im 16, (m) and i want to start reading. school and the mandatory books made me hate reading from when i was a small kid. but i realised that reading and training the mind is very important and i want to start reading. what books do you recommend? if this helps, i love combat sports, skating, biking, going to the gym.
i have no idea what genre or anything, just recommend me something.
ps. only books i read and liked are the diary of a wimpy kid series and metro 2033 ( i played the game first and it made me curious abt the book
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Not sure if you’d be into the horror genre or not but some Stephen King classics might be good. Pet Semetary, Carrie, or Salem’s Lot are shorter ones.
The mandatory books are almost always “literature” for lack of a better term and usually aren’t the easiest to read for someone who’s not a big reader. I find King’s writing style to be very conversational and relatable. I didn’t think I liked reading until I picked up a book by him.
Try the graphic nove *V: For Vendetta*
The Hitchhikers Guide series is a fun read.
I read it twice through high-school and it does a good job introducing people to how dumb adult life can be.
I would suggest you to read short book , I was also in same situation like you ….so some tips/ observations
1. Pick a book with simple language & intersting topic
2. Read some pages
3. If you feel bored or overwhelmed by the language, big paragraph start it’s audiobook
Audiobook really helpful me to currect my reading habit
Some Book —
1.Robinson Crusoe ( sea adventure book )
2. Harry Potter ( film also helps as reference)
3. Hobbit
4. pet sematary
5. Da Vinci code
All the book has great audiobook
Start off with something easy and relatable to read. I enjoyed the Spud series by John van de Ruit when I was your age. It’s about a poor kid getting a scholarship to an all boys school during Apartheid South Africa. It’s a very funny comedy.
Ready Player One is also a nice read. You can never go wrong with fantasy reads as well. Game of Thrones, although tedious at first will easily capture your attention as the story progresses.
I’d recommend any of the following:
Dungeon Crawler Carly by Matt Dinniman. The world has been invaded by aliens and turned into a giant video game like game show. A man and his newly sentient cat must try to win.
Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly. A group of soldiers race to save the world from a deadly apocalypse by solving mysterious and puzzles surrounding the seven wonders of the ancient world.
World War Z by Max Brooks. It tells the story of humanity facing a zombie apocalypse and trying to survive and rebuild.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling is also a great series that gets many people into reading.
My go to book rec for people who want to get into reading is Holes by Louis Sachar, because it appeals to all ages, has really short chapters, and is super engaging!
Reading doesn’t always need to be an academic exercise – I’d try to ease yourself in. Are there any people you are interested in within the sports etc that you’ve listed – perhaps it would be cool to start with their biography/auto-biography? That’s how I got started reading before I really developed a wider taste for non fiction books. Then once I was on the reading train fiction became appealing to me too, though that was much later.
Start with something you think you’ll find fun – it’ll reverse some of the stigma around it being boring that you’ve gotten from School etc.
Good luck!