What are the best(selling) fiction books of all time?

Question

I just finished reading Dan Brown's books, and I am wondering where to go next. I am also a fan of Harry Potter. What are some good books that would satisfy my tastes?

Also, what are the best books of all time? (besides religious books like the Bible) Thanks.

Answer 1

Try "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. If you enjoy Harry Potter, you'll love "Ender's Game."

Answer 2

Best books of all time.... well, that's a matter of preference of course. But here are some books that are considered "great":

War and Peace
Crime and Punishment
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Pride and Prejudice
Moby Dick
A Tale of Two Cities (anything Dickens of course)
Moll Flanders
Robinson Crusoe (considered one of the first actual 'novels' )
Of Mice and Men
The Great Gatsby
the Old Man and the Sea
Ulysees
A Room of One's Own
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
Brave New World
Farenheit 451
Anna Karenina
Dr Zhivago
Lord of the Flies
The Outsiders
etc...
obviously there are many. But any of these is a good read.

Answer 3

The best selling fiction book of all time is:


6. A Message to Garcia

Author: Elbert Hubbard
Copies sold: 40-50,000,000

This book started out as an essay written all in one night in 1898 by Hubbard, who had a magazine to get out the next day and needed the material. It tells the story of a soldier who is given the task of bringing a message to (guess who?) Garcia, an insurgent leader deep behind enemy lines. But at the same time, it doesn't tell this story, but rather uses it as a launching pad for its diatribe against lazy workers and how best to serve corporate America. Managers loved it and printed thousands of copies for distribution to their staff as a motivational tool. One can only imagine the number of proto-Dilbert cartoons this must have spawned.

We must feel some pity for the author, however, as it must have been traumatic growing up with his mother always going to the cupboard, worrying more about the dog's needs than those of her only son. And Elbert's own son, L. Ron, spawned the whole Scientology cult. Scary stuff.

A close second:


9. Valley of the Dolls

Author: Jacqueline Susann
Copies sold: 30,000,000

When it debuted in 1966, this novel shocked (and titillated) audiences with its depictions of sex, drugs, and go-go culture, but would now probably be considered quaint, or at least tame. Susann knew whereof she wrote, having lived the life of a Broadway starlet and hobnobbing with the famous. The three characters in the book are rumored to be based on Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, and Marilyn Monroe at an early point in their careers. Yes, it's trashy, but like junk food, oh, so delicious


(The numbers refer to their position on the all-time list)

Answer 4

Try: "The Life of Pi", "The World According to Garp" and "The Hot Zone"

Answer 5

Steve berry's books it's really AWESOME!, Just try them.

Good luck.