Prompts

What are your favorite book recommendations for new readers?

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?

Mistborn: The Final Empire

2006 • 2,909 Readers • 541 pages 4.4

The Lightning Thief

2005 • 1,978 Readers • 377 pages 4

The Martian

2011 • 2,665 Readers • 384 pages 4.4

Ender's Game

1985 • 2,198 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

1997 • 4,555 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Hunger Games

2008 • 3,538 Readers • 384 pages 4.1

Redwall

1986 • 375 Readers • 351 pages 4

Steelheart

2001 • 663 Readers 4.1

American Gods

2001 • 2,232 Readers • 558 pages 4

Howl's Moving Castle

1986 • 1,061 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

Pride and Prejudice

1811 • 2,333 Readers • 342 pages 4.2

Neuromancer

1984 • 1,530 Readers • 271 pages 3.9

Circe

2018 • 2,386 Readers • 409 pages 4.3

Anne of Green Gables

1908 • 114 Readers • 346 pages 4.4

Project Hail Mary

2021 • 3,153 Readers • 496 pages 4.4

Little Women

1848 • 1,294 Readers • 449 pages 3.9

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

2017 • 2,217 Readers • 400 pages 4.3

Wizard of Oz.

1900 • 404 Readers • 160 pages 3.8

A Curious Beginning

2015 • 253 Readers • 370 pages 4

Abarat

2002 • 75 Readers • 448 pages 4.1

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

2013 • 1,352 Readers • 304 pages 4

The Lies of Locke Lamora

2006 • 1,601 Readers • 745 pages 4.3

Interview With The Vampire

1976 • 805 Readers • 360 pages 3.8

A Short History of Nearly Everything

2003 • 908 Readers 4.2

Anne of Green Gables

1908 • 632 Readers • 384 pages 4.3

The Forever War

1974 • 671 Readers • 218 pages 4

Off to Be the Wizard

2013 • 253 Readers • 373 pages 3.9

We Are Legion

2016 • 779 Readers • 9h 31m 4.2

Half a Soul

2020 • 344 Readers • 368 pages 4.1

Open Water

2021 • 271 Readers • 160 pages 4.1

Spirits Abroad

2020 • 40 Readers • 338 pages 4.3

Swordheart

2018 • 197 Readers • 426 pages 4

The Falls

2001 • 18 Readers • 399 pages 4

Winterlong

1990 • 10 Readers • 496 pages 4

Hyperion Cantos

1990 • 929 pages

Tress of the Emerald Sea

2023 • 1,451 Readers • 480 pages 4.5

The Great Adventure Catholic Bible

2018 • 1 Reader • 44 pages

Return of the God Hypothesis

2021 • 5 Readers • 576 pages 4

Norwegian Wood

1987 • 1,178 Readers • 389 pages 3.9

Heidi

1880 • 34 Readers • 344 pages 4.2

Eon

1985 • 125 Readers • 504 pages 3.6

Anne's House of Dreams

1917 • 119 Readers • 244 pages 4

Carry On

2015 • 541 Readers • 531 pages 4

Anne of Avonlea

1909 • 16 Readers • 276 pages 4

Stardust

1997 • 1,055 Readers • 248 pages 4

Fangirl

2001 • 635 Readers • 406 pages 3.9

Storm Front

1997 • 1,069 Readers • 384 pages 3.7

Heartstopper: Volume One

2016 • 804 Readers • 262 pages 4.4

A Wrinkle in Time

1962 • 1,200 Readers • 247 pages 3.8

Anne of the Island

141 Readers 4.2

Wool

2011 • 1,028 Readers • 592 pages 4.1

The Great Gatsby

1925 • 176 Readers • 94 pages 3.7

Uprooted

2015 • 825 Readers • 448 pages 4