Hello everyone, I hope you are doing fine.
I am posting here hoping to get some ideas of what to read. Let me be more specific:
I don't read much, perhaps one book per year. That is something I am trying to change.
I remember reading 1984 in the past and finishing it in few hours, it got me hooked. I have Fahrenheit 451 also in my list.
During this summer, I have read a couple of books about geopolitics (around 300 pages), because it is a topic that interests me. But many times I read late at night, and the content takes some effort to actually follow and understand.
So, my intention is to find something lighter in complexity, more fantastic. Perhaps war novel. I am also interested in chess, programming, nature, photography or history.
Any suggestion is welcome, thanks for your time!
I have a very all-or-nothing mentality, so I go through stages of reading all the time to barely touching a book for a while. Books that have got me out of a reading slump are The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and Coming Up for Air by Orwell. I suspect you'll definitely enjoy both. To me, both of these books capture the essence of life itself. There is something strangely familiar and nostalgic about them.
If you get hooked, Nine Stories by Salinger, as well as any of Orwell's essays are worth a read. Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums is another short story that comes to mind.
Oh, thank you so much for your recommendations. I have checked, and they meet my taste perfectly. Right now, I am reading a book which evocates nostalgia of the rural life in my country.