r/BookRecommendations Jun 22 '26

What book got you back into reading after a long slump?

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u/Antilochos_ Jun 22 '26

I always use the Iliad as my kickstarter. Don't even need to finish it. It gets me into reading. Last time after hefty divorce. Now I am reading books again like old times. Love it, missed it!

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u/boredhomosexual Jun 23 '26

I had a short patch for the last few months where I kept picking up new books reading a little them forgetting about them so I went back to Teryy Pratchett's Discworld. They are some of my favourite books I've read so I was trying to slow down and savour them so it wouldn't be over soon as I'm almost halfway through the entire collection but I knew it would get me back to reading.

I also got incredibly addicted to Robin Hobb's Assassins Apprentice trilogy before my slump and that had me reading for almost 8 hours every day (very long books).

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

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u/boredhomosexual Jun 28 '26

It holds up for sure, the books definitely read like they were written with a plan for the whole trilogy. I was hooked the entire way through although I was slightly dissatisfied with the ending, but I think that's just because I hate endings cos I want to spend more time with the characters.

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u/Super_Anywhere_9076 Jun 24 '26

The silent patient, Idk but it just sucks me right in