Ideas to Select The Next Book You Read – 9 Recommended Ways

Readers sometimes have immense energy and desire to read, but don’t know where to begin. With the number of books and authors available, selecting the next book to read is a great predicament. But we’re here to make your life easy! Here is a list of 9 recommended ways to select the next book you read, that is perfect for your tastes.

Look up your Goodreads recommendations

Goodreads recommendations are some of the best places to find new books that you will probably like. The Goodreads algorithm recommends books to you on the basis of what you have read before as well as the ratings you have given to those books. Thus you can find a great variety of books that are similar in genre and content to the ones you have previously liked. This is also a great way to look for books by the same authors you loved.

Generate a random country on an online country generator website

A great way to pick a book is to generate a country on a random country generator. Many of these websites are available online, you only need to put in “country generator” on the search engine. After this country is generated, you can look at bestsellers from the country and read those. This way, you can get valuable exposure to different literary cultures as well. This can also help you find books that are hidden gems.

Select an obscure book by an author you’ve previously liked

Very often, we read the bestsellers by great authors, while the books by the same authors that don’t get enough hype are forgotten. But if you don’t feel like being too experimentative yet feel confused about what to read next, you could do this. Reading Austen’s “Northanger Abbey”, which, for instance, is not as popular as “Pride or Prejudice” is a great idea. You understand the breadth of a writer’s work this way.

Choose bestsellers in a genre you would never usually pick up

Very often, we tend to get too comfortable with a few favourite genres, forgetting that so many more exist out there. If you feel like you’ve become complacent and wish to discover something new, you could try out a bestseller in an obscure genre. For instance, if you’ve never read a graphic novel, this could be your cue to pick one up. Apart from this, you could try really weird genres, like steampunk or absurd theatre or the like.

Pick up a book that’s been on your TBR forever but you haven’t gotten to

Everyone has that one book that has been lying around your shelf for ages but never gets picked up. If you truly do not know what to read next, this might be a great time to pick up that one unlucky book. Who knows, it might just end up becoming your new favourite book! If you can’t think of a book like that, browse through your bookshelf looking for books that you bought but never read.

Look for a random reading group and see what book they’re reading

One way to simultaneously get book recommendations and build a community surrounding books is to sign up for a reading group or book club. Book clubs usually have a timetable for books, wherein your group reads a book at a particular time. Such groups can be found on many social networking sites, including Discord and YouTube. These groups can give you the opportunity to make new friends with similar interests too!

Choose your favourite BookTuber’s favourite book

If you’re an avid BookTube viewer, you probably have a favourite YouTuber who makes videos about books. If you’re wondering what to pick up next, why not take a chance on the recommendation of someone you trust? And in case you don’t have a favourite YouTuber – here are a few of my favourites for reference. Look for “Emmie Reads”, “Carolyn Marie Reads”, “The Book Basement”, “A Frolic Through Fiction” and “The Book Leo”.

Ask your grandparents for a book recommendation from their times

Sometimes, we’re only exposed to books from the contemporary era. Even if we know books from bygone eras, they are mostly classics that become super famous. You can ask your grandparents, however, for a book they particularly liked in their youth. This will ensure you get a great new book recommendation but also that you give an extended life to a book that most people have forgotten by now. Plus, it will make your grandparents happy.

Visit the local bookstore or library and pick the best looking book

When all else fails, you can always take yourself out on a book date. You can browse through the humongous collection that most bookstores or libraries have for as long as you want. Finally, you can pick out whatever interests you the most. This is the most conventional, ordinary way to select a book but it always comes in handy when there’s not much choice at home. But beware – you might become spoilt for choice.

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