I need a new book.....The last books I have read were:
A Child Called It (whole series), Emma And Me, Lovely Bones and But Inside I am Screaming........
These are all great books by the way....if you like to cry and get totally lost in a sad book they are great!!!
I am not into romance novels or mysteries......I dont like Koontz or Kings latest (older King stuff was great...now hes a bit long winded).....I like heart wrenching sad stories of real life people......or scarey books about psycopathic killers....I like to be either scared or heart felt sad with books.........I love the feeling of getting lost in a book......If you have any suggestions let me know......I would appreciate it.
2006-07-19 20:57:29 · 15 answers · asked by ttazevert 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Finding Fish" is the story of an abused boy growing up and being juggled from one foster home to another. It is a great story, and they made a film of it called "Antwone Fisher Story" or something like that, but the book is much, much better.
Another book you might like is "The Quiet Room" by Lori Shiller, which is about a young woman's fight with schizophrenia. This book changed every perception I had about people with schizophrenia and I would recommend it to anyone.
2006-07-20 04:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by EvilFairies 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen: A modern family saga.
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman: Destructive love but not a romance novel.
The Wishing Box by Dashka Slater: magic-realist novel of a family history.
Stones for Ibarra; Consider this, Senora by Harriet Doerr. Each sentence is perfect.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote: May be the first non-fiction novel.
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole: Innovative, sad, and funny.
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink: A novel about sex, love, reading, and shame in post war Germany.
Dog Eat Dog: A novel by Edward Bunker: A real life bank robber and a great writer. Not a typical crime novel. Realism that no other crime novelist can create.
Good Reading!
2006-07-20 04:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by Bob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like Falling Leaves... its about a Chinese daughter who was unloved from the very beginning. A Widow for One Year by John Irving and Sophie's Choice. For light reading try A Girl With Pearl Earrings. Try books by John Saul for hair-raising thrillers.
2006-07-19 21:21:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By The River Of Pedra I Sat And Wept by Paulo Coelho
2006-07-19 23:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by MrMoon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the book "The Time Traveler's Wife". Despite the fact that is sounds like a Sci-Fi book - it isn't. It's a love story and a great one at that.
2006-07-19 21:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by Buster Van Buren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you like the same type of books as I do. I just read a wonderful memoir by an author named Cupcake Brown. The book is called "A Piece of Cake". Fantastic!!!!!!
2006-07-20 05:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by Pepper's Mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would like a new venue Eragon by Christopher Paolini is good. The fact that it was written by 15 year old boy is even more amazing.
2006-07-19 21:06:19 · answer #7 · answered by rrxdeadman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would like The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. It is her memoir of growing up in poverty, pretty much because of her parents' choice and dad's alcoholism. Eventually, she and her siblings escape that life and start over in New York, only to be followed by her parents who choose to be homeless.
2006-07-20 05:49:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you liked Lovely Bones, you may like Lucky by the same author, Alice Sebold.
2006-07-20 02:34:35 · answer #9 · answered by shutrbug13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The classics: Hemingway, Vonnegut, Kerouac, Steinbeck, etc..
2006-07-19 21:00:33 · answer #10 · answered by The Chucksta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋