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Great Books to Read for Adults Who Want to Start a Reading Habit. Below you’ll find easy-to-read books for adults from the following genres or types of books: contemporary fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, light or humorous fiction, mysteries and thrillers, dystopias, alternate realities, classics, nonfiction and memoirs, and ...
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
- The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
1984is a very popular required read for students, nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Its reading level is age 13+. This is often the book that introduces readers to dystopian literature, envisioning a future government (at the time it was written seventy years before 1984) that would do anything to mai...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnis considered one of the easy to read classics because it centers on a boy on an adventurous journey on the Mississippi River in 1840 with a slave seeking freedom. While it’s not a hard story to follow, it does also instill mature themes for which the classics are also known, like racism.
I wanted to be sure to include an Agatha Christie bookon this list because she’s one of the best-selling authors of all time, and her books are generally short and not too hard to read. (You may need only to keep track of the characters, which can be many.) And Then There Were Noneis the perfect place to start the Agatha Christie catalog. It’s a PB...
Animal Farmis one of the first classic books I recall reading in high school and not feeling overwhelmed. It’s short, and the reading level is age 13+. It’s a dystopian novel in which a farm is taken over by its mistreated animals. Originally aimed at Stalinist Russia, now it symbolizes all attacks on personal freedom.
Readers of all ages adore the famous fictional protagonist Anne of Green Gables, a red-headed orphan who brings her big, beautiful (and mischievous) spirit to Prince Edward Island at the turn of the 20th century. A chapter book written for older children, it’s not too complex a book series to start.
I totally flew through The Bell Jarwhile I was on a school break, so I definitely found it to be one of my favorite easy to read classics. Written in 1963, it maintains a more modern English language and tone throughout, as it explores a young woman’s descent into her dark psyche.
Breakfast at Tiffany’sis one of my personal favorite easy to read classic novels. It’s a brief character-driven narrative about a New York socialite with a lot of emotional baggage. You can read it in one sitting yet still be captivated by the lush descriptions and unparalleled attention to detail that Capote brings to the one and only Holly Goligh...
Ask any American adult which classic book he or she enjoyed reading most in high school, and there’s a really good chance you’ll hear The Catcher in the Rye. And if those many high school students connect with it, it’s got to be fairly easy to digest. It’s also brief, at just over 100 pages, and has a reading level of age 13+. It’s the quintessenti...
One of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read, Charlotte’s Webis a chapter book written for older children but clearly remains beloved by all ages who connect with its universal themes of life, love, and loss. It’s one of the most classic tales of friendship, as a spider befriends a pig and they show love for...
Many readers may already know some version of the most classic of all Christmas stories, A Christmas Carol, but have you actually read the original book? It’s surprisingly short and easy to digest, with simple messaging about kindness and Christmas spirit, yet it’s also written in exquisitely beautiful prose that is sure to delight classic readers....
- The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You by Maurice Carlos Ruffin. Page count: 192. From the author of We Cast a Shadow, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, comes a short story collection that brings New Orleans to life.
- Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot. Page count: 160. This 2018 New York Times best-selling memoir is both brief and devastatingly beautiful. Terese Marie Mailhot is from Seabird Island Band, a First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, and is one of a small but growing number of acclaimed indigenous authors who are making visible what many have been unwilling or unable to see.
- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Page count: 110. This modern classic, about a Latina girl growing up in Chicago, has been translated and taught all over the world.
- Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn Ward. Page count: 64. National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward has a catalog of books that are each too long to make this list.
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- I Need a Hug By Aaron Blabey. “I need a hug. Will you cuddle me, Lou?’ ‘ What? With those spikes? Get away from me! Shoo!’ All this little porcupine wants is a hug.
- Monster Park By Annie Bach. “Monster’s having a fun time at the park—swinging and sliding, swirling and twirling, and riding the whirly-whirl. When it’s time to go, though, Monster says “NO!”
- Don’t Push The Button! By Bill Cotter. “There’s only one rule in Larry’s book: don’t push the button. (Seriously, don’t even think about it!) Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button.
- How to Grow a Friend By Sara Gillingham. “A lovely metaphor teaches valuable lessons in how to treat others and make friendships blossom! Making a friend takes patience, care, and room to bloom—just like growing a flower.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling. (shelved 45 times as easy-read) avg rating 4.47 — 9,974,984 ratings — published 1997.
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover) by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) (shelved 42 times as easy-read) avg rating 4.43 — 2,924,704 ratings — published 2017.
- The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover) by John Green (Goodreads Author) (shelved 41 times as easy-read) avg rating 4.14 — 5,103,831 ratings — published 2012.
- The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author) (shelved 36 times as easy-read) avg rating 4.08 — 1,539,046 ratings — published 2012.
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Easy Reading Books. Discover new books on Goodreads. Meet your next favorite book. Join Goodreads. Shelves > Easy Reading > Easy Reading Books. Showing 1-50 of 12,776. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by. J.K. Rowling. (shelved 35 times as easy-reading) avg rating 4.47 — 10,012,516 ratings — published 1997. Want to Read.