Now that I turned 30, suggest books I should read? I feel like I should start to read books?

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BobsBigBuds · Accepted Answer

are you asking us about how you feel?

Don’t think you meant it that way….. But is this a real question? Because you’re one day older than yesterday, you “feel like” you should read books? Books in general? I am beyond confused and weirded out by this question tbh.
Ok look, I’m not trying to be a dick here, i’m really not…. But if English is your first language, then I’d respectfully suggest beginning with some very easy reads.
Tbh, I’m saying this because of the awful English used in your question.
“Suggest me” is something that someone would only say when asking someone to recommend themselves…. Like if my employer is hiring and my friend says “hey can you suggest me? I need a job!”

Then i think you’re making a statement that you feel like you should start to read books….. or maybe you’re asking us if you should start to read books?
If it’s the first one, no?
If it’s the second, change the whole sentence, or leave it, replace the? with a comma, and add “what do you think?”(actually tbh i don’t know if it’d be proper English to use a comma followed by my suggestion, but it’s at least close enough!)
I’m not someone who even did very well in English in school…. Im clueless about all the rules and what words are categorized as…I just read what i’m wanting to say and ask myself if it makes sense…. I think many people would be surprised if they just took a minute and thought about what they were typing and how it sounds🤷‍♂️

Soooo, yes you should read. Far as the medium goes, whether it’s books, online, articles etc etc it really doesn’t matter imho

molonski2 · Accepted Answer

I think all the answers are great , wow , there are some intelligent people here there really are , but when did you last read? If its not since school , and people want you to start with Jane Austin and Shakespeare? I think that would put you off , I'd maybe keep it simpler than that..

I have Jane Austin P and P here , had since 16 years old , still never completed it.

Razp_Sorbet · Accepted Answer

What genres do you think you'd enjoy?

I mostly read fantasy, romance and psychological thrillers.

If you want some easy romance try Coleen Hoover, she's not an amazing author but they're easy to digest books.

Terry Pratchett books are great fantasy novels that aren't difficult reads. If you're interested in fae/fairies then A Court of Thorns and Roses and Fourth Wings series may interest you (these do have sexual themes)

Some great psychological thriller books are My Dark Vanessa (a mentally hard read about an intimate relationship between a young teen and an adult), The Silent Patient (Murder mystery with a mute character), Behind her eyes.

virtualwasp · Accepted Answer

I suggest the FT reading section but the list below are my personal favourites  A Brief History of Neoliberalism Book by David Harvey The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics) by F. A. Hayek The Moth and the Mountain: Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2021 
 by Ed Caesar SAS Band of Brothers: The Last Stand of the SAS and Their Hunt for the Nazi Killers by Damien Lewis The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of Science, Surgery, and Mystery by Rob Dunn Mind Gym by Gary Mack

Valdemort · Answer

What are you into?

I studied literature for a few years and I gotta say children's/ YA books can be quite the read, if you're looking for fiction. We did entire analyses on those and it's surprising how layered they actually are.

The Brothers Lionheart was something else; Can You See Me?; A Natural History of Dragons; When the Moon was Ours; Jane Eyre...

Though I personally really enjoy Dostoyevsky, Dickens & (more recently) Child too.

AManOnTheWeb · Answer

Wait, are you trying to catch up on all of the great literature you were supposed to read when you were younger? or are just looking for books to read that are entertaining as an alternative to show/films/other forms of entertainment (not that some of the classics aren't engaging)?

goaded · Answer

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

Seriously, you're only just about to read books? What sort of stories do you like? What films? TV series? Try one of the books that inspired them.

If you like, for example, Bond films, try one of the original books; they're very different (and very much "of their time"), but short enough to not be intimidating.

Anonymous · Answer

I don’t like reading so I listen to a lot of audiobooks. To me that’s much easier cause I can listen to them while I drove, while I work out, in bed or on breaks at work. There’s a lot of times I have 10-15 minutes to listen to books. Most everything I listen to is financial. A lot of books I enjoy listening to are by Richard Kiyosaki.

12karen · Answer

The subtle art of not giving a fuck

BCRanger10 · Answer

It depends on what kind of stories you're interested in. Treasure Island is a good classic. I liked HG Wells' The Time Machine (plan to read War of the Worlds soon). I'd like to read more adventure/swashbuckling.

Simslover92 · Answer

The classics are a great start.  Such as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca

gowildcats007 · Answer

Try young adult fiction. It's really good literature and actually fun to read. Don't make it a chore like scrubbing the floors or washing out the hog pen.

WhitneySnow · Answer

Anything by Shakespeare you haven’t already read in college (high school doesn’t count cause you were probably forced to)

FunnyButNotFunnyHaHa · Answer

Have you really not read books before? Like not since school? I really have no idea what sorts of books you're looking for. Can you narrow it down a little?

GuyfromCyprus · Answer

I suggest Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. If you haven't read it already, that is.

Dargil · Answer

The Bible, Koran, Gulag Archipelago, War and Peace, 1984, Brave New World and many I should have read.

Nikki1989 · Answer

The Colossus of Maroussi — Henry Miller.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Base what you do on your interests, not your age.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Sacred Hoops: life lessons of a hardwood warrior.

jamesgoldman · Answer

Rich Dad Poor Dad or the subtle art of not giving a fuck

Anonymous · Answer

If you are saying things like "suggest me" I suggest you start reading around age 6.

Staximus · Answer

How could you be 30 and not read any books yet? Are you retarded or something

LiamJHayden · Answer

Looking at the clowns who are running things, 1984 might be in order.

NicholasRedone · Answer

Suddenly 30 / 13 Going on 30 the movie novel

linka_pat307 · Answer

You feel that at this age

Anonymous · Answer

Start with what interests you

kaucky1 · Answer

Any magick herbal magic on pdf

zombiewoof · Answer

Read the banned book list

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Agatha Christie

HoldingtheSword · Answer

Two Old Women/Velma Wallis

Anonymous · Answer

How to stop being a hoe and becom human.

jahaims · Answer

Lmfao

Crazzyyworld · Answer

Karma sutra

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