Read fiction about historical events. Fiction that takes place in a certain time that focuses on the perspective of an individual.

Or read fiction about different cultures, it's hard to lose interest if you are experiencing something new

I don't read fiction at all unless it's considered classic literature. I don't have a lot of patience for sci-fi or fantasy and I really hate romance so, it's Dostoyevsky, Kafka, Orwell, Mitchell, Austen and CS Lewis are my go-to's...

Maybe start with Life of Pi by Yann Martel but only if you haven't seen the film