What are your favorite book recommendations for new readers?Answer

New readers often struggle to find books that they connect with. It often takes exploring different genres and writing styles from a many points of views to understand your own tastes. If you've managed to find that sweet spot, what books would have helped you get there faster? What books do you wish you knew about when you started reading?

Redwall

#1 of 28 in Redwall

Redwall
ByBrian Jacques

1986 • 491 Readers • 351 pages 4

Project Hail Mary

2021 • 4,394 Readers • 496 pages 4.4

Wool

#1 of 3 in Silo

Wool
ByHugh Howey

2011 • 1,471 Readers • 592 pages 4.1

Circe

Circe
ByMadeline Miller

2018 • 3,187 Readers • 409 pages 4.2

Uprooted

Uprooted
ByNaomi Novik

2015 • 1,102 Readers • 448 pages 4

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy

Mistborn: The Final Empire
ByBrandon Sanderson

2006 • 4,050 Readers • 534 pages 4.4

Steelheart

#1 of 4 in The Reckoners

Steelheart
ByBrandon Sanderson

2001 • 879 Readers • 400 pages 4.1

We Are Legion

#1 of 5 in Bobiverse

We Are Legion
ByDennis E. Taylor

2016 • 1,110 Readers • 299 pages 4.2

Off to Be the Wizard

#1 of 6 in Magic 2.0

2013 • 342 Readers • 373 pages 3.9

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

#1 of 8 in Harry Potter

1989 • 6,225 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

A Short History of Nearly Everything

2003 • 1,206 Readers • 705 pages 4.2

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

Ender's Game
ByOrson Scott Card

1985 • 2,920 Readers • 256 pages 4.3