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:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Da Vinci Code - I thought it was fine, I guess I enjoy plots with some mystery.

  • Angels and Demons - honestly felt like the same book, I don’t know if I even finished it

  • 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.

  • 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!

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    11 year ago

    A few general recommendations:

    Nonfiction:

    • The End of Everything, Katie Mack
    • The Anthropocene Reviewed, John Green
    • Jenny Lawson’s books - Broken, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
    • What If?, Randall Munroe

    Fiction:

    • Later, Stephen King - it’s a short Stephen King book. I prefer The Institute, but it’s longer
    • The Dresden Files series, Jim Butcher - action, mystery, urban fantasy
    • Black Water Sister, Zen Cho (YA fantasy set in Malaysia)
    • The Dragon Lords trilogy, Jon Hollins - medieval fantasy with comedy and a few twists
    • The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchet - Discworld is a great fantasy series with humour