What to read?

Question

I would appreciate it if u could recommend some titles...anything you liked ...that is not technical:)10x!

Answer 1

fantasy- the giver by lois lowry, dragonlance books by margaret weis and tracy hickman, wheel of time by robert jordan, american gods, neverwhere, anansi boys, stardust by neil gaiman

romance- knight in shining armor by jude deveraux, whitney my love and almost heaven by juitdh mcnaught, bend in the road, the notebook, message in a bottle by nicholas sparks

classic- pride and prejudice, emma, the little prince, frankenstein, how to kill a mockingbird

gen. fiction- memoirs of a geisha, angels and demons

Answer 2

I just got done reading a series called Warriors--I call it Warrior Cats because the warriors are cats. Right now, I am reading a series called Warriors: The New Prophecy. I liked them. You can also go to www.warriorcats.com and read a paragraph or two on each book. You might like them.

I also read A Series of Unfortunate Events. 12 out of 13 of those are good (13 is not out yet). You might like those as well.

I don't know what you have read, but these are some things that I liked.

Answer 3

Just about anything by Clive Cussler(He wrote the book that the movie Sahara was based on)
Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series
Alexandre Dumas' "Counte of Monte Cristo"
Bram Stoker's "Dracula"
Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan series, and Mars series
Orson Scott Card's Ender's Series and Shadow series

Answer 4

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Alex: The Life of a CHild by Frank DeFord

Answer 5

Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance
to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.

Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the Mars novels and the tarzan novels.There are 11 novels in the mars series beginning with 'a princess of mars'.Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army is whisked to Mars and discovers a dying world of dry ocean beds where giant four-armed barbarians rule, of crumbling cities home to an advanced but decaying civilization, a world of strange beasts and savage combat, a world where love, honor and loyalty become the stuff of adventure. The later books are about his son Carthoris,daughter Tara etc.John carter is a recurring character in all these books as martians live for 1000 years.

Rebecca Paisley-A basket of wishes.
Its about a fairy Splendour who is ordered to marry a human( a duke).The poor hero is confused by the woman who will shrink if not kissed regularly,drinks apricot face lotion.On top of that he is harassed by splendour's sister who even turns him into a snail.His cousin Emil thinks that Splendour is exactly what the doctor ordered for the staid ,boring Jordan.

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.

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.

Reilly's Luck by Louis L'Amour.Its a western.A young boy is abandoned by his own mother(she tells her boyfriend to kill him)The boy ends up with a gambler and he brings him up.Turns out to be the best gamble he ever made.The boy grows up and later kills the people who murdered the gambler.The Daybreakers,Fair blows the wind,Galloway are also good books by the same author.

Answer 6

Anything by author Maeve Binchy. She's Irish and has a slew of books out. They're usually Dublin based and about young couples/people. Not harliquinish at all but just a good read.Some of my faves include Scarlett Feather and Quentin's.

Answer 7

If u liked the da Vinci Code, u might want to try 'The Eight' by Katherine Neville, it was a snowball read and very good. Also, u might want to try James Rollins' "Map of Bones" sort of like the da Vinci Code with special forces.

Answer 8

Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh

Answer 9

I love Orson Scott Card. Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow are great places to start. (The beginning of the Ender series, and the beginning of the Shadow series.)

I love Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Uglies, Pretties, and Specials (a trilogy) by Scott Westerfeld.

Of find one specified to your own liking at this website...

http://www.whichbook.net/

Answer 10

The Adventures of Cavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon--one of my all-time favorite novels.