd year in college.
It’s a crime that kids aren’t required to read books in school anymore. Back in my time 😂 you could not pass English/Language Arts without reading the required books, and that meant you didn’t pass the grade.
Short stories may be a good start for you if you don’t want to follow through with a book. Not sure what you like but Blake Crouch has a collection of short stories – some he wrote and some others write called Forward: A Series of Tomorrow, if you are interested in sci-fi/futuristic stories.
As for books to read:
Christopher Moore has a set of books that are very entertaining that might hook you. The first is called A Dirty Job, about a guy who accidentally becomes a grim reaper.
V. E. Schwab has a great series called The Shades of Magic. It’s about alernate Londons and how a few who can perform a special magic can travel between them.
They’re a little dark but Dave Eggers has some great books – one is called The Circle (also turned into a movie) about a girl getting a “dream job” in tech and how it’s not all its cracked up to be. He also wrote a book called The Parade about two people who work for the government and are assigned a job to create a road that will connect two cities that just ended a war between them.
Ready Player One by Earnest Cline is also a great book – also has a movie too. Futuristic story about a world obsessed with dissociating into video games and a contest that breaks everything apart.
Dean Koontz’s Odd series is fun too. There’s quite a few of them if you enjoy the first – it’s about a kid who can see ghosts, including his dead girlfriend.
Hopefully some of these will help.
You need a fun and engaging book. It’ll get you started, then you can move on to more complicated literature. My reccs:
– Illuminae by Kristoff (very fast read. Told through documents and chats.)
– Dungeon Crawler Carl by Dinniman (video game structure, hits the dopamine with every loot box)
– Six of Crows by Bardugo (heist that keeps you guessing, you won’t want to put it down so you can know what will happen next)
– The Answer is No by Backman (short story – weird characters and fast to get through)
There is no secret. Reading is hard and like any cognitive skill, needs consistent and challenging practice. The boredom probably comes down to attention and your ability to sustain focus for prolonged periods of time. And, again, this is a skills which requires practice.
Start by thinking about what makes you bored. Is it content? Writing style? Lack of comprehension?
From that think about what you can do to eliminate the boredom. Set and setting is often overlooked but helpful to reading. Do you need background noise (cafe chatter, music) to help concentrate? Is your chair too comfortable? If so, find something that encourages attentiveness not laziness. What time of day are you most mentally alert?
People can recommend all sorts of books but you need to put a little work into the practice of reading and how you might improve it.
The Egg by Andy Weir if you can do that…
Try A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens then:…
Animal Farm or Or Mice and Men
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