What to Read? 3 Best Books To Read For A Beginner, Veteran and Expert from Each Genre – Part 2
Books have a preferred writing style that makes comprehension easy for readers who have mastered a certain level of fluency in reading a language. One of the secrets to acquiring knowledge is to read. A lot. Picking up a book and reading the words is the easy part. Reading to understand is much harder. The key is not simply to read more but rather be selective about what we read and how we are reading.
If a book is too hard, you become frustrated and discouraged; a book that’s too easy is boring. Knowing your reading level is the key to match yourself with the most appropriate yet, challenging books. The best way to grow as a reader is by reading text that’s not too hard and not too easy, or what some call the “independent” reading level. A right book at your level is a book that stretches your reading skills just a bit — not so much as to make you frustrated but enough to continue your growth as a reader.
This post’s main objective is all about that – breaking down books into 3 distinctive levels (Beginner, Veteran and Expert) for all genres imaginable. We’ve collected suggestions from a group of passionate readers at Reddit, covering over 100 genres – so we’ll be breaking these large compilations into smaller posts covering 10 genres each. Do take note that one’s selections and definition of different reading levels may differ from one to another, but it’s definitely a great reference.
In this second post, we’ll be covering genres from Historical Fiction, Existential Narrative (fiction & non-fiction), Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, Magical Realism, Existentialist Philosophy, History of Esoterica, Stream of Consciousness, Coming of Age, Dystopian and Romance.
First post – Murder Mysteries, Out to Sea, World War 1, Graphic Novels / Comics, Southern Gothic, Science Fiction, Philosophy Texts, Children’s Books, Western and Horror.
We hope this compilation helps you in a lot of ways regardless of your reading levels, and do stay tuned for the continution of this “Post Series”.
Historical Fiction
01.ONE
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Historical Fictions” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Books for Beginners
Historical Fiction
Books for Veterans
Historical Fiction
Books for Experts
Historical Fiction
Existential Narrative
FICTION & NON-FICTION
02.TWO
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Existential Narratives” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- The Stranger by Albert Camus
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Books for Beginners
Existential Narrative
Books for Veterans
Existential Narrative
Books for Experts
Existential Narrative
Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic
03.THREE
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books for Beginners
Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic
Books for Veterans
Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic
Books for Experts
Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic
Magic Realism
04.FOUR
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Magic Realism Books” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
- Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
- Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Books for Beginners
Magic Realism
Books for Veterans
Magic Realism
Books for Experts
Magic Realism
EXISTENTIALIST PHILOSOPHY
05.FIVE
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Existential Works” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- The Stranger by Albert Camus
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
- The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
- The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Books for Beginners
Existentialist Philosophy
Books for Veterans
Existentialist Philosophy
Books for Experts
Existentialist Philosophy
HISTORY OF ESOTERICA
06.SIX
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Esoterica Books” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall
- Liber Null and Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic by Peter J. Carroll
- Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece by Three Initiates
- The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order by Israel Regardie
- The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley
Books for Beginners
History of Esoterica
Books for Veterans
History of Esoterica
Books for Experts
History of Esoterica
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
07.SEVEN
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Stream of Consciousness Books” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
- The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Ulysses by James Joyce
- As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Books for Beginners
Stream of Consciousness
Books for Veterans
Stream of Consciousness
Books for Experts
Stream of Consciousness
COMING OF AGE
08.EIGHT
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Coming of Age Books” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
Books for Beginners
Coming of Age
Books for Veterans
Coming of Age
Books for Experts
Coming of Age
Dystopian
09.NINE
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Dystopian Books” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Books for Beginners
Dystopian
Books for Veterans
Dystopian
Books for Experts
Dystopian
Romance
10.TEN
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The Top 5 Most Picked “Romance Books” of All Time
Source: Goodreads
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Books for Beginners
Romance
Books for Veterans
Romance
Books for Experts
Romance
In this second post, we’ve covered genres from Historical Fiction, Existential Narrative (fiction & non-fiction), Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, Magical Realism, Existentialist Philosophy, History of Esoterica, Stream of Consciousness, Coming of Age, Dystopian and Romance.
First post – Murder Mysteries, Out to Sea, World War 1, Graphic Novels / Comics, Southern Gothic, Science Fiction, Philosophy Texts, Children’s Books, Western and Horror.
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