ThebigAmateur wrote:I'm not an avid reader. I don't read in my native language at all. But I like reading in foreign languages. My English isn't that advanced so I haven't read many books in English either, but I would love to read the lord of the rings trilogy.
If you like fantasy, there are some options on my
SensCritique SF & fantasy list.
Also consider
Le Tour du Monde. It is a classic, and very easy to find. It's older, but not in a way that should cause major problems. Definitely consider using an ereader with a built-in dictionary, because there's a a bit of descriptive vocabulary.
La Nuit des temps (1968) is a more recent French science fiction classic. Might be a little too hard as a first book, depending on your level?
And since you like classics, also check out
L'Étranger. It's one of the most popular "first books" for French students in school, and it's not too hard.
Besides fiction, I like history and philosophy. I haven't read anything realated to those subjects but I like listening to history podcasts. So if you have suggestions for nonfiction history or philosophy books that are not complicated let me know!
Thanks again.
Hmm, it isn't history or philosophy, but you might enjoy
Persepolis. It's the autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran who emigrated to France. It's funny, it has tons of interesting cultural details, and it contains plenty of text. I recommend this mostly because it has been a Super Challenge favorite for many people.
Izneo has a
a bunch of historical BDs available in digital format, and a lot of titles like this are actually quite interesting in my experience. On a more advanced level,
Moi René Tardi, prisonnier de guerre au Stalag IIB is an excellent historical biography.
I have a bunch of other interesting history books, but most of them I bought well into the Challenge, and so I have no way to judge their difficulty. And some of them are probably out of print, or hard to track down.