I'm looking for a good book to read - authors I love are Nicholas Sparks and Jodi Picoult - I've read almost all of their books and am looking for a new great book or author. Any suggestions?
2006-07-11 17:01:36 · 18 answers · asked by kaije03 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
as far as the types of books I like - not looking for romance novels - if you've read either of the above authors - their books are real page turners - I love true stories and suspense - I just want a good book that I can't put down - something that will keep me guessing to the very end
2006-07-11 17:18:57 · update #1
midwives - chris bohjalian
2006-07-11 18:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by moi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'll recommend some of my favorates.They are not really romance novels.But they have some romance.
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.
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.
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.There he meets his true love the martian princess,Dejah Thoris. 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.
2006-07-12 10:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dennis Lehane books are really good. He writes mystery novels. I've read 3 of them so far, and I like them. I'm also into Nicholas Sparks and Jodi Picoult. I'm reading Message In A Bottle by Sparks, and will read Mercy by Picoult afterwards. I just ordered Rape, and We Were The Mulvaneys by Carol Joyce Oates.
2006-07-12 00:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by premie84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Others by Brown are Angels and Demons, Deception Point, Digital Fortress. Also try A Brief History of Time by Dr. Stephen Hawking.
2006-07-12 00:07:14 · answer #4 · answered by know it all 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho
"When you want something, all the world conspires in helping you achieve it." this is one of the many inspiring quotes from the book. I often recommend this whenever someone asks me. It is a tale about of following your dreams, a novel that has delighted and touched my soul. Really simple and yet immensely moving, it is a treasure of wisdom and philosophical allegories. You might also want to check out other books written by Coehlo, and let your soul be influenced by it.
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It is a masterpiece of a sensuous prose, something I could consider as a great living Spanish classic. It has quite an epic theme that embodies wisdom and patience of age. You might want to check it out and experience Marquez's magical realism.
SOPHIE'S WORLD by Jostein Gaarder
A novel about the history of Philosophy. A model of classic pedagogical technique packaged in most tasteful modernism. Sophie's World I must say is indeed a thought provoking novel that will certainly open your eyes to a whole new realm of thought.
2006-07-12 00:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by The Thinker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Sandman by Neil Gaiman
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Preacher by Garth Ennis
2006-07-12 00:17:46 · answer #6 · answered by buddhasmash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of Dan Brown's books are great. Da Vinci Code is a bit played out, but Angels & Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortess are also ver good.
2006-07-12 00:36:43 · answer #7 · answered by crazyhorse3477 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read any of Janet Evanovich's books? If not, start with the first in the series. They probably fall under suspense but they are very funny. She has very colorful characters and seems to add a new one in each book.
2006-07-12 00:10:03 · answer #8 · answered by klc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I luv, luv, luv Ted Dekker. He writes fiction/mystery novels. This guy has such an imagination!! He grew up in the jungles of Thailand, maybe that has something to do w/ it. Anyway, I'm reading "Obsessed" right now, and it's another good one!
I also started reading autobiographies. I read Shemane Nugent's (Ted's wife) and now I'm reading Sue Thomas (FB EYE) from the TV show.
Have fun reading!!
Much Love!!
2006-07-12 00:09:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
J.D. Robb- all of her In Death Series..-murder mystery awesome :) Dean Koonz for a twist..Have you read the wedding from Nicholas Sparks?... It's a spin off from the Notebook-made me cry..lol..I hear James Patterson is good too.
2006-07-12 01:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by Rain32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was on the best sellers list for a long time some years ago...
Have your read "Women Who Run With The Wolves" by Pinkola-estes? I highly recommend it, you will have your eyes opened wide, don't let it confuse you, it is a very intelligently written book.
2006-07-12 00:06:52 · answer #11 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋