I love to read. Sometimes I read three books in one week. Sometimes I don‘t touch a book for months. Don‘t pressure yourself. It is okay if reading is not your thing. Or maybe, like others suggested you haven‘t found your genre yet.
When I was 16 I really thought I should read more classics. I bought Robinson Crusoe, Dracula, Pride and Prejudice… because others consider them great but I hated them. I think they were so boring, they didn‘t speak to me, I didn‘t feel a connection to any of the characters. And decluttered all of them 😅
My advice for you would be: go to a library or a book store and just pick the first book that speaks to you. If it is a romance book or children’s book doesn’t matter just go for it. Or maybe ask yourself what you like to watch. For example if you really love Fantasy or dragons or horror movies, you could go to a store and let a employe suggest you a book in that category.
And if you netherless you want to have a few specific suggestions from different genres, here are a few of my favourites. Maybe you can try some of them out, if it’s too overwhelming for you to just walk in to a store a library and choose a book.
Fantasy: Harry Potter is amazing, or maybe you like A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Historical Fiction: I really enjoyed The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley. Or if you really interested in life in 1665 London you could read At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper.
Classics: the closest to classics I enjoyed were the Sherlock Holmes books (my favourite is The Hound of Baskerville), and Journey To the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Romance: If you want to read a good romance book I suggest Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid was amazing too. Or Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
Maybe you love to read a good book about traveling. My favourite ones are all in German, so I don’t want to assume you speak German. So maybe look for a country or a region you find fascinating and look if there are any travel books about it. I just started Walking The Americas by Levison Wood and so far I like it.
If you are into Horror maybe try Stephen King.
If you enjoy Military Science Fiction try the Gaunts Ghost Series by Dan Abnett.
Some of the other books I really love but don’t know to put in a category:
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I‘m glad my mom died by Jenette McCurdy (Biography)
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Life without Limits by Nick Vujicic. (Biography)
These were books I really enjoyed. If you don‘t like them it is totally fine. They are just my cup of tea.
And I know you said you wanted to read to learn something new. I learned much from biography as well as from romance novels.
Adorable_Charity8435 t1_j6gelz0 wrote
Reply to I'm trying to read more. But it's almost like I'm forcing myself to and not because I do it for the enjoyment by Mad_Season_1994
I love to read. Sometimes I read three books in one week. Sometimes I don‘t touch a book for months. Don‘t pressure yourself. It is okay if reading is not your thing. Or maybe, like others suggested you haven‘t found your genre yet.
When I was 16 I really thought I should read more classics. I bought Robinson Crusoe, Dracula, Pride and Prejudice… because others consider them great but I hated them. I think they were so boring, they didn‘t speak to me, I didn‘t feel a connection to any of the characters. And decluttered all of them 😅 My advice for you would be: go to a library or a book store and just pick the first book that speaks to you. If it is a romance book or children’s book doesn’t matter just go for it. Or maybe ask yourself what you like to watch. For example if you really love Fantasy or dragons or horror movies, you could go to a store and let a employe suggest you a book in that category.
And if you netherless you want to have a few specific suggestions from different genres, here are a few of my favourites. Maybe you can try some of them out, if it’s too overwhelming for you to just walk in to a store a library and choose a book.
Fantasy: Harry Potter is amazing, or maybe you like A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Historical Fiction: I really enjoyed The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley. Or if you really interested in life in 1665 London you could read At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper.
Classics: the closest to classics I enjoyed were the Sherlock Holmes books (my favourite is The Hound of Baskerville), and Journey To the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Romance: If you want to read a good romance book I suggest Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid was amazing too. Or Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
Maybe you love to read a good book about traveling. My favourite ones are all in German, so I don’t want to assume you speak German. So maybe look for a country or a region you find fascinating and look if there are any travel books about it. I just started Walking The Americas by Levison Wood and so far I like it.
If you are into Horror maybe try Stephen King.
If you enjoy Military Science Fiction try the Gaunts Ghost Series by Dan Abnett.
Some of the other books I really love but don’t know to put in a category: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid I‘m glad my mom died by Jenette McCurdy (Biography) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben Life without Limits by Nick Vujicic. (Biography)
These were books I really enjoyed. If you don‘t like them it is totally fine. They are just my cup of tea. And I know you said you wanted to read to learn something new. I learned much from biography as well as from romance novels.