I, 35M, have never been much into reading. I just never found that one book that I thought was fantastic. Everything felt OK at best.
How can I ask you for advice when I don’t even know what I like myself? I don’t know. I think a fantasy or mythological theme would work best. Something fast paced and with a non sad ending. I’m open to pretty much everything, though.
Maybe by listing what books I have read and what I found displeasing about them you can suggest me a book or two to try? Give me some feedback!
Books I remember reading:
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Circe - I like the mythological theme, I think this was the book I enjoyed the most. I found it a bit bland, like the story pretty much lead to nothing of interest.
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The Hobbit - I love the lord of the rings movies (never tried the books), I thought maybe I’d enjoy this book. I didn’t enjoy the plot, don’t really wanna spoil why.
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Da Vinci Code - I thought it was fine, I guess I enjoy plots with some mystery.
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Angels and Demons - honestly felt like the same book, I don’t know if I even finished it
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Digital Fortress - as a software developer, i thought the theme would pull me in but it didn’t. It actually felt like the same book again and I have tried reading it three times without success.
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100 years of solitude - I read this a long time ago so I don’t really remember why I didn’t enjoy it. I remember it being a slog with long and very detailed descriptions of situations that didn’t feel to matter at all.
Thanks!
A favorite I like to recommend is The Final Empire, by Brandon Sanderson. It’s the first in a trilogy, and could open you to a vast universe of stories if you enjoy it.
This got me back into reading fiction.
A friend of mine was so convinced I’d love it that he bought me 3 credits for audible and told me I had to spend one on mistborn.
I’ve now read most of sandersons books, as well as a bunch of other fantasy and non fantasy books. It helped respark the joy from when I was younger and read a ton.