I love fanfictions and i honestly think that some of them could easily have been books. It's not that I think that books are superior in any way but when i read fanfictions i am looking for what I know I will like so I always read the same type of things. It has happened that I read 10 different stories with the same premise just because I liked it. It's almost like comfort food.

When you read a physical book, given the lack of specific tags, it's always a surprise. I just want to expand my horizons.

I also want to be able to talk about what I read to people in real life. I could talk about fan fictions online but it's not the same (also I like to talk a lot ahah)

I think you are on point with finding a genre or an author that I enjoy. When I first read something by Oscar Wilde I read in a short span of time almost all his works. Since then I didn't get lucky in finding something similar so it's been a bummer.

Also no worries in me forcing myself to read ahah if that were possible I wouldn't have books unread that I bought 8 years ago

I think this is a great idea!! I always talk to my friends and family about the books i read but usually they have not read the same books as me so it's more or a monologue than a discussion ahah Confronting my opinions to the ones of other people would really motivate me.

Do you know where i can find online book clubs? Is there an app or something? Actually i live in Milan so there are probably book clubs in real life, i should look for them.

Thank you for the suggestion!

Thank you so much for the suggestions!! They really seem right up my alley!

Just downloaded them! Thank you so much!

I have never read self help books so I can't say if they work or not. What I meant is that when I read fanfictions I read them because It's fun, but since it's for entertainment I look for things that don't take much effort of for the tags that for sure I know I like. I am not stepping out of my comfort zone.

For books, since there are no tags you don't know for sure what you will encounter. It happens that you read some opinions that you have thought but never put into words or something that you never considered as a prospective. I usually discuss the topic of every book that I read with my family or friends and that is what I meant by "growth". I think that the discussions and the reflections you have after you read the book that enriches you

Ok but to be fair there are good fanfictions out there. I have actually cried to some of them

Edit: bru I have been down voted for saying there are good fan fictions ahah you guys are missing out, if you want I can give you some good recommendations 😉

I actually started "pride and prejudice" because I heard that I was the classic enemies to lovers and I have been enjoying it. I actually tend to go for classics when I buy books, but I am not sure if it is a good choice (because they are usually good) or not (I need to be more focused when I read them).

Until now my all time favorite book has been "the picture of dorian Gray" so I have then read almost everything by Oscar Wilde and loved all of it. I also liked The process by Franz Kafka and Damian by Hesse. I have tried to look for authors similar to Oscar Wilde but until now I haven't had any luck ahaha

Wish it was that simple. I want to read more books, I just can't. I like reading fanfictions but they don't give me anything in terms of personal growth. Not like books do