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Yaraaa
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I've never read a book

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Hi, I'm 18 and have never read a book in English
English is my third language and it's not used a lot here so growing up I only had access to my English school books and some old English/American books that were translated to French (Honnestly, even in my first and second language I didn't read a lot, I've always felt that reading was related to homework and school so I didn't include it in my free time.)
Lately my english teacher gave my class a long lovely speech about how reading is neglected by our generation and how most of us have a poor lexical field, that speech motivated me to read, and i'm asking you to help me pick my first book..
I like mysteries, thrillers, and adore noir and neo-noir genres, I'm searching for a book with a confiedent, strong, mature, independant femme fatale as the protagonist (or playing a major role in the story)
Thank you :techie-studyingbrown:
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And then I met margrete is a good book
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Anabiya
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Attachments by Rainbow Rowell is a good read.
It is the first English book I bought for reading.
English is also my third language. We don't talk in English at home. After reading it, I was feeling good as if I read about some real friend's life story.
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Small Island is fantastic. There are so many different ideas and perspectives and the fact that it is historical allows you to consider how the past shaped our present.
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Post by Maja Saveva »

The first book i read was The fault in our stars. Also, English is my third language too, and that book was easy to understand.
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I don't know how it would be for a first book in English, but if you like neo-noir with a strong female lead, Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell is good. You might also try the Veronica Mars books, The Thousand Dollar Tan Line and Mr. Kiss and Tell.
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