Well if you like a certain animé and that certain animé was adapted from a visual novel, then try it. I've tried a bit from left to right. CLANNAD, Fate/Stay night, Ef - A fairy tale of the two and so on.
If you want to know whether or not a certain Visual Novel has been translated into English, you could check this site out
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It's actually pretty much like reading any other novel. But in most Visual Novels you get to interact with the story and choose the protagonists future.