Some of my favourite books off the top of my head (in no particular order):
Animal Farm (Awesome book, not too long.)
The Great Gatsby (One of the only books I've read multiple times. It's so good and really short. Super good one if you're just diving into reading again after a while off.)
1984 (You hear everyone talk about this, especially now with Trump's America, but the comparisons to what is happening now are apt and it's a must read. I only read it for the first time a few years ago and was shocked at how fataing dark it was.)
11/22/63 (Cool book with some time travel if you like that sort of thing. Stephen King so some cool darkness, too.)
Ender's Game (Great sci-fi and if you like it there are a few in the series that are good.)
Seveneves (Super long but pretty epic sci-fi. I think Spielberg is making this into a movie so could be neat to get familiar with it now. If you haven't read in a while I'd go with one of the other suggestions, though, as this one is so long that it could be a bit much. You really have to settle into it. )
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (This popped up as a recommendation on my Kobo and I just grabbed it and ended up loving it. Basically a dude lives his life over and over like groundhog day, but the stakes are higher.)
Watership Down (It's about rabbits, but damn is it good. It may be a kids book, but it's really good.)
The Martian (fun read; better if you haven't seen the movie. If you've seen the movie don't bother.)
Flowers for Algernon (wicked short story you can read before bed in one sitting. I think it's free online as a pdf. Your eyes will water by the end, I guarantee it.)
Just started reading "Ready Player 1" last night and so far so good. Has anyone read that?
Final thought - if you get into a book for an hour or so and it just isn't grabbing you, put it down and move on. There are so many good books, there just isn't much point in struggling through one that isn't fun.
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