coala

What books should i start with?

Been reading everyone’s resolutions about reading 1 book/month. Honestly, I have never been to reading. Need something light to start with. The most i’ve read is manga/manhwa till date. something small to start with. more of a binge watcher.

started A man called Ove 2 years back, gave up after 10 pages.

haven’t read any chetan bhagat either.

10mo ago

silent_silver

Amazon10mo

Shiva Trilogy

Passionchameleon_22

Stealth10mo

Harry Potter series

ThanosIsRight

Meesho10mo

So much this ^ everytime I come back to the habit of reading and I don't find the interest, I read a few chapters of Harry Potter. So I've read the entire series at least 3 whole times.

ronswanson

Tekion10mo

One good advice for first time readers is, Read what you love, until you fall in love with reading.

coala

American Express10mo

not sure what i like cause i haven’t read enough. can’t read much cause i lose interest halfway. back at square 1.

ronswanson

Tekion10mo

I think you can start with something general like, Chetan Bhagat, Harry Potter etc. Other than that I guess you would have to explore around a little bit to understand what you like.

For eg, I liked spy/political movies and series a lot, so I initially picked up something in a similar genre ( Sherlock Holmes ) and loved it.

TheChosenOne

Oracle10mo

The key to reading books is to first develop a habit. Figure out what you like first. Once you know the topics that interests you, find books on those topics.

If you're not able to find an interesting topic, start with fiction. Nothing grips a human more than stories. Find out your preferred genre, and start reading those fiction books.

My personal recommendation are these authors:

Enid Blyton (The Famous Five Series, The Secret Seven Series), RL Stine (Goosebumps) & JK Rowling (Harry Potter, duh!): adventure books that are best suited for kids & early teens
Sidney Sheldon, Jeffrey Archer, Dan Brown, John Grisham, David Baldacci: thriller & mystery books

Once you've acquired the habit of reading books, you can delve into non-fiction. I've read fiction for a little more than a decade. Now I'm exploring books on (auto)biographies, sports, self-help, leadership, investing, etc.

TheChosenOne

Oracle10mo

To add, like @silent_silver mentioned, Amish is a fantastic recommendation for Indian authors. I'm a pure atheist, yet I absolutely enjoyed reading all of The Secret of the Nagas & The Shiva Triology.

Ponyta

Stealth10mo

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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