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Where are you from? If you want I can send you a copy of my book "Cavemen with Smartphones: how evolution shaped history and finance" for free - I understand the struggle as I grew up in Mexico and getting new English books was very difficult. Either way, if you're interested, CWS is kind of like Sapiens but more focused on psychology and economics as well as with a sense of humour. So if you're interested in Yuval's books you're bound to like it as well ;)

Also Notes from the Underground is depressing but a great read nonetheless!

I would recommend that, if you're looking to get into reading, you start with some YA (young adult) books. They're usually targetted at between the ages of 12 and 18 but are still quite enjoyable for people slightly over that age bracket.

My suggestion would be something like the Red Rising trilogy. It's a sci-fi space opera that is set in a futuristic society in which the population has been split up into groups. These groups are coloured (starting at red and ending at gold) and each group performs a different role in society. Society is overseen by the golds who are basically genetically superior humans (to the point that they are literally gods). The series focusses on a red (the lowest rank) human trying to lead a revolution to overthrow the golds. It also features space battles, futuristic sword-fighting and a hunger games style tournament.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Rising-1/dp/1444758993/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542728405&sr=1-1&keywords=red+rising

If you want to get used to classics I would also suggest getting short stories, or short books, of specific writers so you can test the waters without getting stuck into a hefty, overly deep, 300 page or so classic.

I would recommend some YA novels such as the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown. It's a sci-fi space opera about a revolution in a futuristic class based society. It's got sword fighting, space battles and a hunger games style tournament in it. They're very readable and certainly bingeable. As somebody else mentioned, anything by Terry Pratchett would also be a good call. Generally I would stick to YA if you're starting up and then branch out from there to other genres.

EDIT: Forgot link to first book in the trilogy

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Rising-1/dp/1444758993/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542728405&sr=1-1&keywords=red+rising

Amazing book.

Gravelbelly - George Reardon….Has anyone read the book Gravelbelly ? Seems like it’s predicting what Russia is going to try in the U.K. It’s crazy what’s going on and it’s crazy this book talks about the Russian forces and their capabilities. Has the UK really been keeping the Russians at bay with their special forces? Gravelbelly

P.S.A. : StandardEbooks.org , a volunteer driven non-profit project, recently published all of Edgar Allen Poe's Short Fiction.

All books on StandardEbooks.org are free to download. All of Poe's works are in the public domain and you can find them on Gutenberg.org but StandardEbooks actually edits the books in proper formats and removes any imperfections.

Thank you posting this review. I searched around a little and found this free ebook version if anyone wants it. The book is in public so it's perfectly legal to download it.

The one philosophy book I recommend to everyone is The Story of Philosophy (from Plato to Russell), by historian Will Durant. It's just so beautifully written, it flows right through you. It gives an in-depth yet succinct summary of each of its mentioned thinkers, but more importantly it gives relevant historical and biographical context, and clears up some possible misconceptions we may have as modern people.

I've tried reading Nietzsche but I'm too dumb.

Not sure if you count this as philosophy but the Communist Manifesto is a blast, I was so surprised by the fun style in which it's written.

Meditations is great (esp. the Gregory Hays translation on Amazon, but the free Standard eBooks version is not half bad either) but if you want to find out what this Stoicism thing is about, you're far better off starting with Epictetus's Enchiridion.

Also look up Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

I'm not quite sure. I have seen a lot of great book covers of English books which, when translated to German, had a (for my taste) very ugly look.

I think a good example is Dune from Frank Herbert. On the one side the is this book cover and the german version.

Try my new novel Grave Roses. Now free on Kindle. It´s the worst of the worst. I know, I wrote it. https://www.amazon.com/Grave-Roses-Jan-Wierik-ebook/dp/B093R5KG6Y/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1619874575&refinements=p_27%3AJan+Wierik&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Jan+Wierik

A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553808044/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3S6eDbGKYRA5P

Off Amazon! It’s a great deal but the other 4 are not yet out in this style

They’re on kindle https://www.amazon.com/Life-Strange-1-Emma-Vieceli-ebook/dp/B07G8NHZDC/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_2?keywords=life+is+strange+comic+kindle&qid=1554369364&s=gateway&sr=8-2-fkmrnull

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003N9AZGE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 here' s the link to the book

https://www.amazon.com/36-Stratagems-Secret-Art-War/dp/9971985942

I would /rec/ 36 Stratagems instead. The comic book form for easier explanations and examples. Art of War is very vague and not very practical compared to 36.

This is Bret Easton Ellis’ first book and was written while he was still a student. He got the book published at the age of 21. Less Than Zero really illuminates the origins of many of the stylistic quirks found in American Psycho and it reads with a similar cynical tone. The way he writes seems very conversational but not dull or dumbed down. It follows a teen who’s returned to LA for the holidays, begrudgingly, and is faced with the vapid and transient nature of Hollywood culture. Highly recommend.

“Disappear here”

Less Than Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679781498/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_miC8Bb4DZVM77

I think you're thinking of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

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https://www.amazon.com/Flowers-Algernon-Daniel-Keyes/dp/015603008X

This is Bret Easton Ellis’ first book and was written while he was still a student. He got the book published at the age of 21. Less Than Zero really illuminates the origins of many of the stylistic quirks found in American Psycho and it reads with a similar cynical tone. The way he writes seems very conversational but not dull or dumbed down. It follows a teen who’s returned to LA for the holidays, begrudgingly, and is faced with the vapid and transient nature of Hollywood culture. Highly recommend.

“Disappear here”

Less Than Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679781498/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_miC8Bb4DZVM77