My bf has never voluntarily read a single book in his life until recently, but in the last few months he’s expressed interest in reading and I would love to give him more suggestions. He has ADHD and dyslexia so I’m not looking for a literary masterpiece or anything too lengthy that he would lose interest in. Just a meaningful novel he can learn from and enjoy.
The two he’s read so far from my shelf and really enjoyed have been Animal Farm, and When Breath Becomes Air (truly the best memoir I’ve ever read and I will recommend it to any single person).
He would likely enjoy any topic as long as it’s not a super difficult read and isn’t part of a series.
Thank you for the suggestions that have already been made!! I’m writing them all down on a list
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Notes From The Dog by Gary Paulsen
“The Pearl” and “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
“Train Dreams” or “Jesus’ Son” by Denis Johnson
I recommend investing in a Kindle e-reader and trying out the font designed to be easier for people with dyslexia to read. He would also be able to highlight, look up words, and change the font size easily as well.
He might find short story collections less intimidating. Ray Bradbury has a few, “October Country” and “Invisible Man”.
Try a graphic novel? Or audio books.
The Little Prince
maybe [cat’s cradle](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135479.Cat_s_Cradle?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12) by kurt vonnegut! it’s a shortie, and super weird and intriguing. and boys love vonnegut lol.
Check out A Short Stay in Hell by Stephen L Peck. It’s short enough to read in an afternoon, but packs a punch that leaves you thinking long afterward.
The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth
Try The Rise by Ian Rankin its 86 pages and its about a murder in a up market apartment building in london and the police try to find who killed the person. It’s only digital but you can get the kindle app on phones or tablets and kindle app has a dyslexia font so that could be helpful.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Flowers for Algernon
3 books by Nan McCarthy.
– Chat
– Connect
– Crash
Easy reading but the last book is the kicker.
The girl who loved tom Gordon
The long walk
Both by Stephen King
Foe by Iain Reid. It’s 259 pages but a quick read. I really enjoyed it.
What about short story collections? You can digest each story individually and there’s no pressure to keep reading for a long time
Slaughter house five is my suggestion. Short, but very deep. I read it for the first time 20 years ago and still think about it.
“Night.”
Ender’s Game. In college, I would tutor high school and college students and many never read a book ever. And I noticed that one major issue with their school work was reading comprehension. So, I would make them read one book. Most of the time they had no idea even where to start and I remembered how fast and interesting Ender’s Game was so I always offered it up. Every one of them loved it! I cannot say it made them lifelong readers or anything but they all loved that one.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Animal Farm
Grief is the thing with feathers by Max Porter
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
We have always lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Adrian Mole diaries
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Old Man and the Sea