I like Heinrich Böll. Sure, he's not Holla Forums-tier at all, but "Ansichten eines Clowns" and "Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum" are really good reads without being too complex for non-native speakers. Same can be said about "Fabian - die Geschichte eines Moralisten" by Erich Kästner.
Good German literature for a novice speaker
Hudson Nguyen
Owen Miller
To add: "Krabat" by Ottfried Preussler. It's a folk tale with a slightly dark edge, set in Upper Lusatia.
Isaiah Parker
Goethe, Holderlin, Kleist, Schiller, Novalis, Grimmelshausen, Wieland, ETA Hoffmann, Tieck, Gottfried Keller, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
granted, Germany's philosophical tradition is richer
Ethan Nelson
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Jose Perez
Always the first post. Always.
Ian Anderson
I'd suggest the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
en.wikipedia.org
Henry Anderson
You can find the lyrics and translations on lyrics.wikia.com
Ian Torres
Liam Rodriguez
Dover has dual language books with english on one side and the german on the opposite page. They have some herman hesse and short story compilations last time i checked and theyre cheap, under 10 bucks a piece.
Elijah Mitchell
Probably not the best idea, most people will just end ignoring the German altogether.
A list of the words used with their translation, on the other hand, would help.