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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I highly recommend everything by Terry Pratchett. Funny and spoofes a lot of tropes you might have encountered in the books and movies you have already red. Good Omens is an easy first read, but the Guards series can be read as stand alones. The books are dense, I.e. packed with action and whacky hijinks and I have yet to find one that has a low energy mid part