Literally anything that you enjoy. There are no books you should read. Are there books considered literary classics which are enjoyed by a lot of people? Yes. Are you any less of a reader or an enthusiast if you eschew or just simply don’t like the books? No.
Reading is fantastic. I am constantly adding new books to my collection, and I read them all. But they interest me. I would suggest any of these to someone if I knew them and thought they may enjoy them.
Read for you, not for anyone else.
Unless you have kids, then you’re constantly reading the same Bluey book over and over.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Discworld.
I used to be able to do something that is harder to do today…find some discount bin…or browse project gutenberg and surprise yourself by reading a random book by a random author you have absolutely no expectations about ( not found the author through some recommender)…I used to like finding unexpectedly good authors like that…
I’d recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl, and We Are Legion (We Are Bob) aka Bobiverse.
Both series are solid, entertaining pulp. Great to unwind to.
Lost Boi
Don’t recall the author’s name, but it’s a great retelling of peter pan, pretty quick read
Malazan
My review in the bad place:
This is one of those rare books that changes what I think a book can be.
A beautiful meditation on the human condition as coupled to the — so-called — “Overwatch Effect.” It took me a while to catch the rhythm of the book, but once I was in, I was in.
