Thread:BunsenH/@comment-25404524-20181121083223/@comment-24577221-20181123072416

That deserves a long answer, and I'll give you a short one for now. For the most part, I read science fiction and fantasy.

Anything by Lois McMaster Bujold. I suggest starting with The Warrior's Apprentice or The Curse of Chalion. Each is the beginning novel of a series (i.e. two different series) that has won major awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

Just about anything by Terry Pratchett. The "Johnny Maxwell trilogy", beginning with Only You Can Save Mankind, is thought-provoking and written for teenagers. His Discworld books, beginning with The Colour of Magic, are quite popular.

I have a lingering fondness for Robert Heinlein's so-called "juvenile" books. Though their social assumptions aren't quite up to modern standards, they were remarkably progressive for their time. Try Space Cadet.