I'm 17 and I need a good book to read, I mostly favor Literature, but some old literature(kind of like The Scarlet Letter or books from that period) tend to make me day-dream so stay away from those. I enjoy reading, so i'm up for anything(except those dumb sex novels with a half naked Fabio on the front). Expand my mind with all of your brillianct suggestions. Give me some interesting.
2006-07-21 16:53:02 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Points to whoever's book i like best.
2006-07-21 16:55:24 · update #1
a child called it- its a good book if you havnt read it yet. then it has two books after that i think havnt had a chance to read them.
2006-07-21 16:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by sanchez detail 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Man In the Iron Mask
Robinson Crusoe
Moby Dick
Wuthering Heights
The Three Musketeers
Jane Eyre
Treasure Island
Anne of Green Gables
2006-07-22 00:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
It is my favorite favorite book of all time and I can never put it down. It is about a student who quits college in order to find his place in the world. Brilliantly written and riveting to the very end. It was written about half a century ago (I lent it to my friend so I can not confirm the first printing date) but it has not lost anything since that time. Like Catcher in the Rye it is a gem. You will look at the world differently after you read it especially in these Hollywood tabloid sensational times where mediocrity is soooooooo celebrated and is now broad-casted as nightly news. It changed me as a person. It made me want to be my best for all the reasons you will find in the book.
2006-07-22 02:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by littleflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some excellent suggestions above. Many books I have read and had almost forgotten how good they are until I saw them mentioned above. Here are a few more to add to your list:
Possession
Buddah of Suburbia
Trainspotting
Cats Eye
Life and Loves of a She Devil
Unbearable Lightness of Being
100 Years of Solitude
The Interpreter of Maladies
The Divine Comedy
A Year in the Merde
Orlando Furioso
The Alchemist
Bonfire of the Vanities
The Name of the Rose
ANYTHING ever written by Martin Amis or Fay Weldon or Angeles Mastretta or Milan Kundera
2006-07-22 00:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
West with the Night, by Beryl Markham
The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, by Mark Haddon
Bel Canto
Blue Highways, by William Least Heat Moon
Almost French, by Sarah Turnbull
Winesburg, Ohio, by Sherwood Anderson
The Happy Hypocrite, by Max Beerbohm
La Place de La Concorde Suisse, by John McPhee
2006-07-22 01:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by azera221 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Classic Literature:
To Kill A Mockingbird
1984
Animal Farm
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Three Musketeers
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is great. Ender's Shadow is another by Card you may enjoy.
The Chronicles of Narnia
Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Young Adult Literature
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies, Pretties, Specials)
Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
2006-07-22 01:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
or Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
or A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens or my favorite Kite Runner by Hosseni or Da Vinci Code by Brown or Ruins by Smith or Harry Potter Series.
I am 16 years old and I enjoyed these particular books.
2006-07-22 00:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frank Herbert's Dune Chronicles is very good
George R.R Martin's Song of Ice and Fire Series is pretty good
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is also good
Hyperspace if you are interested in theoretical physics at all
also Brief History of Time
Brave New World, 1984, Catcher in the Rye are all good
2006-07-22 00:01:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jake S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you'd like dramatic modern fiction/literature, try:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - A young girl gets adopted by a strict woman and a sweet man who teaches her how to read. Set during WWII in Germany. Narrated by Death. One of the best books I've read all year.
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst - A linguistics professor tries to find out if his wife's death was accidental or a suicide.
The Pursuit of Happiness by Tara Altebrando - A young woman deals with the loss of her mother. Absolutely amazing writing and characters.
If you'd like some lighter summer reads, go for:
Frozen Rodeo by Catherine Clark - A girl tries to juggle work and summer school while surrounded by characters who aren't exactly playing with a full deck.
For more contemporary teen fiction, read:
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - Told in alternating viewpoints, switching every chapter, chronicling one night in the life of two perfect strangers. It all starts when Nick turns to Norah and asks her to be his girlfriend "for the next five minutes."
If you would like more recommendations, please feel free to ask!
2006-07-22 00:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by Willow_Whedon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im thirteen and i absolutely fell in love with "interview with the vampire" by anne rice. it provides an open window to a poetic darkness, filled with fantasy and fear. haha, some sort of book reviewer i am. but anyway, i loved it extremely, and i hope that you would too.
also, i am currently reading "the good earth" by pearl buck. the author lived in china, and i think might still reside there. it is a very old book, but gives you a new look on life (that is so far, im about half way through it)!
Happy Reading!!!
2006-07-21 23:59:33 · answer #10 · answered by LittleMissSunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Grapes of Wrath
Stranger in a Strange Land
Cannery Row
Earth Abides
Dune
2006-07-21 23:57:33 · answer #11 · answered by rodneycrater 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋