2006-07-14 05:34:06 · 33 answers · asked by Snert 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Read 'The God of Small Things'...it is a fabulous book....
You find precision in the language which is absolutely startling and there is beauty in the use of metaphor which is simply great...
It is a heartbreaking story of two 6 year old fraternal twins....in which one of the twin, by name Rahel when she is 31 years old, narrates her childhood and growing up....so in a sense, the story is through the eyes of a 6 year old for most of it...
A quote -" Rahel and Estha are fraternal twins whose emotional connection to one another is stronger than that of most siblings:
Esthappen and Rahel thought of themselves together as Me, and separately, individually as We or Us. As though they were a rare breed of Siamese twins, physically separate, but with joint identities.
Now, these years later, Rahel has a memory of waking up one night giggling at Estha's funny dream.
She has other memories too that she has no right to have.'.....
I absolutely recommend it....
2006-07-17 00:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by As I am 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i think that all people is already saturated with Dan Brown and his Da Vinci Code, so so some distance as fiction is going, I exceedingly propose something via Humberto Eco, he's rather proficient at transforming into suspense and complicated web site turners. slightly larger up in the literary type than Dan Brown. i've got study his books in spanish, yet they're additionally obtainable in English (as many different languages), and there is rather a number of his books to make a call from. there is likewise this new author referred to as Matthew Pearl, he wrote a smart, quickly paced secret referred to as The Dante club, which I very plenty enjoyed. I additionally those days re-got here upon Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches trilogy, 3 books I wolfed while in college. I point out those considering you reported you enjoyed historic fiction. the 1st e book, The Witching Hour, is set particularly in New Orleans, and the author is going back and forth between the previous and the present, revealing the lives of the mysterious family participants. that's a golden oldie...
2016-10-07 22:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by kuhlmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try George RR Martins 'A game of thrones' it is a good bit longer than 300 pages (its around 700 in paper back!) and if you really like it there are several more books that make up the series.
Everyone that has borrowed this book from me or have received it as a gift have all enjoyed it enormously, even those that are not interested in the genre.
I hadn't read for many years and came across this book four years ago and it reignited my love for reading.
Just go to the book shop, pick it up, and pay, its as easy as that.
If you don't like it, take it to a charity shop, hand it over, and feel good about yourself about helping others.
go on you know you want to! you wont be disappointed.
2006-07-15 10:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by ryn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend anything by Ian Rankin - excellent crime writer and a real page turner - his main character is Rebus, a DI in Edinburgh - while he's sorting out whodunnit - he's got his own angst going on at the same time - great read...and the scene setting is like a tourists' guide to Edinburgh. And also, set in the world of horse racing - Dick Francis is always a sure fire bet for a darn good read - and excellent whodunnits...
2006-07-14 07:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by dylan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like American crime fiction try books by John Grisham, Michael Connolly, Harlen Coben, Jefferson Parker, Ridley Pearson, Karin Slaughter or Nora Roberts (writing as JD Robb ( the in Death series).
If you prefer American romance novels try Sandra Brown or Nora Roberts.
For British authors go for Jill Mansell, Fiona Walker, Sophie Kinsella, Jilly Cooper or Sarah Harvey.
Hope that helps.
2006-07-14 08:41:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace Like A River
2006-07-14 05:48:12 · answer #6 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuesdays With Morrie
The Locket
A Dog's Life
The Day of the Storm
The Treasure Box
The Blue Bottle Club
I like short books, too. :)
2006-07-14 12:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are practical and ceptic.
Only simple, just for fun.
Read Christian Jacq - Ramses series (1 to 5) If you don't like it, just stop at volume 1
Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Talos, Troy, etc) (Greek/Romans)
W. Gibson - Neuromancer (Short, cool, SCIFI)
Nonsense: Anything from Charles Buckowiski (neo-classic)
Dan Brown - Short minded conspiration - Codice da Vinci)
Fraderick Forsyth - Jackal something (Conspiration, spy, cool)
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Paolo Coelho (first books), Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, are options too, but I'll not put oin my list.
2006-07-14 06:03:08 · answer #8 · answered by carlos_frohlich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner. I couldn't put it down. It is a very compelling story of a boy growing up in Afghanistan who flees with his father when the Taliban take over, and later has to go back into the country. Great book.
2006-07-14 06:05:07 · answer #9 · answered by knot4sail16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter books are really good page turners, if you're interested in that. My favorite author is Nora Roberts, any of her stories are awesome, as well as Mary Higgins Clark.
:) Happy reading.
2006-07-14 05:55:59 · answer #10 · answered by plcarnrike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋