I have a very all-or-nothing mentality, so I go through stages of reading all the time to barely touching a book for a while. Books that have got me out of a reading slump are The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and Coming Up for Air by Orwell. I suspect you'll definitely enjoy both. To me, both of these books capture the essence of life itself. There is something strangely familiar and nostalgic about them.
If you get hooked, Nine Stories by Salinger, as well as any of Orwell's essays are worth a read. Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums is another short story that comes to mind.
I have a very all-or-nothing mentality, so I go through stages of reading all the time to barely touching a book for a while. Books that have got me out of a reading slump are The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and Coming Up for Air by Orwell. I suspect you'll definitely enjoy both. To me, both of these books capture the essence of life itself. There is something strangely familiar and nostalgic about them.
If you get hooked, Nine Stories by Salinger, as well as any of Orwell's essays are worth a read. Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums is another short story that comes to mind.