Most valuable insights for novice/young readers that can improve their reading experience cogently.

Want to start reading and wondering where to start or which genre to choose? Don't worry. These tips will help you.

Finding Your First Book.

Choosing and picking up your first book is a very important deal. A good book will permanently change your perspective towards books and reading. Well, a bad book might bury your thoughts of picking up a book or even reading any book in future. How to choose a book for your new interest in reading?

The best place to start your search is Amazon charts and Goodreads site. These sites have a large database of book lists and reviews by various book readers. One can able to find and choose books from various genres and authors.

If you are the person who likes to touch and feel the books? Bookstores and libraries are very good places. Bookstores provide you with all the trending and popular books showcased beautifully while libraries basically have a huge collection of books from numerous genres arranged in a minimalist way. Some bookstores provide a reading area while few even have an inbuilt cafe and many even don't have basic facilities, so plan accordingly before travelling there.

The Alchemist was my first book and later followed by The Naturalist. The first changed my perspective towards life and the latter pulled me into the world of books.

Okay, I Found The Book.

Well done and congratulations on finding your first book. Now, find a comfortable place with less noise and start reading. There is no hurry, take your own time and enjoy the reading experience thoroughly. Leave your distractions aside before jumping into the book. If you are having difficulties with understanding or English is not your first language, carry a dictionary with you. Practice writing the quotes, valuable insights and dialogues you liked from the book. Maintaining notes can improve your understanding capabilities and language skills.

Sign up for an account on Goodreads and create a reading challenge. Constantly keep updating your reading progress on your profile. Build your TBR(To Be Read) list by exploring the book lists and surfing through other book blogs and bookstores.

Having a kindle device is a blessing. I mostly read on kindle while travelling or before falling into sleep in a dark bedroom. Kindle can store more than 2000 books and have a battery that lasts for weeks. Even though I love physical books and the smell of new books, kindle rescued me in numerous situations.

What Next?

Enjoying your books and reading? If the answer is "not really" then you dived into a reading slump.

A reading slump is a dry period where you can't focus or are interested to read anymore. This happens for various reasons like reading a bad book, interest shifted to other things, mood swings and various other excuses and reasons. Everybody goes through this phase and rises back into their reading eventually.

Reading a short novel or rereading your favourite book might do the trick. Check out what other people are reading and discussing. Surf through your favourite book blogs and get the needed inspiration.

These tips helped me to read more than 100 books in less than a year. I hope they help you too in your reading, choosing and finding more interesting books. Keep reading and improve yourself.

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