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  • ah, you being an adult makes reading Michael Ende even better imho, he wrote stories kids and teens could enjoy and relate to, but there is allways something in them i only really got as i grew older.

    another thing to try would be to read translated works of authors you enjoy anyway, german book translations are often pretty good, atleast from my experience and knowing a book or author in the original language might enable you to read above your normal reading level.

    maybe also try contemporary popular stuff.

    If you are into thrillers Sebastian Fitzek is someone who tends produce “page turners” in the sense that they are very readable and don’t require you to dig through tons of literary layers, but just enjoy a well constructed story. An old english teacher refered to books like this as “airport books”, you’d buy them before the boarding the plane, read them an be entertained during the flight and be done with it.


  • Ottfried Preußler has allready been mentioned.

    I’d like to add Erich Kästner (probably more children’s books, but imho still very enjoyable).

    Michael Ende, the Neverending Story and Momo are classics for a reason. checkout “Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch” it is a childrens book, but very funny and i actually read it first when i was like 13 and still loved it.

    Paul Maar, “Eine Woche voller Samstage” and the subsequent Sams books are great, but again more children’s books than YA.

    Walter Moers, the Zamonien Books where a big hit in my nerdy friend circle during school. the closest thing i can think of would be Discworld.

    Wolfgang Hohlbein, he writes a lot, most of it is not that good, but some of his books are great and the books he has written with his wife Heike tend to be better. I enjoyed as a teen( and these are definitely YA-fiction stuff):

    • Der Greif
    • Das Buch
    • Anders, a 4 Book series
    • Märchenmond, 3 Book series