I wanna get into reading. 30M here, hasn’t read really anything ever. I want something I can get into before bed and relax for a few. What books are you dudes reading lately that have you full invested in?

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  1. Discworld novels!

    I started with “Guards! Guards!”. Terry Pratchett has a beautiful way of writing that is funny, intriguing, and easy to read.

  2. “How to argue and win every time” by Gerry Spence a great book on the art and intention of argument. Frankly its definitely helped me argue less and be more thoughtful in conversation. “Siddhartha”a novel by Hermann Hesse is also a very insightful amd enjoyable read.

  3. Think and grow rich

    The Tools

    Anything by Kurt Vonnegut

    Anything by Chuck Palahniuk

    Barbarian Days

  4. Some of my favorite books:

    1. The great Gatsby – absolute favorite
    2. Catcher in the Rye
    3. Into the wild – gave me a great perspective on consumerism
    4. Animal Farm
    5. Enders game
    6. The sun also rises
    7. American psycho
    8. Fight club
    9. All quiet on the western front

    Books I’ve heard are fantastic but difficult to read:

    Ulysses – James Joyce

    I have tried to read this book so many time and it’s incredible difficult to read. My understanding it may be easier to read a few of his others (dubliner’s is one) as they have the same characters.

  7. If you’re into fantasy I’m currently reading the Mistborn trilogy and I highly recommend

  9. So for fiction, anything Terry Pratchett, especially the discworld series. And the books ‘science of the discworld’ are very good books to apprehend science and our natural world for non scientific people

    Practical reading, ‘never split the difference’ from Chris Voss (?). The book the blogger Tim Urban (wait but why is the blog).

    For intellectual curiosity: homo sapiens from Harari. The benefits from Seneca. And if you’re interested in society, strategy and (theoretical) politics: the art of war from Machiavelli, the art of war from Clausewitz, the republic from Plato. Be aware that those latter are complex to read due to phrasing (people back then didn’t speak like today)…

  10. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet

    Set in 1800 Nagasaki, Japan, it is about a Dutch merchant and his experiences there. David Mitchell is an amazing writer but this is by far my favorite of his novels. Humorous, suspenseful and otherworldly. I love it and I hope you give it a chance.

  12. Depends what you’re into. If you’ve never read anything before, I would suggest starting with something short and simple.

    Someone mentioned the Discworld novels. This is a great idea. They aren’t long, and you could finish one in a week. They are funny, thought provoking, and just well told stories.

    If you want something a bit more serious, I would suggest something by Brandon Sanderson if you’re interested in fantasy. His books are longer, and he’s got this whole interconnected universe going on, but you can probably pick up Warbreaker or the first book in the Mistborn series (occasionally titled The Final Empire) and have a good time. They are easy reading, but also a cracking story and brilliant characters (Warbreaker in particular has everyone’s favourite sentient sword).

    I would avoid his Stormlight series until you’ve read more of his work though. It’s better to know you can trust him as a writer before getting into that.

    I’m also partial to His Dark Materials. It gets a bit crazy towards the end, but it’s a great story with some interesting and thought provoking themes. Again, easy to read.

    For a bit more of a challenge, I’d recommend almost anything by Stephen King. Great writer if you’re into horror and suspense.

  13. Not lately, but have read both of these several times:

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    The Catcher in the Rye

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