[–] No.68887>>68889
since you like history, pick one historical figure that you admire or think had an interesting life and read their biography. napoleon, hitler, gandhi, malcolm x, whatever.
giving recommendations is like shooting in the dark, you need to know yourself better and when you like something, remember it for next time. best way to find new media is to go by what you've already enjoyed and find similar stuff. when you really don't know, then i suggest browsing places like 4chan's /lit/ and seeing what piques your interest. there's a general there for science fiction and fantasy and i often go there to find my next read. when it comes to fiction, it's all about whether the premise or themes grip you, sometimes you're in a specific mood and want to read something nihilistic and sad, and so on. majority of classics are just very boring and irrelevant for most people today, so avoid them until you feel a "calling", you don't have to read shit just because it's popular or important.
[–] No.68888
>>68886a handful of the O.T books, and most of the N.T, i can't even remember why I stopped reading it despite being into it at the time
[–] No.68889
>>68887Yes, I love the concept of biography books, the issue is that they tend to be rich with informations and details, often times stuff that put me to sleep (ironically), it's also because they are LOOONG which can be good or bad, I have enjoyed reading 1k+ pages biographies on Hitler and Stalin but I could not get through biographies about Franco, Pol pot and Goebbels since they were full of boring details, I guess some authors are better than other at writing historical texts that they make their texts engaging, also yes I lurk /lit/ daily, it's mostly discussions about philosophy and fiction, topics in which I have little interest in, Maybe I will have a better luck on /his/ albeit /lit/ has a /HISTORY/ general.
[–] No.68921
you are looking for new topics and rabbitholes to explore, wizanon
[–] No.68952
Recently, I've found myself drawn to non-academic science authors, like Oliver Sacks and Carlo Rovelli, both of whom are very accessible even if you don't have a scientific background.
Also, how do you feel about poetry? I usually keep a few anthologies in rotation since they don't require the same 'commitment' as novels/books in general. I would also suggest looking for a reader on a topic that interests you.