10 Great and Easy English Books You Must Read !

In the article How To Develop Reading Habit, we discussed few methods to start reading. Now the next step is to decide where to start. After novella part, go for novels. 

In beginning read easy book. Books with easy vocabulary and simple stories. Beginning is most hard so go easy on yourself. Here are the few recommendations for beginners.  

1)Immortals of Meluha 

Author: Amish Tripathi

Immortals of Meluha is a book written by Amish Tripathi based on the life of Lord Shiva. This book is designed on the journey of an ordinary man becoming Mahadev. For beginner Immortal of Meluha is perfect. Book has easy language and picturizing description. If you want to develop a habit of reading Immortals of Meluha will definitely work. One of the best books to read for the beginner.

2)Thousand Splendid Sun -

Author: Khaled Hosseini

 Thousand Splendid Sun is an easy novel. Mr. Khaled Hosseini's book is indeed a splendid one. Here you will find struggles of Mariam, tender love of Laila & Tariq, and the nasty Rashid. The way Mariam and Laila become friends and then how strong their bond grows as mother-daughter is something we can just imagine. For a beginner is book is excellent.

3)Namesake -

Author: Jhumpa Lahiri

Namesake is a book based on the struggle of an Indian boy living in America with the name Gogol. Jhumpa Lahiri's Namesake is a coming-of-age novel about an Indian boy who has been raised in America, feeling the struggles of fitting the demographics of his culture as well as the nation he was born in. It follows the journey of this boy as he becomes a man and the many hardships of life as well as its harsh lessons of reality.  The writing style grabs the attention of the audience.

 The novel has simple language, terminology and easy to comprehend.

4)Nine Chambered heart :

Author: Janice Pariat

Nine Chambered Heart is a book based on a woman as seen through the eyes of those she has loved or been loved by. With a simple writing style and easy. Nine Chambered Heart is easy but easy won't make it less valuable.

You must read the book if you are trying to fall in love with reading.

5)Harry Potter

Author:  J. K. Rowling

Everyone knows about Harry Potter and even loves them. This fantasy series is so interesting and loved. I think everyone has seen Harry Potter, so knowing the story will make more focused on reading material than understanding things.

For beginner, this stands a decent alternative, must try to read Harry Potter.

6) The Great Gatsby

 Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is a book based on  American Dream is eventually difficult. Jay Gatsby had attained great wealth and status as a socialite; however, Gatsby's dream was to have a future with his one true love, Daisy.

This book is motivational and let you believe in your dream. Starting to read is a fine thing, with reading you will be motivated too and yes a beginner you will love the book.

7) The Alchemist

Author: Paulo Coelho

 The main idea of the alchemist is, always follow your dreams and hear to your heart. The Alchemist is on the life of a guy named Santiago, who does not know what to do when has to face his dreams. If you know little about books and recommendation you must have heard of Alchemist.

From my side for beginners, this could be a great start.

8) The Palace of Illusions

 Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The Palace of Illusion is retelling Mahabharat from Draupati's viewpoint. It starts with her birth and then balances between her husbands and the war between two brothers. She lost respect, honor to take all this back she suffered and at last, she conquered.
This epic story will lead you to great interest and make you fall in with reading. If you are an Indian you have totally different perspective of Mahabharat.

9) Sita:

  Author: Devdutt Pattanaik

Sita, by Devdutt Pattanaik, is the whole side of the side of Ramayan. Indians always respected women, the theme, the plot everything is know still this book has a different essence of the whole verse.

For a new reader, this is perfect.  If you are focused only on reading this is the best choice, don't concentrate on the intellectual part of the book.

10) The Kite Runner

Author: Khaled Hosseini

This about a boy named Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose closest friend is Hassan. The whole novel is beautifully written. The story can be distinctively recalled all the time.  It touches on loyalty, betrayal, trauma, guilt, and essentially redemption. The writing draws you in and seamlessly creates a movie in your mind. The whole book is filled with a lot of emotions. Must read once in life.

11) To Kill a Mockingbird

Author:  Harper Lee

 To Kill a Mockingbird 's theme is based on the Focus on the Family's marriage and parenting magazine.
The most important part of To Kill a Mockingbird is the book's exploration of the moral nature of human beings—that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially evil. The involves a lot of spiritual thinking and evoke your thoughts.

Coming to the beginner part, this would be great to start with. You can have your own viewers and ideas on a particular accident. This will develop great interest.

12)The Diary of a Young Girl

Author: Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl is basically a diary of a girl named Anne Frank. The whole story takes place in the Hitler era. It's all about how the girl and her family survived. Though it outlines torture they suffered.

Besides the sensitivity of dairy, it has a simplicity and smoothness of the whole thing. As an adult, you will be overwhelmed after reading a novel. This book deserved to be under Must-Read Books.

13)The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Primce is the book on the boy is eager to explore universe truth and is involved in the questioning. He wanders and asks a question. He is involved in spiritual thinking. This book will make you start to enjoy reading and discover your self.

14) Kafka on the Shore

Author: Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami 's book is though not preferred for beginners and newbies this book will make you fall in love with reading. Authors writing style, sentence formation everything is so fascinating.

This book may have a few difficulties but still, it will make the reading interesting and definitely, you are going to appreciate it. So have one try.

These are the few recommendation hope these will help you.  Visit for more.