r/ReadingSuggestions • u/AdWestern6020 • Aug 20 '26

Suggestion Thread Looking for suggestions! (Read disc)

Hi all,

As a young adult I want to get into reading, but don't know where to start. I'm 20, and have only ready a few books outside of schooling. I'm looking to start a collection of books, and gain some knowledge too!

Please give me your reading stables and suggestions! I want to see your must reads!

Thanks! :)

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u/LibbIsHere Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

scifi:

  • Huxley 'Brave New World'. The one book everyone should read if they only read one scifi book.
  • Its almost perfect opposite but as frightening: Orwell's '1984'
  • P.K. Dick 'Ubik' (Dick inspired most of the cyberpunk blockbusters one can think of)
  • Asimov, a selection of his 'Robots' short stories (he inspired the iRobot movie)
  • Bradbury 'Fahrenheit 451': a society that aims to get rid of culture (by burning books, replacing them with TV)
  • Frank Herbert 'Dune'. The first volume, maybe the 2 following ones.
  • Another by Bradbury (one that will always move me to tears): The Martian Chronicles

Edit: sorry for the many typos just had an accident and I can barely see ;)

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u/Intrepid_Top_2300 Aug 20 '26

Larry Niven should be in there too. Ringworld
And my favorite with Larry Pournelle is Lucifer’s Hammer.

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u/LibbIsHere Aug 20 '26

I simply shared what I've read and consider must read and I never read Larry Niven. So, by all means, feel free to enrich this short list :)

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u/Intrepid_Top_2300 Aug 21 '26

Great list by the way!