Im going on a long train journey soon. wanna read something different used to read horrors, also autobiogs of mostly up 2 date ppl. But wanna read a old book. Is gone with the wind any good.??? never seen the film.......... the odd bit of romance is fine etc. Any old books you recommend as must reads????
2006-06-29 10:51:11 · 24 answers · asked by gooner1972 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
Gone With the Wind is truely my favorite. You have to stick with it though, because Margaret Mitchell moves the story at a sometimes-slow pace... It is a classic! My very favorite. Another great older book would be basically, anything by Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, or, another one of my favorites, Arthur Miller. (Arthur Miller is a playwright, but his plays are amazing.)
Enjoy reading!!!
2006-06-29 10:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Krissy-Girl : ) 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
so many-
Deep/Sad/Dramatic
Mayor of Casterbridge- why it's not a movie yet is beyond me.
Tess of the Dubervilles- it is a movie, but the book is better and different and
explains things the movie doesn't
Girl of the Limberlost- more of a girls book but the writer was an
enviromentalists and there is alot of nice imagery in the book
Frank NORRIS - McTeague - a dark book, old San Francisco -very dark and
dramatic- I lent it to a girl I knew- she loved it and then never gave it back-
she said she liked it so much she passed it onto another friend.. Norris
has interesting topics like The Octopus- if you want to read about the Booming Railroad Days and the underhanded greedy men who were
building it up....
The Green Mile- I loved the book so much I have refused to see the movie-
Stephen King! Wow...
I read : Driving Over Lemons : in 2003, it funny and a kind of documentary an Englishman and his wife and how they were moving to Spain. Funny and
insightful moments, as well as some interesting people. It's not old, it's
more current, but it had me laughing and some people stared at me, I
couldn't stifle some of the humorous things...
If you have any interest in WWII, St. Antoine d'Exupery -writer of The Little Prince - he has some interesting stuff, I would recommend you if you library
has it and take a look at which one may fit you best.
2006-06-29 11:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Outsiders is a good book. Its not all that old but its based on the lifestyles of street punks in the south from the past. Its entertaining and has some emotional parts. I give it 2 thumbs up and recomend it. Gone With the Wind is also good, but has slightly more complicated lingo. Anyways those are both good books to ocupy your time with. Hope u enjoy.
2006-06-29 11:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen Kings Kingdom Hospital, By Eleanor Bruce.
Brilliant!
2006-06-29 11:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by ktoastivine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try reading something by Peter James - he's a relatively new English author - writes a mixture of horror & psychological fiction. I've read 4 of his books now, all of which I got instantly hooked on : Prophesy, Faith, Truth & Possession.
Other than those, try Mary Shelly's Frankenstein or Bram Stoker's Dracula - neither are particularly easy reading, but very well worth it!
2006-06-29 12:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by manorris3265 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely LOVE Robert Cormier's "Fade", and Michael Crichton's "Sphere". Both of those books I could NOT put down, and I don't like reading all that much. Fade is about a boy who discovers he can make himself disappear. It brings out his hoorible side, and also other peoples when they do not know they are being watched. Also, just when you think you know what's up, it DRASTICALLY changes, a total mind ****. Sphere I can not describe with out giving out important details, but it's GREAT, probably my favorite book. If you saw the movie, it is no good, but the book is wonderful. I hear (but do not know) that Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz" books are really good too and completely different from the movies.
2006-06-29 11:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend 'The Stand' by Stephen King. Not very scary, but it is a brilliant story about a post-flu America with the survivors making their own armageddon.
The film is OK as well, but is better watched after the book.
2006-06-29 10:57:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brothers Karamazov
Anna Karnina
2006-06-29 16:55:51 · answer #8 · answered by Romeo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks ... It's got everything, eroticism, adventure, history to name but a few. My favourite book.
Great Expectations by Dickens had me laughing out loud in places.
George Orwell's books are fascinating. Animal Farm is a quick read.
War and Piece was hard work and not worth the effort!
2006-06-29 11:14:40 · answer #9 · answered by philtay32 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Stephen King's Dark Tower Series. This book from it is called Wizard and Glass and it has everything in it. It;s the middle book, but it's a flash back so you can catch on quickly. It really is great. Hope you enjoy!
2006-06-29 10:54:52 · answer #10 · answered by Just lil ol me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋