>Where should I start
The Greeks.

When you say "fiction" do you mean genre fiction or fiction for grown ups?
If it's the former I woukd like to redirect you to our containment thread

Also note that the sticky includes a link to the /lit/ wiki which lists a bunch of books by type and so on

>>8286219
What's the difference between fiction for grownups and genre fiction?

>>8286224
Genre fiction includes science fiction, fantasy and so on.

Do you want pew pew lasers and space ships or a book about something that didn't actually happen?

>>8286235
Yea, that's another thing I kept seeing reviews for on youtube that I had no interest in. I definitely am not interested in the fantasy or pew pew lasers. A book about something that didn't actually happen is what i'm looking for.

Apart from le Greeks, stuff like Heart of Darkness, Frankenstein is probably a good place to start. John Steinbeck too, East of Eden or the Grapes of Wrath if you didn't read them in school. Check out Joyce's Dubliners for a great short story collection

>>8286219
I actually have started the greeks using the chart in the wiki and am rather enjoying it.

>>8286287
good lad

>>8286235
What

>>8286424
Just pick anything on here that looks interesting. Or perhaps look at the recommended books on the sticky. Really doesn't matter where you start as long as you read, comprehend, and then can analyze for yourself.

>>8286251
Don't know about other editions, but the Oxford World Classics version of Dubliners has a ton of good notes for each story. If you really don't know where to start, and don't want to suffer through a long novel, try short story collections from different authors. Check out Chekhov, Borges, Kafka.