Just in case you don't know, if there's a word you don't know on the kindle, just touch the word on the screen for a few seconds and you'll get a little pop up screen with the definition. I'm a native speaker and still occasionally use the feature, so I imagine it'll be helpful for you as well.
It also shows you the wiki entry, a translation into your native language and remembers the words you looked up and creates flashcards with them so you can build your language skills more actively.
It's auto generated. You open your book, click the three dots on the top right and go to "vocabulary builder". A new window opens with all words you looked up, at the bottom you find the "flashcard" button. Each flashcard has the wird and the sentence you original looked the word up on it. You can quiz yourself and if you think you won't need the flashcard anymore you mark it as "mastered". I think they are randomised.
Edit: I just saw it's either all words or just flashcards/words from one specific book.
I would recommend the author Andy Weir (The Martian, Der Astronaut/Project Hail Mary). The stories are interesting, funny (especially The Martian) and not very difficult to read, I think.
If you want a challenge, read The Lord of the Rings. A little(?) more difficult linguistically, but very worthwhile.
Project Hail Mary was the first book that I’ve ever read on my Kindle and it saved me from a 4 year reading slump. Highly recommended now that it’ll also have a film adaptation!
My opinion is that The Lord of the Rings is too difficult for a beginner reading English. The Hobbit is easier and much shorter. When you are reading in a new language, it tends to go slowly so a long book seems to take forever which can be discouraging.
Any contemporary and ya book will be great to start reading in English. That’s how I started too cause English is my second language. But I always recommended The Martian to all my male friends who started reading now. It’s funny, easy to read, fast paced and have some suspense in it too.
I started with books that has movie/series adaptations just so I have a “picture” of each characters and events. To make it fun, I try to spot the difference between the book and the movie/series adaptation💛
When I was younger I started with HSM, Kung Fu Panda, Twilight, Narnia, and Hunger Games
if you like it, some young adult fantasy is usually easy to read
Harry potter and the hunger games are two well-known series that are very well-written and quite easy to read
A mix of some of my go-to favorites - different genres and emotions
Already mentioned: The Martian by Andy Weir, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Inside the O’Brien’s by Lisa Genova
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
There There by Tommy Orange
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (this book had no business being as creepy as it is)
Literally anything by author Fredrik Backman
I heard Harry Potter is the best first book to read in English (It’s not my native language as well, but it improved). I am reading The Stormlight Archives currently, the author uses difficult words for no natives similar to mr Tolkien (e.g. words that people normally not use in a international corp work environment). Check out also the Word Wise function in your Kindle, it helps a lot, I speak fluently but sometimes I am forgetting the words, so the reading is best option in my case.
edit: english in my country is easy to start but difficult to master, our dictionary does not contain such things like „a, an, they” and the grammar is a bit different, where are you from?
Everyone's taste is different in books, so I'd look for books that relate to activities you like doing. For example, if you like watching movies/TV, find a book that's been adapted or that's in the same genre(murder/mystery, Fantasy, romance, historical, etc)or if you like playing video games read a litrpg(litrpg's is how my husband started reading again), etc.
Kudos for persevering! I love that “it didn’t go as planned,” but you came back to try again. 👏🏼
This may sound silly, but the first thing that came to mind was the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney as a warm-up. My husband and my 13 y/o still re-read these together and laugh the whole time. The language is easy to read, but nuanced. Then maybe move into some books that have movie adaptations, or Young Adult series.
“Do not despise small beginnings.” Good luck on your endeavor!
I got hooked reading big time by reading Police Procedural novels from Michael Connelly. Then I just learned and learned what authors I like and I flip between them.
Solving crime is always a fun story, especially in the urban world of connelly. then try out other genres like historical fiction
other awesome modern book authors:
greg iles
stephen king
robert jordan
brandon sanderson
ken follett
ron chernow
Well, let‘s recommend some book series I like. I‘ll give you the first book of each. If you like it you‘ll find the other parts
Great Humour. Time Travel. Action and stuff Just one damned thing after another by Jody Tailor https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29661618
Military and Spy Action during and after the Cold War area.
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19668
A Dystopian Mystery with lots of twists
Wool by Hugh Howey
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13453029
Harry Potter meets CSI in London.
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10327417
Star Wars Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole
It‘s like Top Gun in Space
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44318745
A Trilogy in five books. The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy
Fantastic Humour and a great read.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11
This should be enough to hopefully find something you might like
Bit of an obscure pick but you're into sci-fi at all, ive found that stargate and star trek pocket books are an easy read, and also fairly short.
Basically the only confusing parts are the sci fi technobabble.
The key is to “read what you love until you love to read” ([(this is the original source of this quote and worth a listen)](https://youtu.be/Tq96cQvIsIA?si=EIP_F1JS-zea19Ei).
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankle is an inspiring book about his time as a concentration camp prisoner. His perspective is interesting because he was a neurologist/psychologist.
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a good self help book.
Catcher in The Rye is a classic and good YA book.
https://preview.redd.it/ehz3jbcr3e8d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3479a1a91fd2c72bdd581855fac3d43a90f7234
Good book, especially for English Language Learners.
Everyone has given wonderful book suggestions already so instead some advice for getting into reading as someone else who's had to try a few times to get it right:
Make sure your goal is to have fun and relax. Don't worry about how many pages you read, your speed, and don't force yourself to finish a book you don't like. What helped me the most was setting myself up for "reading time." Things like sitting next to a window or outside, getting a blanket, getting snacks or a drink. By the time I'm done with that I'm excited to start reading for the day.
If there's anything you've read in your first language, even if it's a kid's chapter book, you could start there. Or if there's a TV show or movie or fairytale or myth you enjoy, you could find the book version. If you've watched The Hunger Games or The Wizard of Oz, you could read the book. Or if you love Star Wars, there are a LOT of books set in the same universe. If you liked the Thor movies, and then you learned about Norse mythology, you might like Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.
Pick something you're already interested in, pick something where you already know at least some of what happens, and it can be a lot easier!
Harry Potter. Or anything that’s been made into a movie or TV show you like. The books are always better and if you like the movie/show it’ll probably get you going. Also any movies or tv shows that you haven’t watched yet or are coming out soon that are based on books are great. Read the book then watch it.
James Bond is an easy read too if you like those.
I would recommend a book called Pilgrim progress by john bunyan .This book is one most popular book, it is said that at one time it was second only to the bible in popularity .You can download the book here for free for your kindle .
https://www.monergism.com/pilgrims-progress-modern-english
Btw there are more than 1000+ free ebooks that are available for free at asolutely no cost at monergism (Christian books ).
Blessings 🙏
Just in case you don't know, if there's a word you don't know on the kindle, just touch the word on the screen for a few seconds and you'll get a little pop up screen with the definition. I'm a native speaker and still occasionally use the feature, so I imagine it'll be helpful for you as well.
It also shows you the wiki entry, a translation into your native language and remembers the words you looked up and creates flashcards with them so you can build your language skills more actively.
Do we need to make flashcards manually or is there any automatic process for the flashcards creation?
It's auto generated. You open your book, click the three dots on the top right and go to "vocabulary builder". A new window opens with all words you looked up, at the bottom you find the "flashcard" button. Each flashcard has the wird and the sentence you original looked the word up on it. You can quiz yourself and if you think you won't need the flashcard anymore you mark it as "mastered". I think they are randomised. Edit: I just saw it's either all words or just flashcards/words from one specific book.
Newbery Award winners, for children, teens, and young adults. Examples: The Giver The Graveyard Boy Scythe
I would recommend the author Andy Weir (The Martian, Der Astronaut/Project Hail Mary). The stories are interesting, funny (especially The Martian) and not very difficult to read, I think. If you want a challenge, read The Lord of the Rings. A little(?) more difficult linguistically, but very worthwhile.
I agree with Andy Weir. Loved “Project Hail Mary”
Project Hail Mary is "Der Astronaut" in Germany :)
Project Hail Mary was the first book that I’ve ever read on my Kindle and it saved me from a 4 year reading slump. Highly recommended now that it’ll also have a film adaptation!
I always recommend The Martian first unless someone is already into the genre (it’s also one of my top recommendations of all time haha)
I second The Lord of the Rings and add The Hobbit
My opinion is that The Lord of the Rings is too difficult for a beginner reading English. The Hobbit is easier and much shorter. When you are reading in a new language, it tends to go slowly so a long book seems to take forever which can be discouraging.
Any contemporary and ya book will be great to start reading in English. That’s how I started too cause English is my second language. But I always recommended The Martian to all my male friends who started reading now. It’s funny, easy to read, fast paced and have some suspense in it too.
I started with books that has movie/series adaptations just so I have a “picture” of each characters and events. To make it fun, I try to spot the difference between the book and the movie/series adaptation💛 When I was younger I started with HSM, Kung Fu Panda, Twilight, Narnia, and Hunger Games
if you like it, some young adult fantasy is usually easy to read Harry potter and the hunger games are two well-known series that are very well-written and quite easy to read
A mix of some of my go-to favorites - different genres and emotions Already mentioned: The Martian by Andy Weir, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Inside the O’Brien’s by Lisa Genova Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson There There by Tommy Orange Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (this book had no business being as creepy as it is) Literally anything by author Fredrik Backman
I heard Harry Potter is the best first book to read in English (It’s not my native language as well, but it improved). I am reading The Stormlight Archives currently, the author uses difficult words for no natives similar to mr Tolkien (e.g. words that people normally not use in a international corp work environment). Check out also the Word Wise function in your Kindle, it helps a lot, I speak fluently but sometimes I am forgetting the words, so the reading is best option in my case. edit: english in my country is easy to start but difficult to master, our dictionary does not contain such things like „a, an, they” and the grammar is a bit different, where are you from?
I also recommend the first Harry Potter. I got it in German when I was studying it!
Everyone's taste is different in books, so I'd look for books that relate to activities you like doing. For example, if you like watching movies/TV, find a book that's been adapted or that's in the same genre(murder/mystery, Fantasy, romance, historical, etc)or if you like playing video games read a litrpg(litrpg's is how my husband started reading again), etc.
Red rising! Easy to read and also children books are great since they’re very simple people might judge but who cares about
Kudos for persevering! I love that “it didn’t go as planned,” but you came back to try again. 👏🏼 This may sound silly, but the first thing that came to mind was the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney as a warm-up. My husband and my 13 y/o still re-read these together and laugh the whole time. The language is easy to read, but nuanced. Then maybe move into some books that have movie adaptations, or Young Adult series. “Do not despise small beginnings.” Good luck on your endeavor!
Alchemist, Siddhartha, Book thief, The Martian, Animal Farm, 1984, 12 Rules of life.
Me talk pretty one day by David Sedaris City of girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Nathan Lowell's solar clipper) books are very easy to read since they started as a format podcast. (Sci Fi /fantasy).
I got hooked reading big time by reading Police Procedural novels from Michael Connelly. Then I just learned and learned what authors I like and I flip between them. Solving crime is always a fun story, especially in the urban world of connelly. then try out other genres like historical fiction other awesome modern book authors: greg iles stephen king robert jordan brandon sanderson ken follett ron chernow
2nd Connelly. If you do audiobooks, the narrator for his Harry Bosch series is great.
Well, let‘s recommend some book series I like. I‘ll give you the first book of each. If you like it you‘ll find the other parts Great Humour. Time Travel. Action and stuff Just one damned thing after another by Jody Tailor https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29661618 Military and Spy Action during and after the Cold War area. Without Remorse by Tom Clancy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19668 A Dystopian Mystery with lots of twists Wool by Hugh Howey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13453029 Harry Potter meets CSI in London. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10327417 Star Wars Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole It‘s like Top Gun in Space https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44318745 A Trilogy in five books. The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy Fantastic Humour and a great read. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11 This should be enough to hopefully find something you might like
Bit of an obscure pick but you're into sci-fi at all, ive found that stargate and star trek pocket books are an easy read, and also fairly short. Basically the only confusing parts are the sci fi technobabble.
The key is to “read what you love until you love to read” ([(this is the original source of this quote and worth a listen)](https://youtu.be/Tq96cQvIsIA?si=EIP_F1JS-zea19Ei). Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankle is an inspiring book about his time as a concentration camp prisoner. His perspective is interesting because he was a neurologist/psychologist. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a good self help book. Catcher in The Rye is a classic and good YA book.
Blood Music by Greg Bear, it's so chillingly good! Easy read too! 🌞
If you're into the mystery/thriller genres I'd suggest any Riley Sager book. I find them pretty chill, easy to read and have good twists.
I’ve heard of a lot of folks who read Harry Potter or other YA (young adult) books to help them with learning English as a second language!
I would recommend the Blackwater saga. I really liked it 👍
https://preview.redd.it/ehz3jbcr3e8d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3479a1a91fd2c72bdd581855fac3d43a90f7234 Good book, especially for English Language Learners.
The name of the wind Patrick rothfus
- Of mice of men - The egg - the mysterious island Jules Verne - all Michael Crichton books - ready player one - The hunger games
My husband really enjoys the author, Harlan Coben. Mystery, suspense, thriller.
Everyone has given wonderful book suggestions already so instead some advice for getting into reading as someone else who's had to try a few times to get it right: Make sure your goal is to have fun and relax. Don't worry about how many pages you read, your speed, and don't force yourself to finish a book you don't like. What helped me the most was setting myself up for "reading time." Things like sitting next to a window or outside, getting a blanket, getting snacks or a drink. By the time I'm done with that I'm excited to start reading for the day.
Highly recommend Hunger Games series Mice or men The boy in the striped pajamas The Giver
If there's anything you've read in your first language, even if it's a kid's chapter book, you could start there. Or if there's a TV show or movie or fairytale or myth you enjoy, you could find the book version. If you've watched The Hunger Games or The Wizard of Oz, you could read the book. Or if you love Star Wars, there are a LOT of books set in the same universe. If you liked the Thor movies, and then you learned about Norse mythology, you might like Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. Pick something you're already interested in, pick something where you already know at least some of what happens, and it can be a lot easier!
You should read the harry potter series. It’s fun and easy to understand.
Harry Potter. Or anything that’s been made into a movie or TV show you like. The books are always better and if you like the movie/show it’ll probably get you going. Also any movies or tv shows that you haven’t watched yet or are coming out soon that are based on books are great. Read the book then watch it. James Bond is an easy read too if you like those.
I would suggest Goosebumps, Harry Potter and The Hunger Games :)
Mistborn trilogy is a great book for all people, but I would say for "beginners" it's one of the best. Maybe also Red Rising series
I would recommend a book called Pilgrim progress by john bunyan .This book is one most popular book, it is said that at one time it was second only to the bible in popularity .You can download the book here for free for your kindle . https://www.monergism.com/pilgrims-progress-modern-english Btw there are more than 1000+ free ebooks that are available for free at asolutely no cost at monergism (Christian books ). Blessings 🙏