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You can try Sarah Bakewell's At the Existentialist Café.
Here's the first chapter to get a sense: https://cdn.waterstones.com/special/pdf/9780701186586.pdf
For general advice:
For some secondary recommendations: A good choice for an introduction for a general reader might be Julian Baggini's *The Pig that Wants to be Eaten*. Another one might be something like Simon Blackburn's *Think*.
I'd say the most important thing is to find the thing you will actually *do*. If that means reading Plato, then do that. If it means reading something like The Norton Introduction to Philosophy[1], then do that.
1: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393624427
There are also some youtube courses that one can start with:
E.g. Shelly Kagan has a course on death: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA18FAF1AD9047B0
Sandel has a course on justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY
Gregory Sadler has an often recommended series: https://www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler
Another good option is just to jump into a podcast. If you are history inclined, you can check out History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, https://historyofphilosophy.net/[2] If you want something more "bite sized," you can check out Philosophy Bites.
2: https://historyofphilosophy.net/
Or browse some philosophy podcasts and see what looks interesting to you:
https://dailynous.com/2020/11/23/big-list-philosophy-podcasts/
https://old.reddit.com/r/AskPhilosophyFAQ/comments/4i0faz/what_are_some_good_philosophy_podcasts
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