i'm looking for a good book to read. something contemporary, easy to read but still good... suggestions?

Question

sorry i should have given more details before getting all your replies! i am a 29 year old working mom of a 3 year old girl!

Answer 1

The writer's called Nabila Jamshed. Check it out.

Answer 2

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. It's told from the perspective of a autistic boy in a very refreshing perspective that makes us look at our own lives more carefully. Also about the sacrifices we have to make for love. Very interesting.

From Publishers Weekly
Christopher Boone, the autistic 15-year-old narrator of this revelatory novel, relaxes by groaning and doing math problems in his head, eats red-but not yellow or brown-foods and screams when he is touched. Strange as he may seem, other people are far more of a conundrum to him, for he lacks the intuitive "theory of mind" by which most of us sense what's going on in other people's heads. When his neighbor's poodle is killed and Christopher is falsely accused of the crime, he decides that he will take a page from Sherlock Holmes (one of his favorite characters) and track down the killer. As the mystery leads him to the secrets of his parents' broken marriage and then into an odyssey to find his place in the world, he must fall back on deductive logic to navigate the emotional complexities of a social world that remains a closed book to him. In the hands of first-time novelist Haddon, Christopher is a fascinating case study and, above all, a sympathetic boy: not closed off, as the stereotype would have it, but too open-overwhelmed by sensations, bereft of the filters through which normal people screen their surroundings. Christopher can only make sense of the chaos of stimuli by imposing arbitrary patterns ("4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don't speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and Take No Risks"). His literal-minded observations make for a kind of poetic sensibility and a poignant evocation of character. Though Christopher insists, "This will not be a funny book. I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand them," the novel brims with touching, ironic humor. The result is an eye-opening work in a unique and compelling literary voice.

Answer 3

You might be interested in books written by Anne Tyler. She has a very engaging style of writing, and much of her work is done from the perspective of ordinary women. Some of her titles that you might already be familiar with are "Accidental Tourist," and "Breathing Lessons."

Another book you might enjoy which is very contemporary and was quite popular a year ago is "The Time Traveler's Wife," by Audrey Niffinger. And one of my particular favorites: "The Handmaid's Tale," by Margaret Atwood.

Answer 4

I'll have to assume that you are a young college man. I read a series of science fiction books by Frederick Pohl called the Heechee Series. The first book is called "Beyond the Blue Event Horizon"

If you like Philosophy that is non religious read "The Passionate Mind" by Joel Kramer

Answer 5

Liquor; Prime or anything really by Poppy Z. Brite. Harry Potter series. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk. The Bean Trees; Pigs In Heaven both by Barbara Kingslover. Anything by Neil Gaiman (who is probably the best author around right now). Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Now, if you want complex and wordy...Lord of the Rings trilogy. Or if you like dark, horrorish and wordy...H.P.Lovecraft.

Answer 6

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Answer 7

The New York Triology by Paul Auster
oh, and Milan Kundera novels. Maybe start with The Unbearable Lightness of Being, though I'm told that either you love it or you hate it, i love it...so hope you do to :)

Answer 8

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
And Harry Potter of course, I started with the 2nd book, and it gets better on the 3rd

Answer 9

Why The Sky is Blue. Susan Meissner

Answer 10

King Fortis the Brave, Harry Potter, Eragon and Chronicles of Narnia are all great!