Please suggest me books that I can start a snowball effect but on reading instead of in my phone, I keep finding myself just scrolling when I am free while I can be studying and it is really bad. Please suggest me books where I can fix that or start a snowball effect on reading.
I have only read like “To Kill a Mockingbird” but that was a must on high school. That’s about what I can remember about reading. Thank you so much.
by This_is_ThisHamHam
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I read it when I was about 12 but the Hunger games was what made me love reading. My mum read it too and loved it so I would say it’s great for all ages
What tv shows and movies have you enjoyed? That might help us give suggestions
Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s a completely bananas nonstop ride. The setup is that a dude named Carl and his ex girlfriend’s award winning show cat named Princess Donut have to survive the end of the world together.
Hilarious and starts off silly and gets so much deeper and has great character development. Currently 7 books are available of an anticipated 10. Give it a try and within a few chapters you’ll either be all the way in or nope out super hard.
You can find many books on Stage Reader app and it is free
I take phone breaks by putting my device on silent mode/switch my screen to greyscale (check in your accessibility settings for how, our monkeybrains crave the candy colours of the apps,)/and put it in another room.
Also, start small. A timer for ten minutes or maybe 3-5 pages, and just aim for that. Attention spans can be trained, but nobody is going to jump from doomscrolling to reading a whole book or even a whole chapter in one sitting.
Also consider a memoir or biography of a notable figure you’re interested in! Julie Andrews’ 2 memoirs (Home and Work) were good reads for me. They naturally have more “sections” to dip into compared to a fully fictional narrative. Or perhaps a compilation of poetry or short stories? Mary Oliver has very beautiful verse often rooted in natural imagery.
You could try audiobooks. Maybe easier to listen to them. Can listen while doing something else, maybe easier to avoid distractions. ie go for a walk.
I did that with kids stories! Sideways Stories from Wayside School was fun for me because each chapter is only a few pages long and while they’re all related, each chapter also makes sense on its own.
So it doesn’t build in the same way that a regular story builds … perfect for short attention spans, putting it down and forgetting and picking it back up a week later and not having to catch back up.
They’re not horror but the stories would be a bit wacky/creepy if they were real, which may also appeal a little to the ‘batshit insane themes’ that you mentioned.
I recommend The Winternight Trilogy