Title speaks for itself. The last thing I red was 1984 but I got bored after Part 1 and the finished a shortened version of it (the ending is depressing as hell)
I enjoy horror media as well as sci-fi, and recently I’ve taken an interest in politics and history. Also fantasy is good too.
by LethlDose
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Audiobooks, short books, and fast paced books.
1984 is none of these.
Give “this is how you lose the time war” a try
Pick up any of the Murderbot Diaries books by Martha Wells. The first is called All Systems Red. Most are novellas and you can fly through them in no time. Riveting and very entertaining sci-fi.
Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Short stories in the genre of your choice. Anthologies are good, multiple authors. Also good for finding the ones you like best and moving to their collections and then novels.
Graphic novels/manga can be a good way to get back into reading. I recommend anything by Junji Ito (you can find most of his work online). My favorites are The Enigma of Amigara Fault and Uzumaki.
Short stories are also nice for short attention spans. Of course, Edgar Allen Poe has some really good ones. The Tell Tale Heart is really good if you haven’t read it. I really like Flannery O’Connor too. A Good Man is Hard to Find is probably her most popular short story (and for good reason).
Lastly, stuff geared toward a younger audience is often more fast-paced and/or easy to read. I haven’t read any YA in a while, so I don’t have a lot of recs, but I really loved The Hunger Games trilogy and The Giver.
If your attention span is low, I’d go for faster-paced books with shorter chapters. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is great for sci-fi, it moves really quickly and keeps you hooked. For horror, The Silent Patient is pretty gripping and easy to get through. You might also enjoy Animal Farm if you liked the idea of 1984, it’s much shorter but still has that political edge without dragging.