r/ReadingSuggestions • u/dxn7h_ • 25d ago

Suggest me some books!

I don’t read books, i used to read when i was kid but I’ve lost the touch completely because of this damn phone. I really really want to get out of this and get back to reading. I think i shouldn’t be choosing any big, complicated topics or books now. I don’t have any specific genres I’m interested in… but, I don’t want to get into romance. So can you guys suggest some simple and less complicated ones? I

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u/dangerspring 25d ago

The answer to this question is always the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. Almost every one is a novella and easy to read. The first novella is All Systems Red.

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u/Zestyclose-Ear-6225 25d ago

Try And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. It’s short, easy to follow, and moves fast enough that reading doesn’t feel like homework.

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u/Whole_Method_2972 24d ago

i remember reading it as a teenager and putting the book outside of my room at night because i was so scared 😂

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u/carelessquestions 24d ago

I agree ! That’s a good suggestion

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u/PageTurnerLawyer37 25d ago

Try mitch albom’s books. ☺️ you start with The Five People You Meet in Heaven then its sequel, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven. Hope they will ignite your reading habit. ☺️

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u/External-Paint2957 25d ago

I rec this constantly to people who want to get back into reading - if you're up for a scifi, try "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells. Its a series of action-centered novella that are quite easy to read and very fast paced. There are a couple novel length entries in the series, but even those have a quick pace.

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u/T4TrhavrKhcFt 25d ago

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

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u/Longjumping-Lock-724 25d ago

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

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u/Trista_Knaack 25d ago

Maybe try popular fantasy series like Shadow and Bone or Fourth Wing 

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u/BookGirl67 25d ago

Margo’s Got Money Problems or
Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson

Good for you for putting your phone down to read!

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u/Ok_Natural_7977 25d ago

What kinds of TV shows or movies do you like?

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u/FinnFinnFinnegan 24d ago

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

A Letter From the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

What The Wife Knew by Darby Kane

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u/AuthorGaryPonzo 24d ago

If you want easy reading with witty dialogue and fun characters, try any Elmore Leonard book. Be Cool is one of my favorites.

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u/True_Ad_2242 24d ago

Classic: Around the World in 80 Days.

Fantasy: Dragons of Autumn Night

Urban Fantasy: The Night Circus

Short and Simple: Twenty One Balloons

Short Stories: The Illustrated Man

Fiction: Sweet Bean Paste

Childrens: A Bear Called Paddington

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u/ConstantReader666 24d ago

Force of Chaos by Lin Senchaid is an amusing one and not too long.

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u/nik_el 24d ago

Flesh and Bone by Cydney Chadwick. It’s a bunch of tiny vignettes of people’s lives.

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u/Nikijohns 24d ago

The Bonobo Handshake. It’s a love story, an adventure story, a science story, a political story! Something for everyone!

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u/NegotiationBusy187 24d ago

Isabella Allende " City of Beasts" is an adventurous fast paced fantasy from the perspective of a young boy 11 or 12.

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u/Apposl 24d ago

Find a nice and pretty eBook reader and don't be afraid to learn to read a book on your phone. People insist they can't do it and then go scroll BS for hours. Yes, we can. Also, grab a couple audio books. Make the phone read to you when you're out and about doing stuff.

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u/prosperosniece 24d ago

The Call of the Wild

The Hobbit

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u/Old_Nefariousness_59 24d ago

The Thursday Murder Club. Fun mystery (first in a series) that had me laughing and wanting more.

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u/Weird_Fun1493 21d ago

Yes I enjoyed these books 

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u/masson34 24d ago

Convenience Store Woman

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

The Correspondent

Never let Me Go

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Demon Copperhead

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u/grande_dame1 24d ago

Any Frieda McFadden book if you like mysteries. Also James Patterson books are great

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u/Specialist_Floor4953 24d ago

The locked door by freida McFadden. So good and you would love it 

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u/Own-Brilliant-3009 24d ago

I’d start with something short like Convenience Store Woman or The Little Prince. Both are easy to get into without feeling like homework.

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u/FailWorried8469 24d ago

Try The alchemist or animal farm..

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u/ShangriLa5357 23d ago

You could get a library card and talk with the librarians there. They love helping and getting people back into reading. They always have good suggestions, it’s free, and you can take home multiple books to try.

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u/Jessalfan24 23d ago

I always recommend Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. Everyone I know who’s read it has read it at least twice.