What book would you recommend to rekindle ones passion for reading?

Answer 1

I certainly enjoy anything by James Patterson. He has a couple series books and some stand alones. One of his best stand alones is The Jester. It is set during the Crusades, a small town is infiltrated and a man's wife is taken captive. The man then poses as a jester to get his wife back. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is also a wonderful--it's not a trashy romance novel--it is so pure and romantic but it's also a tearjerker.

If your looking for something to rekindle a passion for reading and a passion for life choose The Purpose Driven Life. Very motivational and very inspiring.

Try some children's lit as well--The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, The Tale of Desperaux, and Because of Winn Dixie. All of these are wonderful, fantastically well written books.

As always, you can never judge a book by its cover. Pick something that appeals to you--seek out reviews on the book. Most of all read the first page, the last paragraph, what have you, and be thankful that you can read. Whatever I'm reading, a boring text, a suspenseful novel or the Sunday paper, I feel truly blessed that I can read the words on the page and this always keeps my passion for reading burning.

Answer 2

All the Harry Potter series or the Lemony Snicket Series if a child who is a teenager or preteen who is interest in reading such material.
As for children who are as young as 2 1/2 and 6 years of age something funny and not to heavy in words like the Robert Munich book Paper Bag Princess. As books based on TV shows like Dora the Explore or Sesame Street.
As for children between the ages of 7 and 10 that's a good question I would ask them what types of books their friends are reading. At one time books by Judy Bloom were popular. In the nineties the Baby sitter club books were popular. The children of this age group if they are interested in reading will tell you what they would like to read.

Answer 3

I don't think I could recommend a specific book, but I would recommend to examine your approach to reading. Reading is something you have to make time for and spend time doing. You can't just read one chapter or five pages and put it down till tomorrow because you'll never pick it up again. Read in big chunks; get far enough into the book at the start so you start to care about what is going on, so you WANT to find out "what next". Also make sure you read someplace that is comfortable, cheerful, with few distractions--someplace you'll want to return to and fall into that other world again.

Answer 4

something by potential of Eva Ibbotson is incredibly stable. the great and undesirable elegance trilopgy by potential of Libba Bray are impressive. Uh twilight? Harry Potter (so addicting) Tamora Pierce, any novel of hers, relatively those set in Tortall. in line with in the adventure that your a youthful or older teen this may be greater or much less your age point. i began analyzing then whilst i advance into approximately 12 or 13 yet I nonetheless savour re-analyzing them now and that i'm 17. Her e book order is somewhat puzzling so i'll purely set it right now: The music of the Lioness Quartet: Alanna:the 1st journey interior the palms of the Goddess the lady who rides like a guy Lioness Rampant The Immortals Quartet: wild Magic wolf speaker emporer mage the geographical regions of the gods Protector of the Small quartet: First attempt website squire woman knight tricksters selection tricksters queen alex rider books by potential of anthony horowitz are very stable, i think of there are 7 printed yet 2 greater to return: stormbreaker factor blanc skeleton key eagle strike scorpia ark angel snakehead crocodile tears (2009) yassen (launch date TBA) and final, Robin Mckinley is an author that covers classic fairytales and such in a clean way which they have on no account been carried out until now. I even have study Spindle's end (dozing elegance) and the outlaws of sherwood (robin hood) yet i comprehend she additionally has some greater, together with elegance and the beast and so on each and all the books I listed are sooooo stable, and all completely nicely worth analyzing, in case you haven't any longer already. wish I helped you!!!

Answer 5

Patricia Cornwell did it for me. Her books have intelligent research done for each and although the subject matter sounds offputting it really isn't too gruesome. They have various different threads running through them making you want to read each subsequent book. Just start with the first one and see what I mean. Read them in their proper sequence, as follows:

Postmortem
Body of Evidence
All That Remains
Cruel and Unusual
The Body Farm
From Potters Field
Cause of Death
Unnatural Exposure
Point of Origin
Black Notice
The Last Precinct
Blow Fly
Trace

Answer 6

To kill a mockingbird
It is written in a very simple english but has a gripping story and style. I like books like these, the ones that draw you into them instead of you having to wade through them.
Other examples would be:
The Alchemist
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone (The first book)

Answer 7

Depends on What Genre you like. I always enjoy Anne Rice. She has vampire and ghost stories. Also "the Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold. It is about a young woman who is murdered, and it tells the book from her perspective as she watches from Heaven while the events unfold.

Answer 8

It depends on your taste,but I think series keep you reading .
I love Nora Roberts The Key series,Laurrell K Hamiliton's vampire or fairy series,Karen Marie Moning's Highlander series or anything by Dean Koontz.Go to any book store or library check displays I always end up with several books,of course reading is my favorite pass time,hobby ect...

Answer 9

Landslide by Desmond Bagley.Bob Boyd wakes up in a hospital with no memory,the only surviver of an accident.He was burned badly all over and needed extensive plastic surgery which was payed by a mysterious sponser.He is told that he's a geology student with a bad history.However Bob recovers and gets on with his life.Hired by the powerful Matterson Corporation to survey land before they build a great new dam, he begins to uncover the shaky foundations of the Matterson family and becomes a fly in their ointment.His accident and the Matterson family have more in common than he thought.

The Vivero letter by Desmond Bagley.Jeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is torn apart when his brother is murdered by a mob hit man, whose bait was a family heirloom - a sixteenth-century gold tray. The trail takes Wheale from Devon to Mexico and the wild tropical rain forests of Yucatan. In dense jungle, he helps two archaeologists locate the rest of a fabled hoard of gold - treasure from Uaxuanoc, the centuries-old lost city of the Mayas. But his brother's enemies are on Wheale's trail, and with them are the Chicleros, a vicious band of convict mercenaries.

The door to december by Dean Koontz.A psychiatrist's daughter was kidnapped by her ex-husband years ago. When the daughter is finally found, the real fight begins. One by one the people who held her captive become mysteriously tortured and killed. Everyone is afraid the young girl will be next.

The mystery unravels as to what happened to the young girl while she was kidnapped. The young girl, Melanie, is unable to speak, but her mother soon learns that the young girl went through extreme torture as her father used her for a rat in his experiments.

Read both Odd thomas and Forever odd by Dean Thomas.These books are about Odd Thomas who see dead people and is compelled to solve crimes.

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.

Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront. It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

Answer 10

The Man by Irving Wallace