I'm an avid reader and an absolute book FANATIC! I'm open to all genres of literature. I recieved a gift card to barnes and nobles and I want to make sure that my purchases are worth-while. So please, list the title and author along with a summary and why you think it's an amazing read. Thanks for your help!
2006-08-19 22:02:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Power of One by Bryce Courtney. Great coming-of-age story set in South Africa. Uplifting and inspiring. A small boy who's an outsider fights against all odds to become the Welterweight Champion of the World - and much more. I've read thousands of books before it and since. Yet it's still my favorite. It has a lot of layers and an easy sense of humor, coupled to a great description of the society it's set in.
2006-08-19 22:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Firm" by John Grisham
This is an amazing story about a young lawyer, just starting out. He's one of the best in his graduating class and that, as well as a few other factors, makes him eligible for a small, yet extremely wealthy firm that is not all that it appears. The main character is a likable guy, prone to human mistakes, yet extraordinarily intelligent at the same time. All he wanted was a nice life with his pretty wife and for a while that seemed like what he got in the new firm. But it doesn't last. He finds himself walking a fine line between the FBI and the Mob; his only aim now is to stay alive.
This really is an exciting story - I couldn't put it down! It's one of those ones where you find yourself silently rooting for the good guy - you just can't help it because he's so human!
2006-08-19 22:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by Kitkat Bar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best novels that I have ever read are the Harry Potter series. These books pretty much showed me that reading can be fun and I've since become an avid reader. Harry Potter is about a wizard who is caught in the battle between good and evil. They are really fantastic books and if you haven't read them yet, I'd suggest that you do!
2006-08-20 04:26:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything by Dickens, but since you're an avid reader I guess yuo've probably read them.
I really like a book called "a ciascuno il suo" by Leonardo Sciascia, its "to each his own" in english and it's one of the Italian existentialists most important if not the most important works so I'm sure its been translated. Its about the Mafia in Sicily and the Sicilian mentality towards it and the infamous Sicilian vendetta. Its not really brutal as one might suspect but it is really well written. Good luck with your decision
2006-08-19 22:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by Hans B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. This book was written more than fifty years ago, yet Bradbury painted a society that is remarkably similar to today's mentality and culture. Be sure to buy the paperback edition that has an interview with Bradbury at the end of the book.
2006-08-19 22:10:26 · answer #5 · answered by Taiwan90851 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm, i'd have to say Anne of the green gables (it's a trilogy) by Lucy Maud Montgomery. i read them when i was a kid, and they remain my favourite up till now.
the books is about Anne Shirley. Anne Shirley is a skinny, red-haired, freckled orphan who is mistakenly sent to live with shy, elderly bachelor, Matthew Cuthbert, and his prim spinster sister, Marilla Cuthbert. They live together in the fictional town of Avonlea, situated on the charming, scenic north shore of Canada's Prince Edward Island, and had submitted a request to adopt a young boy who could work on the family farm.
Her wild imagination, incessant chatter, fiery temper, and rambunctious spirit ensure that she is the centre of a series of entertaining adventures. As she matures, nurtured by the love and discipline of Marilla and Matthew, she develops into an intelligent and independent young woman who harnesses her imagination constructively. Other important characters include her best friend, Diana Barry, class rival and eventual love interest, Gilbert Blythe, and town gossip, Mrs. Rachel Lynde.
2006-08-19 22:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by good day :) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Perilous Gard, by Elizabeth Marie Pope is one of the best books I ever read. It is set in Tudor England, and concerns a lady in waiting, Kate, whose younger sister's innocent mistake lands her in hot water. The result is that Kate is sent to a distant and remote area under house arrest. Here, she discovers that the lord of the manor's younger brother is accused of negligence in the loss of his niece. Kate discovers what really happened to Cecily. The story is gripping, the style is wonderful, the setting, characters and pace are all perfection. That's why it's one of the best books I ever read.
2006-08-20 02:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by sallyotas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frankenstein by mary shelley
i went into it with all the preconceived notions of the monster and came out with the most rewarding experience. i can honestly say that the book defined me as a human being. even today the lessons i learned still affect the decisions i make on a daily basis. i fear where i would be in life if i hadn't read it.
2006-08-19 22:26:52 · answer #8 · answered by Informer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A House for Mr. Biswas by VS Naipaul. I am from T&T and this books chronicles so well the era of my grandparents and parents.
Mohun Biswas is born to a poor rural Indian family in Trinidad. He struggles to escape from poverty through education, religion, marriage and career. Throughout his struggles, he is constantly working toward obtaining a house of his own, which symbolizes for him, success in society.
The funniest and saddest book I have read.
2006-08-23 06:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by TriniGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende - fabulous book.
Second choice (close second), East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Happy reading!
2006-08-21 10:37:55 · answer #10 · answered by Fi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋