Jun 12, 2022
To:di
Recommendation are a tricky thing - One shouldn't ever give true addvice unless they know you well ya know?๐.
That said general tips;
Alot of people don't read becuase school ruined it for them - I disliked Shakesphere for example becuase highschool classes on him were awful, as an adult I love his works becuase I listen and read them for fun - Even one I once disliked on school, is now some of my favourite stories of all time(King Lear ๐)
So first thing is pick something you actually like - If your an anime fan is there a light novel that you've always wanted to read?
Go for it - 'Course some translations are dodgy.
'Grimgar of fantasy and Ash' is a master piece with great prose and a good example of first person - So there's one thing if you're looking for anime books.
The re;Zero novels seem well translated from the couple spins offs I've read and 'World End, will you save us?' is pretty unique and a great read (animes pacing is wack af lol).
I hear 86 has a pretty good novel too but haven't read that yet (nor will I, fuck season2 lol)
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Western wise the world is your oster - You can go for something classic like Lord of the Rings or pick a random Sherlock Holmes short story - Thought obviously the older the book, the less the style will match with the current, how much that matter to you is subjective๐.
Fun addvice is to get audible on your phone, they have audio books of all the greats and it's a great way to hear how a sentance is constructed rather then read๐๐.
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Webnovel wise there's some great stuff on the site - Here's some links to stuff I'm reading at the moment that you might find fun๐๐;
https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/5438
https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/8049
https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/7848
https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/1507
https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/7651
And those are just the ones I'm currently reading๐.
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Over on YouTube there's a collage lecture series by 'Brandon Sanderson' about Sci-fi and fantasy, completely free so that might also be of some help to you๐๐๐.
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Most of all just pick genres that you like and books that seem fun - You'll start to pick up the nuaces in no time - I've heard it's possible not to, but generally if you love reading, it'll help alot with writing - Hope something there helps๐๐
