Best books to start reading habit for adults

By India Today Web Desk: Every person on earth seeks knowledge and growth and one such powerful medium of knowledge, discoveries, imagination and lots more are books. Although reading is the ultimate source of knowledge, many people get a hard time picking the habit of reading and ultimately give up on reading due to various reasons.

One major reason for the failure to enhance a reading practice is that many people try to pick the hardest books to read right at their first attempt, which leads to difficulty in understanding the advance writing language and eventually the person give up on putting efforts.

So it is essential that one must start with simple books with light stories written in easy language. So, all those people struggling to pick a habit of reading to catch up on the essence of literature, here is a list of books that one might choose to read to practise a habit of reading:

Indian writers

1. Malgudi Days- RK Narayan’s

Malgudi Days presents RK Narayan’s imaginary city in full colour, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.

Malgudi Days presents RK Narayan’s imaginary city in full colour, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.

The book comprises of more than 40 stories revolving around the powerful and magical portraits of Narayan.

2. Train to Pakistan- Khuswant Sing

Written by Khuswant Sing, Train to Pakistan is a classic novel that describes the once lived lifestyle of Sikhs and Muslims.

Written by Khuswant Sing, Train to Pakistan is a classic novel that describes the once lived lifestyle of Sikhs and Muslims together in peace for hundreds of years. Then one summer the train arrives with thousands of refugee bodies. It is the first time that the villagers tasted the horror of civil war.

The story portrays the enduring love between a Sikh guy and a Muslim girl and surpasses the hatred of civil war.

3. Palace of illusion- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Palace of illusion takes us back to the time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical.

Palace of illusion takes us back to the time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. The protagonist is Panchali the wife of Pandava brothers in the great epic Mahabharata.

The novel traces the princess Panchaali's life, beginning with her birth in fire and following her spirited balancing act as a woman with five husbands who have been cheated out of their father’s kingdom. Panchali is swept into their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war involving all the important kings of India.

The book put her in the lights of Panchali’s strategic duels with her mother-in-law, her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna, or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy. Panchali is a fiery female redefining for us a world of warriors, gods, and the ever-manipulating hands of fate.

Foreign writers

1. The Great Gatsby- F.Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is a story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his new love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties.

This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been loved by generations of readers. The story is of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his new love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

2. Harry Potter- JK Rowling

Harry Potter is a boy whose parents are dead and he is stuck with his cruel uncle and aunty. He receives his letter from Hogwart and the mystery unfolds that he is a wizard.

JK Rowling's Harry Power has created a magical world that has been admired by people of every generation. Almost every kid has always dreamt to receive the letter from Hogwart.

Harry Potter is a boy whose parents are dead and he is stuck with his cruel uncle and aunty. He receives his letter from Hogwart and the mystery unfolds that he is a wizard.

Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The story is full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.

3. The Alchemist- Paulo Cohelo

Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom.

Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids.

No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles in his path. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasure found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.

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