Hey, I'm 23M, and have never read any book other the the textbooks in schools. Just want to start my reading journey. Can anyone please suggestion some good books that I can start off with. Must have a good story and fascinating. Personally I like sci-fi movies and fascinating fictional worlds. Don't know if this interest of mine will seen in books as well. Pls recommend
by lighted_lamp
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Try The Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I personally loved it
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. You’d love it I am 99.8% sure.
Murderbot series (no 1 is All Systems Red) by Martha Wells – short funny books about an android security bot, who doesn’t like humans much, and would rather watch soaps he has downloaded into his hacked brain than do his job.
You might like The Cartographers by Peng Shepard! It’s kind of fantasy/sci-fi light (I don’t normally go for that genre and I enjoyed it).
City of Thieves by David Benioff is also one of the best books I’ve ever read, and is extremely short and easy to get through. It’s historical fiction but very character-driven.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
*Jurassic park* by Michael Crichton
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke! One of my very favorites and I think it fits your description. Happy reading!
The hit hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. dungeon Crawler Carl.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card has been a favorite of mine since 6th grade. It was not written as a YA book, but it is about kids in space so it has kind of been published that way. But it was a good entrance into sci-fi for me and I return to it every few years.
seconding whoever said hitchhikers guide. if you like that vibe, definitely try guards! guards! by terry pratchett. Terry pratchett’s discworld is an approachable fantasy counterpart to Douglas Adam’s flavor of comedic sci fi
*Project Hail Mary* by Andy Weir
*Cloud Atlas* by David Mitchell
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a fast-paced, engaging, epic sci-fi/fantasy novel with great characters, interesting world building, and a compelling sci-fi premise at the core.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown is a dark, fast-paced, dystopian sci-fi/fantasy revenge story, the first in an epic series of (currently) 6 books.
Trading in danger and sequels by Elizabeth Moon,
Enders game