Are you such slow readers? Are you starting the books and never finishing them(that's not reading, that's doing nothing)? Are you switching between the books? Are you aware that this is a very inefficient way of learning?
i usually have at least 2 books on the go. an 'improving' one and a 'for pleasure' one. the improving ones are for pleasure to but the distinction is that they are not suitable for bed time reading.
also have books that i'm kinda constantly reading, i.e. the dhammapada and a guide to the bodhisattva way of life. these are not suited to reading in one go because they are sets of short verses, each with its own message. they are grouped together into loosely related themes but its too much to read a whole group at once.
anyway, i came in here to ask for recommendations. both for improving books, and easier reads.
i'm just finishing time of the magicians by wolfram eilenberger. i'd identified continental philosophy as an area where i am woefully uneducated. having read this, it was a slog, and i'm content to remain woefully uneducated. i tried. its a great book and interesting to read about the work of inter war german philosophers, so don't be put off, its just not the way my brain works.
also reading the enchantress of florence by salman rushdie. i'm absolutely loving this.
if it will help with recommendations, i am mostly drawn to good writing rather than particular genres but have a soft spot for magical realism and popular science/history by people who actually know their shit. my favourite books for pleasure that i've read in the past year are:
entangled life by merlin sheldrake
XX by rian hughes
time travellers guides to 13th century, elizabethan england and the restoration by ian mortimer
this is london by ben judah
3 body problem trilogy
the premonition by michael lewis
improving:
highlanders by yo'av karny
godel escher bach, the eternal golden braid by douglas hoftstader
spike by jeremy farrar and anjana ahuja
any suggestions in either of these categories would be gratefully received.