Please recommend some good "fiction" books that i can start my reading journey with.
The genres i like in movies are adventure, mystery, comedy, horror, movies with badass characters and really dangerous and smart villains.
So please recommend books according the above genres.
by irejecturhypothesis
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*Dungeon Crawler Carl* by Matt Dinniman. The audiobooks are incredible but reading the physical books/e-books is great as well. It’ll grab you and not let go.
Other popular, accessible recommendations would be *The Troop* by Nick Cutter and *The Institute* by Stephen King.
Based on the title, I strongly urge you to start with a book called “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White.
The Bourne Identity, Goldfinger, Fatherland, Ghost Writer, Carrie, Double Identity, Slow Horses, The Nightingale
Actually a lot of these are films
John dies at the End by David Wong
I absolutely hated reading until 4th grade. We had a reading assignment that required us to read a “real” chapter book and write a summary of it. This time, however, the teacher seemed more relaxed about letting us choose what to read. I reluctantly dragged myself to the library with the other kids. And then, there it was—the book that changed everything for me. It was the first book I ever read on my own, the one that sparked my love for reading. After years of skating by in school and avoiding reading (or at least reading as little as possible of what I thought was nonsense), I suddenly found myself devouring every piece of fiction and fantasy I could get my hands on. That year, I went from reading zero books to probably over 300, averaging almost a book a day. But that first day, that first moment when I picked up a book I actually *wanted* to read, was the turning point. That book was called:
*The Adventures of Captain Underpants.*
Six of Crows
Lockdown Escape from Furnace- very engaging
Are any of the movies you like based on a book or there was a book written after they came out? This would make it easier to follow the plot and imagine the characters.
Recommending ones I’ve seen work for new readers that may or may not hit some of your criteria:
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Anything by Michael Crichton but mainly Jurassic Park and Sphere – the main draw of Crichton’s books are not the characters but his ideas, which are quite interesting
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer – breaking your rule for fiction because I’ve seen this nonfiction account of the ‘96 Everest disaster work for so many. It’s frightening, harrowing, and leaves you on the edge of your seat.
True Grit by Charles Portis
I Am Pilgrim. Retired intelligence officer is brought back to find Saracen, a Saudi planning a terrorist act. He’s also written THE book on crime scene forensics and the police have asked him to help with a pristine murder scene, where it’s clear the killer used his book to avoid leaving any clues.
The book alternates viewpoints so you get to know Saracen and his motivations, and grow to sympathize with him. Written by a screenwriter and you can easily see the movie in your head. It was optioned for a Bond-like franchise but nothing yet.
It’s hard for me to fathom having grown into one’s adult years without ever having read a book. I’d suggest going with some classics for your first few books. Maybe something like *Call of the Wild*, or *Treasure Island*. And the original Sherlock Holmes stories are always good for a mystery.
The Princess Bride is a fantastic book and a fantastic movie and I highly recommend both of them.
Trees by Percival Everett.
How did you get through school without reading a book?
A Deadly Education (Scholomance)
The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey
The House Witch
The Game at Carousel
Vita Nostra
Dungeon Crawler Carl