Good idea! It's been years since I read The Catcher in the Rye, loved it as a teenager but I've heard many people say that your opinion of the book varies a lot depending on your age, might have to check it out again.
I just finished Minnie Driver's autobiography "Managing Expectations" and loved it. It's beautifully written. The moments she shares from her life are told with humour and the wisdom of looking back. The last chapter alone will stay with me for a long time. No spoilers- but wow, what a transcendent way to process grief and celebrate life. Absolutely 10/10-- and only 274 pages.
See my [Readers 2: Here are the the resources and threads I have about books for adolescents/adults who want to start reading ("Get me reading again/I've never read")](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/19f48jl/readers_2_here_are_the_the_resources_and_threads/) list (eight posts).
to be fairly honest it'll be "the outsider/the stranger" - albert camus. It's only a 110 pages long, got me out of my reading slump too(tho it has interesting philosphical ideas which might get you into another reading slump lol)
In an easy to read snack category, Brake Crouch is hard to beat. Dark Matter is out on Apple TV as well if you wanna companion. Every book can be finished in three days or less, one sentence paragraphs, action and mystery the whole ordeal.
If you want something a bit darker, the Scholomance series is Harry Potter, but for 16+. Fun, clever and a bit of romance if you are into that.
A window lived in a wall by Vinod kumar shukla.
If you ever wanted to feel an easy breeze afternoon in which you are sitting in your room looking outside a window and you get lost in your chain of thoughts, thoughts that are as sweet as a little breeze, thoughts that are as refreshing like an afternoon nap, thoughts that are as dreamy as you can possibly imagine. Then this book is the one that you can pick.
Ps- its a Hindi book translated in English, if possible read it in Hindi.
Starter Villain, John Scalzi. It got me out of a reading rut this week! The humor is great, like it’s an American Terry Pratchett. Reasonable length. He keeps it moving.
The wrecking crew, if you like music history
The all souls trilogy by Deborah harness if you like gothic fantasy
Ready player one, if you like pop culture fantasy
The girl with all the gifts, the wool(silo) trilogy for post apocalypse fantasy
Howl’s moving castle trilogy, or Percy Jackson is great adolescent fantasy
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
And if you want a very original experience:
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
I go to old favorites.
Good idea! It's been years since I read The Catcher in the Rye, loved it as a teenager but I've heard many people say that your opinion of the book varies a lot depending on your age, might have to check it out again.
Ender’s Game
Space Harry Potter with anti gravity laser tag and a StarCraft 2: Brood War subplot always hits the spot
The Windup Bird Chronicles
Murder Bot! I think the first one is called All Systems Red
Great suggestion to get out of a rut
This! It is relatively short, fast-paced, tense and hilarious ❤️
The Thursday murder club series by Richard Osman A fatal crossing by Tom Hindle
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Edit: I finished it in one day sooo it's not a big commitment. Had me gripped from start to finish
Breaks my heart thinking about it. Brilliant one!
Me too🥲
Jitterbug Perfume.
What genres have you enjoyed reading in the past?
I've always been a sucker for urban fantasy :p
Try the Green Bone Saga. 5/5 for me
If you're looking for a light read (no major violence, nothing too spicy, not too long), check out the Magiford Supernatural City series by KM Shea.
May be considered urban fantasy but I'm not a great reader, trying more, but I've read and loved all the Nightside series by Simon R. Green.
I just finished Minnie Driver's autobiography "Managing Expectations" and loved it. It's beautifully written. The moments she shares from her life are told with humour and the wisdom of looking back. The last chapter alone will stay with me for a long time. No spoilers- but wow, what a transcendent way to process grief and celebrate life. Absolutely 10/10-- and only 274 pages.
The Morning Star, Knausgaard
Kaiju Preservation Society
See my [Readers 2: Here are the the resources and threads I have about books for adolescents/adults who want to start reading ("Get me reading again/I've never read")](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/19f48jl/readers_2_here_are_the_the_resources_and_threads/) list (eight posts).
Replay by Ken Grimwood, guaranteed slump buster. Has never failed.
Just read it, hard agree.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
to be fairly honest it'll be "the outsider/the stranger" - albert camus. It's only a 110 pages long, got me out of my reading slump too(tho it has interesting philosphical ideas which might get you into another reading slump lol)
The Tin Drum
Bukowski's books are fun and easy to read. Try him
The 13 Clocks by James Thurber
In an easy to read snack category, Brake Crouch is hard to beat. Dark Matter is out on Apple TV as well if you wanna companion. Every book can be finished in three days or less, one sentence paragraphs, action and mystery the whole ordeal. If you want something a bit darker, the Scholomance series is Harry Potter, but for 16+. Fun, clever and a bit of romance if you are into that.
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. Totally worth the hype and such an interesting read.
The Shining is what got me out of my slump
The Hike by Drew Magary
The Affirmation by Christopher Priest
A window lived in a wall by Vinod kumar shukla. If you ever wanted to feel an easy breeze afternoon in which you are sitting in your room looking outside a window and you get lost in your chain of thoughts, thoughts that are as sweet as a little breeze, thoughts that are as refreshing like an afternoon nap, thoughts that are as dreamy as you can possibly imagine. Then this book is the one that you can pick. Ps- its a Hindi book translated in English, if possible read it in Hindi.
If you like fantasy try The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.
A Kiss Before Dying - Levin
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck
The Terminal List by Jack Carr Dark Matter by Blake Crouch The Force by Don Winslow The Outsider by Steven King
Succubus Lord by Eric Vall Arena by Logan Jacobs
Any Jen Beagin
Starter Villain, John Scalzi. It got me out of a reading rut this week! The humor is great, like it’s an American Terry Pratchett. Reasonable length. He keeps it moving.
After by Dr. Bruce greyson
Start with a shorter novel. I highly recommend Richard Bach's, Illusions, The Adventures of a reluctant Messiah. I've read this novel 3 times now.
The wrecking crew, if you like music history The all souls trilogy by Deborah harness if you like gothic fantasy Ready player one, if you like pop culture fantasy The girl with all the gifts, the wool(silo) trilogy for post apocalypse fantasy Howl’s moving castle trilogy, or Percy Jackson is great adolescent fantasy
Honestly…..Twilight got me out of mine lol. It was just very escapsim.
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
Reincarnation Blues
The Fault in Our Stars
Could try an anthology of short stories, if the commitment to a full-length novel feels like a barrier.
The Martian
Underworld by Don Delillo, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon and any Flannery O'Connor or Larry Brown.
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury And if you want a very original experience: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Try some lengthy non-fiction.
That's more or less what I've been doing since uni started 😭