AndyZep t1_itov1gj wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:50 AM

Catcher in the Rye.

Senatorange t1_itow66k wrote on October 25, 2022 at 6:05 AM

The Catcher in the Rye got me into reading. I read it again years later and it didn't hit nearly as hard as it did when I was a teenager.

After giving whatever you decide to read a fair chance, if you're not enjoying it then don't force yourself to finish. Just find something new, since making reading a chore is the worst way to get yourself into it.

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summertime_fine t1_itouiu5 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:44 AM

Julia Alvarez (in the time of the butterflies, how the Garcia girls lost their accent) is an author I enjoy.

MiklosMandl t1_itourvg wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:47 AM

Ulysses by James Joyce

The Rise and fall of the third Reich by William Shirer

Catherine by William K Massey

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherji

The Tale of Genji

Crime and Punishment by Doestoevsky

AndyZep t1_itovgpv wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:56 AM

Kind of ambitious for a teenager who is not yet into reading. Just keeping the names straight in Crime and Punishment alone will send the kid back to video games in no time. Great book for someone who is already an avid reader.

reallyidkwhat t1_itovgbj wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:55 AM

Solitaire by Alice oseman

majwilsonlion t1_itovh67 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:56 AM

You might like Spud by John van de Ruit. It is about a boy in a border school in South Africa. Many characters, but told in 1st person from Spud's perspective. 4 books in the series. You may have spurts of outloud laughter sometimes.

Fringe_Filmer t1_itovmyk wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:58 AM

It’s classified as middle grade so it may be too young for you, but I loved The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan. The main character is twelve. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784781-the-secret-diary-of-mona-hasan

MommaHistory t1_itovvp8 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 6:01 AM

You might try Life as We Knew it and The Dead and the Gone by Sarah Beth Pfieffer

Monster by Walter Dean Meyers is a good one and Fallen Angels by him as well.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is also great but you have to hang on for the first chapter. It’s a bit weird and confusing but then the story straightens out.

I also adored The Book by Marcus Zusack. The narration is a little different but the story is wonderful

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