re: Becoming a Reader/Developing the Habit of Reading

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Eh, while there are obviously some fantastic books on that list, I don't know if that's the best approach. It'd be different if you were an avid reader and not trying to pick back up reading.

The last thing you want to do when trying to get back reading is picking up a book that is a chore to read. Reading Moby Dick sounds good and all but a book like that is a pain to read and will more than likely make you stop reading more than it would make you start back up. My brother was trying to get back into reading and he was dead set on reading Dune. I told him not to because even though that's an all time great book, it's a bit of a pain to read. What do ya know, he didn't get halfway through and never picked it, or any other book back up.

Start with an easy to read book like To Kill a Mockingbird or The Jungle Book (a book I re-read almost every year). Or read a book that one of your all time favorite movies is based off of because it's a subject matter you can almost be certain of that you'll enjoy. I'd for starters stay with a book that is on the shorter side, something you know you'll finish. Finish it and it'll kind of build your confidence up that you can get back into consistent reading and then if you want to go for The Bible or The Count of Monte Cristo or some other long reads that are on that list, go for it.

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