I love reading and it is a big part of who I am. I want my boyfriend to read more and for us to read more books together. He liked Educated and 1984, he loves superheroes, soccer. I want to get him to read more fiction and female perspectives. What are good books that are easy to read and get hooked?
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If he liked 1984 he will probably like to read Fahrenheit 451 by George Orwell.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
I got my SO to read Freddy and Fredericka first (it’s a weird one. Funny though), which he actually enjoyed. Then I got him to read 11/22/63 (Stephen king) and he couldn’t put it down. He also read The Stand (King) – I’ve never read this one. And then Project Hail Mary.
Dungeon Crawler Carl. It sounds absolutely ridiculous but it is sooo soo good.
skinheads and/or the football factory by john king
For me what broke my 10 year reading slump was dungeon crawler Carl.
You will not find a better narrator for the audiobook series either.
It’s recommended all over here for a good reason.
It’s a sci-fi book series, it’ll be 10 in total, 8 books are out now (book 8 in a few days). It’s hard to describe in a way that doesn’t sound unhinged but I’ll try.
For the tone of the books, book 1 feels kind of silly, and by book 7 it’s insane action and heavy narrative.
Book 1 also leans heavily on video game jargon but that really falls away quickly, and I know a TON of non-gamers that are as obsessed with it as I am.
My favorite things about the book series is the character development, it’s absolutely incredible. I’ve laughed and also genuinely cried because of how compelling the characters are. The author does a great job of discarding tropes too which I love, and writes honest and complex characters.
It’s often compared to hitchhikers guide meets hunger games meets maze runner but it’s definitely of its own thing.
I’d highly recommend the audiobooks, a single voice actor does an incredible range of voices, easily exceeding 30-40 voices across the series.
In short, it’s about an alien corporation that seizes earth to mine its mineral resources, and gives the survivors a chance to regain control of earth by completing a challenge course called the world dungeon. The course is 18 floors and is televised to the galaxy which drives profits for the corporation. The protagonist Carl enters the dungeon with his cat who >! Gains human level intelligence !< and fights alongside him.
It’s a cool mix of sci-fi – aliens taking over earth, and fantasy – the characters use magic, etc.
Ive listened to the series easily 10 times. The fan base is amazing and the author is kind and engaging. It’s very cool.
I also love this persons take on the author and series:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonCrawlerCarl/s/NjyFFPXFHC](https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonCrawlerCarl/s/NjyFFPXFHC)
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro
Give him “The Lion Women of Teheran”. It’s absolutely beyond….and set among the Iranian revolution
Brilliance by Marcus Sakey is the first book of a trilogy that he can read as a standalone if he doesn’t want a commitment. It’s like Heroes and X-Men as a sort of thriller. It’s not complicated or long and it is very digestible. Not a great one for female perspective though.
I don’t look back on the trilogy as anything mind-blowing but the first book got me back into reading in my mid-20’s.
Project Hail Mary. I’m having my SO read it to me now
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls