Need ideas for what to read

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I haven't read a book for pleasure since I read the folk of the farway tree as a child ..I have absolutely no idea what I like ..
Sometimes on social media mini stories pop up ,like I was reading one about a nurse who got locked out by her dad and she slept in her car in the snow ,and one where the DH and mil were planning to take the pregnant mums baby talking in their language,not knowing she understood it ...but you never get the ending..
I guess it held my interest enough to read the page .
I have ADHD ,so i lose interest very quickly
Going on a long train journey,so it's good time to start a book ,and not buy the usual trashy magazines I get ..,..but don't really enjoy
So .,.if you are reading a book ,or have read a book that you absolutely loved ,can you recommend it and let me know a bit about it ,but no spoilers please

I’m reading The Names at the moment which is very engaging.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a quick and interesting read.

I think you might really like this, then. It’s quite tough going and emotional in places because the young woman has quite a hard life, and there is some Scottish slang that I had to double check the meaning of but it’s funny too and you really get inside her head and the way she thinks (I think the writer has ADHD too).

Is that an autobiography it sounds good ..the Yorkshire ripper one

Thanks yes I'm going to look on line now xxx

Semi-autobiographical in that the author describes it as being inspired by her own childhood and her memories of the Yorkshire Ripper's impact on her community and family.

Have just ordered dead mile by jo furniss ,behind closed doors by ba paris and only here by tom new lands
Got them all for around £3 each including postage all second hand
Hopefully will inspire me to read me and get of social media a bit

Just ordered the list of suspicious things about the Yorkshire ripper.
I think I will definitely like that one , doesn't arrive till Monday though as I got second hand again

Thanks so much everyone
Really appreciate all the suggestions
I really hope I get a love of reading again ,just like I did as a child .
Will pop back later looking for any more suggestions xxx

I actually did GCSE English literature and English language and got good grades ,but again it was forced reading..I guess school killed my love of books , because I read a lot untill secondary school

Same here. I never read for pleasure once I started secondary school. Fortunately I went back to reading after I left school and have never stopped. I'm 68 now.
What I would say is don't be put off if you don't like a book. You're not at school now , you don't have to answer questions and you don't have to finish a book that you don't love. Some people frown on not finishing a book but there's no rules unless you are studying.

I really hope you find something you love! Reading for pleasure is such a joy, in my opinion, and I do believe there are the right type of books out there for everyone, it's just finding the right ones for you!

I loved my GCSE English books as my teacher really brought them to life, and it inspired me to buy 'Penguin Classics' that I otherwise might not have discovered.

I know ..I've kind of got stuck on tick tok ,needing the fast pace different things to interest me ..but even that is frustrating me now ..I've actually watched most of Gray's anatomy through clips on ticktok ,yet never watched a full episode

I got good grades ,but I don't think I read the full book ..my parents were not the type to go buy me text books ,the school had no money so I definitely didn't bring the book home to read ,so I expect I sat the exam having just learned about the books in class ..I'm still managed to get very good grades..but now my son is doing A level English literature and I'm absolutely no help to him

Hope you find one you like

I do love 'real' books but I also have the Kindle app on my phone and buy Kindle e-books from Amazon so that I'm never without something to read when I'm out and about. That is a good way to "get off social media" because the phone is always with you when you forget to bring a book.

If you have a tablet download the kindle app and then sign up to the sites where you get free books or get the free ones on Amazon then it doesn't matter if you don't like them you can try something else

I know you can use your phone but I don't think a small screen is conducive to a returning reader

I do this too. I usually read a different book to the one I’m actually reading, something like a good collection of short stories. If I’m stuck waiting somewhere I find I’m much more content if I’m reading.

I disagree. I think a phone kindle is perfect for a returning reader, and especially if they don't have a tablet - after all, most people don't.

The kindle app is very phone-friendly and you can increase the size of the font as needed.

I don't like reading on a phone or tablet, I only read on a kindle or Kobo. It's very different from a normal screen.
You can pick up a second hand Kobo for under £20 and borrow ebooks from the library.

I've never heard of a kobo

Did not like this. Made me feel uncomfortable.

I think that’s the point of it.

If your concentration span is short, have a look for short stories perhaps?

What's it about ,what is there to feel uncomfortable about

U are probably right. It did its job then.