Hello, Historians.
I am thinking about studying history and was wondering what books you would recommend me, to start reading? I love history and are really interested in it. I am not a big reader but I've made a deal with myself to start reading more, and therefore I would really appreciate any book recommendations you could give me. I love non-fiction and are eager to consume knowledge, but I am open to fiction books. Hope you can help my!
Um...I'm sure there is no shortage of book recommendations you could get, seeing as history is a topic that covers thousands of years of human history, and hundreds of millions of years if you want to branch out to things like geology and paleontology. I'm afraid you need to be more specific.
So, what time periods are you interested, specifically?
It depends on what you find interesting! Are there any particular places or times that appeal to you above the others? What kind of subjects interest you? Depending on those things, the books people recommend will be very different from each other!
If what you're looking for is a little of everything, I recommend the reading list on the sub! It's sorted by both chronology and region, so it can be very helpful if you're looking for something new.
If you're looking for personal favorites, I am considerably less well-read than many folks here, but I'm happy to write a list of books I enjoyed and found easy to follow as a history undergrad.